Gerald Schoenewolf
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New York, NY, United States
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Cultural strife leads to personal stress
More people today are concerned more about cultural stress than about personal stress. They are more stressed out by the conflict between Democrats and Republicans or the problem of race relations in America than they are about their marital difficulties,... → Read More
Pot During Pregnancy causes child psychosis?
Study: If mothers smoke pot during pregnancy their children may develop psychosis by age ten. → Read More
Why Are One of Three Preteens Suicidal?
A small study by the National Institutes of Health found that about a third of preteens suffer from suicidal ideation. The NIH didn’t speculate on why such a large number of preteens are suicidal, but it seems obvious that something in our culture... → Read More
Obesity in America
America now has the highest rate of obesity in the civilized world. What does that say about us? → Read More
Obdulia Sanchez: Psychology of a Tragedy
Obdulia Sanchez and her younger sister, Jacquelin were involved in a tragic car wreck. The older sister has been charged with manslaughter. Jacquelin is dead. → Read More
Persecuting Trump: Its Psychological Results
Liberals have been in attack mode ever since Donal Trump was elected President; what is the psychological toll of this persecution? → Read More
Persuasion and Manipulation
Photos by Adair733, If you want somebody to believe something or do something, there are two legal ways to go about it: persuasion and manipulation. The emotionally healthy way is to persuade. The emotionally destructive way is to manipulate. Persuasion... → Read More
The Rise of Brother-Sister Incest
More brothers and sisters seem to be having sex on camera and off. What does that say about our society? → Read More
Yes, Moderation is Good, But…
A glass of wine a day is all right according to most health experts. A bottle of whiskey a day is not all right. A cup of coffee a day is all right according to most health experts. Six cups of coffee a day is not so good. Moderation, not just in... → Read More
Mind Games of the Third Kind
At the turn of the 20th Century Sigmund Freud came along and discovered his neurotic defense mechanisms. These were, in fact, “games” people played with others (and with themselves) in order to defend against the truth. For example, “projection”... → Read More
The Fast Sex Online Dating Addiction
Match.com, one of the leading online dating services, recently did a survey. The survey found that one out of six singles felt addicted to online dating. The younger generation (born since 2,000), called millennials, were 125% more likely to say they... → Read More
Freud’s Theory Has Been Validated
A century ago Freud posited the theory about "fixation." New research shows how this happens in the brain. → Read More
Emotional Abuse: The Hidden Killer
Emotional abuse is hard to define. Two definitions capture a couple of definitions and lead us to have a better understanding of what can be a hidden killer. → Read More
The Danger of Categorizing People
Increasingly we categorize people in to races and genders and ethnic types, and then we treat them as symbols rather than individuals. Is this beneficial? → Read More
Helping Children Respond to Disaster
Children respond to disasters of all kinds in a different way than adults; they become more emotionally upset by them. How adults treat them matters a lot. → Read More
Are Today’s Companies Becoming Tyrannies?
Companies in the USA are demanding more and more from their employees. Some are calling such companies tyrannies. → Read More
Montreal is a Festival of Laughs
In Montreal they believe in good old-fashioned fun and everybody seems to like and respect each other. → Read More
10 Smiles and What They Mean
Smiles mean different things. Here are 10 smiles along with explanations of what the mean and how they affect recipients. → Read More
Can Open Relationships Save Marriages?
A poll says that about four to five percent of couples agree to have open relationships. Do they work? Can they save a problematic marriage? → Read More
Turning-Point Dreams
Sometimes clients have dreams that are important messages from their unconscious mind and represent turning-points in their therapeutic progress. → Read More