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Throughout summer 2024, we’re reposting previous blogs that showcase the range of topics in psychology. We’ll return to posting new content in August, 2024. By Taylor McShane For as long as I can remember, I have wanted to have a career that was a part of the helping profession, specifically, counseling and helping people through hard times of their life. Throughout my years of schooling I have taken many classes that educate you about how to work with others, how to help others, and specifically how to treat every person you work with equally. It wasn’t until recently that I took a class tha ..read more

Throughout summer 2024, we’re reposting previous blogs that showcase the range of topics in psychology. We’ll return to posting new content in August, 2024. By Teana Krolak Kyle is a senior in college who is having trouble in his classes. He has trouble remembering when his assignments are due and often forgets to turn them in. While attending class he has trouble paying attention. When the stress of college begins to raise, he often has trouble dealing with it. You might think that Kyle is a bad student, but he actually has ADHD. Many people misinterpret this behavior as failing to be motiv ..read more

By Crystal Hecht Women spend a great amount of time on social media and compare themselves to other women. This is causing many of those women to change their posts to provide an image that doesn't necessarily portray who they really are. Women are much more body image-conscious than men. We use social media to share our lives, relationships, ideas, and thoughts to stay connected to one another, but we also let social media define how we look and think about ourselves. Snapchat, TikTok, and Instagram are examples of big social media programs that are very popular today. Social media can hurt ..read more

By MacKenzie Berg How many times a week do you wake up feeling rested? You’re going to your first class of the day and while sitting in class you notice your eyes become very heavy. You find it incredibly hard to keep your eyes open and stay awake. Now you are missing notes and other important information from your professor. So, after class, you decide to grab caffeine before your next class and this cycle repeats itself. This is a very common routine college students have. According to "Why You Should Make a Good Night’s Sleep a Priority," (2021) on average college students should be getting ..read more

By Brianna Rodewald Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression are very common in Veterans and a topic that should be discussed more. Getting the help that they deserve for the amount of violence they experience when overseas is crucial for their mental health. “Many older Veterans find they have PTSD symptoms even 50 or more years after their wartime experience,” (Cook, 2001). My uncle was 55 years old, and he was affected by PTSD. He did not believe in therapy which played a role in him not getting the right help. Many veterans are afraid to get help because it makes them look “we ..read more

By Jocheb Quarshie Depression is an issue with wide interest not only for the extreme consequences of untreated depression, which may include suicide but for the more common emotional distress individuals may suffer. The treatment of certain mental health conditions for a long period of time has at times been in the domain of religion and religious leaders. This caused some individuals to suffer the distress of being in that state from the leaders and people of the religion and not only from the illness or condition. As a result, one would say religious affiliation tends to influence the ..read more

By Jersie Schreder In today’s world, technology is rapidly advancing. These advancements have begun to include mental health treatments. Online therapy has been the biggest development, and while this may be a result of the recent COVID-19 pandemic, it is becoming increasingly popular post-pandemic. The stigma around mental health care is changing for the better and therapy is becoming more accessible. In this blog, we will discuss what talk therapy is, why people utilize it, and the differences and effectiveness between in-person therapy and online therapy.  What is Talk Therapy?  I ..read more

By Teagan Kelly When I was younger, I was afraid of older adults. Ask anyone who knows me well and they’ll tell you that that is definitely not the case anymore. In church, we would make tie blankets for residents of nursing homes and then deliver them on the holidays. The nursing home was dimly-lit, had a stale smell, and the residents all had an air of sadness around them. All of my early memories of nursing homes are similar to this, and it was hard for me to grasp the concept of moving your loved one into somewhere like that, and I’m not alone. In a poll conducted by the John A. Hartford F ..read more