Month: March 2014

Eli Finkel, director of social psychology at Northwestern University, believes couples are setting unrealistic goals for marriage, which results in a sense of failure to live up to these demands.  Article written by Ian Sample.

http://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/feb/13/self-discovery-marriage-psychologist-suffocation-model

How Instagram exaggerates the aspects of Facebook that are well-known to threaten a users’ self-esteem. Article written by Jessica Winter.

http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/technology/2013/07/instagram_and_self_esteem_why_the_photo_sharing_network_is_even_more_depressing.html

Useful and practical techniques for reducing the tendency to harshly evaluate oneself.  Article written by Stanley J. Gross, Ed.D.

http://psychcentral.com/lib/how-to-raise-your-self-esteem/000737

Most people are more likely to eat junk food when they’re in bad moods.  Why?  And what changes can we make to avoid resorting to junk food to make us feel better?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/02/140212164312.htm?vsmaid=88

Practical advice on how to choose a psychotherapist.  Article written by Daniela Tempesta.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/daniela-tempesta-lcsw/how-to-pick-a-therapist_b_4571857.html