The 1994 film Reality Bites paints a grim picture for the future of generation X, people born between 1961 and 1981. The comedy follows a group of twenty-somethings (including a 23-year-old Winona Ryder) as they struggle to figure out their next steps post-graduation. The movie encapsulates the same stereotype that many
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You might have had a friend joke that they suffer from “middle-child syndrome,” but scientists are discovering that a person’s siblings might affect their personality even more than their parents do. Whether you have a brother or sister as well as your birth order can dramatically impact whether you will
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) affects approximately 7 percent of the U.S. population and is typically identified by early childhood. But as USA Today reports, some kids can slip under the radar and avoid detection until well into their teen years “because they do not have the type of ADHD that involves running
A majority of U.S. troops in Iraq will be returning home by Dec. 31, but the ramifications of Operation Iraqi Freedom will last long after the withdrawal for many families. As The Washington Post reports, the families and loved ones of the more than 4,400 Americans who lost their lives
Gulnora Hundley has a message for counselors: You might not have a medical degree, but you need to know something about the medications your clients are taking. As the director of the outpatient Community Counseling Clinic at the University of Central Florida, Hundley says she’s seen cases of anxiety rise
A group of divisions from the American Psychological Association (APA) have started a petition against the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, contending that some of the alterations will be seriously detrimental both to the mental health professions and to clients/patients. The Society for Humanistic Psychology
Angela Coker has always believed that a more in-depth cultural understanding of the world leads to well-rounded counselors and, thus, a positive counseling experience for clients of all demographic backgrounds. After a life-changing experience in which she conducted research and explored the cities of Brazil through the Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad
Oregon State University researchers are encouraging middle-aged adults to start picking up techniques for stress reduction. Their new study concludes that men who experience persistently moderate or high levels of stressful life events have a 50 percent higher mortality rate than those who do not experience persistent stress. The study targeted
Teenagers are known for their impulsivity and poor decision making at times. A Yale University study suggests that this is because their brains are still developing. And because their brains are a work in progress until well into their 20s, younger people are still in the process of developing self-control,
A recently published study reveals that in the coming years, the amount of money the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will spend on mental health care for veterans is likely to increase dramatically. The study focuses largely on the care of veterans in conflicts such as the Vietnam War and the Persian