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janvier 23, 2023Like

Projection as a Defense Mechanism

In psychology, there are several common defense mechanisms, one of which is the projection defense mechanism, an unconscious response that helps people deal with challenging thoughts or feelings. Projection is a type of defense mechanism that causes people to associate their negative thoughts, emotions, or behaviors with another person.  While it’s possible for projection to be a one-time occurrence, it frequently surfaces as a pattern of behavior. Though it’s an attempt to protect oneself from unpleasant feelings such as stress,
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janvier 23, 2023Like

Rationalization as a Defense Mechanism

Defense mechanisms are coping skills we unconsciously use to avoid the feeling of anxiety that comes from distressing or unacceptable thoughts. While more mature defenses have the potential to be beneficial, immature defense mechanisms can be harmful and negatively impact your life and relationships.  The rationalization defense mechanism causes people to develop explanations for bad behavior or negative emotions. These “rationalizations” are intended to justify their actions and feelings.  Keep reading to learn more about this type of defense mechanism.
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janvier 23, 2023Like

What Causes Codependency?

Every relationship involves concessions and compromises, but codependency can throw a partnership drastically off balance. In a codependent relationship, one partner has extreme needs (the taker), and the other devotes their time and energy to meeting those needs (the giver). These dynamics can be toxic to both people, making it incredibly difficult to build healthy relationships.  Where does codependency come from? In most cases, it can be traced back to relationships and experiences in early childhood. Learning as much as
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janvier 23, 2023Like

Mercy Health Behavioral Hospital To Break Ground In Ohio

Mercy Health – Youngstown (Youngstown, Ohio) and Lifepoint Behavioral Health (Brentwood, Tenn.), a business unit of Lifepoint Health (Brentwood), are planning to build and operate  a new inpatient behavioral health hospital in Youngstown. The 75,000-square-foot, 72-bed Mercy Health Behavioral Hospital will include inpatient services for adults with depression, anxiety, suicidal ideation, substance use disorder, and other mental health illnesses. The facility will feature spacious patient rooms, community areas, outdoor courtyards, and clinical spaces. Mercy Health Behavioral Hospital is expected to
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janvier 23, 2023Like

Are You Unknowingly Gaslighting Your Partner? Signs Of Unintentional Gaslighting

I am sure you’re aware of what gaslighting is. It is a form of emotional and psychological abuse that consists of making an individual feel like something is wrong with them or that they are at fault. It involves manipulating someone into believing things that aren’t really true. Gaslighting is usually associated with sociopaths or narcissistic people. This is so because they have these tendencies of manipulating their partner and behaving like a victim when they are the ones gaslighting
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janvier 23, 2023Like

Ce que vous ne devez jamais dire à votre thérapeute ?

« Que ne faut-il jamais dire à un thérapeute ? »  Une question fréquente chez les personnes à qui l’on a conseillé de suivre une thérapie afin d’améliorer leur santé mentale. Lorsque vous allez chez un thérapeute, on attend de vous que vous soyez un livre ouvert, mais la question ici est de savoir jusqu’à quel point vous devez être un livre ouvert. Bon nombre d’entre une internet le surface du interrogation tel, succinct se passe-t-il au cas où tous exprimez à
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janvier 23, 2023Like

Why is it So Hard To Leave an Abusive Relationship?

One of the major concerns when it comes to mental, emotional, and physical safety is intimate partner violence or domestic violence. When you hear someone being in an abusive relationship, you might wonder, “Why?”, why are they in the relationship if their partner is abusive? However, when you look at it, it’s not easy to leave an abusive relationship and move on while keeping one’s mental and emotional health or sense of safety intact. It’s hard to leave an abusive
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janvier 23, 2023Like

What is secondhand stress and how do I get rid of it?

Studies have shown that stress can be contagious. So, how do we get rid of – or avoid altogether – secondhand stress, before we start to feel overwhelmed? Stress. It can be overwhelming, can’t it? As a nation, as many as one in four (74%) of us have felt overwhelmed and unable to cope in the past year, according to figures from the Mental Health Foundation. With feelings of stress often surrounding financial worries, relationship difficulties, and feelings of being
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janvier 23, 2023Like

“Why Do I Make Bad Decisions?” Reasons & What To Do

Ever have those moments where you went against every instinct that flared, went up, and made a bad decision? We make thousands of choices each day – some are small, like “what’s for dinner?” and some are huge, like “should I relocate to another country?”. These are just some examples of decisions we need to make and while some of our decisions might be great, chances are that some of them would turn out to be bad decisions. Looking back,
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janvier 23, 2023Like

Take 5 With Gensler’s Tatiana Guimaraes

In this series, Healthcare Design asks leading healthcare design professionals, firms, and owners to tell us what’s got their attention and share some ideas on the subject. Tatiana Guimaraes is a healthcare practice leader with global design and architecture firm Gensler (Miami). Here she shares her thoughts on rethinking the design process, maximizing a multichannel strategy, and sustainable building strategies. Rethinking the design process Today’s design landscape is being underlined by market uncertainty, rising construction costs, and early procurement of materials and equipment. This
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janvier 23, 2023Like

Michelle Elman on how to relieve the unfair burden of ‘survivor’s guilt’

Going through a traumatic illness or experience is unimaginably difficult – so making it through the other side is something to celebrate, right? But what people often struggle to vocalise is the confusing mixture of feelings that accompany this, and the burden of guilt that can, unfairly, weigh heavy on you I remember the first time I heard the words ‘survivor’s guilt’. It caught my attention because it was finally a phrase that I could put to how I had
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janvier 22, 2023Like

Without Roe v. Wade, Cyber Safety is the New ‘Talk’ Parents Have to Give Their Kids

THE TALK. The birds and the bees. The facts of life. Whatever you call it, it’s the important series of conversations every parent must have with their teens about sex and safety. The talk can take many forms – lectures, storytelling, or Q&A sessions between curious kids and awkward adults – but cover critical topics like puberty, dating and relationships, sexual health and safe sex, contraception, childbirth, and abortion. (Or if you’re like me, some of this came from Mom,
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