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Jan 31, 20195 min read
Keeping an Open Mind
In this month’s blog, we’re wrapping up the final personality trait, which psychologists call Openness to Experience. This personality trait
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Jan 1, 20196 min read
Agree to Disagree: The Big Five
Have you ever wondered why some people are more cooperative or trusting than others? The personality trait of Agreeableness helps us unders
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Nov 30, 20186 min read
Neuroticism: A Call to Change our Multidimensional Perfectionist Mindset
Just like extraversion and the rest of the Big Five Personality Traits, Neuroticism falls on a spectrum that ranges from low to high. Moreov
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Nov 2, 20185 min read
The Double Edge: Conscientiousness
It is no secret that our society loves highly conscientious people, and why wouldn’t it? The characteristics of a highly conscientious pers
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Oct 3, 20186 min read
Why are you the way that you are? Introducing the Big Five
Psychologists believe the Big Five are universal traits that can be identified within an individual and they use these traits to reveal how
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Apr 17, 20183 min read
The Weight We All Carry: Stress
Although we will not be able to rid ourselves of many of these short- and long-term stressors, psychologists in the field have made great ad
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Mar 22, 20185 min read
Mind Your Mind: The Physical Effects of TBIs
When you hear the term “Traumatic Brain Injury,” it is easy to assume that this type of injury only occurs in extreme situations such as a c
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Feb 28, 20183 min read
The Language of Love
While there are many types of relationships, each persona has their own love language. Exploring and understanding your love language can as
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Jan 15, 20183 min read
Dive into the New Year with New Mental Toughness
Not only can mental toughness provide an effective way to deal with stressors, it can also help individuals seek out opportunities for perso
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Dec 15, 20174 min read
Reflecting On Our Successes through Positive Self-Affirmation
Applying positive self-affirmations helps to create higher self-worth and higher self-esteem. Using this mindset and skill repeatedly increa
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Nov 30, 20174 min read
Mindfully Navigating the Ebb and Flow of the Holidays
While mindfulness has many positive benefits, the ones that are most important when preventing holiday blues and Seasonal Affective Disorder
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Nov 17, 20174 min read
What Does Kindness Do for Our Overall Wellness?
Similar to the taste of a warm pumpkin spice latte on a brisk morning, kindness creates an atmosphere of good feelings and helps you focus o
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Oct 15, 20175 min read
College Years Interrupted by Psychological Distress
When focusing on college-aged students, ranging from age 18 to 24, studies have found that between 70-85% of them were suffering from psycho
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Sep 30, 20175 min read
How to Be Mentally Well to Prevent Mental Illness
The one thing we can all say we wish we had more of on a daily basis is most likely sleep. Whether young or old, sleep deprivation can cause
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Jul 15, 20174 min read
Appropriation of Mental Illness in Netflix Originals
Mental illness has long been a clandestine topic; a quietly misunderstood societal issue. Stigma intimately shrouds mental health, cloaking
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Apr 30, 20175 min read
Targeting College Campus Safety: Sexual Assault
According to the Office on Violence Against Women, an organization that has awarded universities more than $131 million to improve preventio
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