Tag: Dr. Jennifer Young
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Digital Life and its Consequences: #iLife #phoneworlds
I just presented on the topic of Managing our Digital Lives (#ilife #phoneworlds) for a group of graduate students at a University of California campus. The topic was how our digital lives affect our social and physical health. The group consisted of mostly Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) students and I was tentative about…
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Artificially intelligent therapists?
Telehealth has provided people with more options in how to give and receive mental health services. According to the American Psychological Association, telepsychology, in particular, has increased over 10% in the past ten years and has been successful in providing therapy to individuals who have difficulty accessing services otherwise. For example, telepsychology has been successful in treating US veteran and service members with PTSD who…
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Mental illness or autoimmune disease?
Spoiler alert for the book Brain on Fire – By Susannah Cahalan. The following is written for any reader but with special consideration to mental health professionals as the audience. Imagine that you are a healthy, high-functioning young adult who is successful in your career and relationships. You are bright, capable and confident with a promising future. Then…
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Freedom paradox: Chained by options
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg wears the same style shirt every day. Why? Because it saves him time and energy (Harding, 2014). Have you noticed that after shopping at a local neighborhood grocer, such as Trader Joe’s, walking into a supermarket, such as Safeway, feels overwhelming? It can take twice as long to get your shopping done,…
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Do less to do more
The paradox of our times is that we have access to everything but often feel like we are not doing enough, learning enough, or acquiring enough. Hours, or even minutes, are filled with activity but still, there is a sense of feeling unproductive. Baby boomer mobile phone users may experience this to a lesser degree than Gen…
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Relationship with our smartphones
You can’t live without them and its becoming difficult to live with them. And I am not talking about romantic partners – I’m referring to our smartphones. An NYTimes article last week spoke to the detriment of staying plugged in (disturbed sleep, inability to be present) which is being remedied with gadget free zones and digital…
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GF, DF, WF, CF: Food Disabilities
If these pairs of letters look familiar to you then you are probably a survivor of food sensitivities or know someone who is a survivor. Food allergies have been tied to chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), depression, headaches, and other illnesses (Ansorge and Metcalf, 2010). For individuals who develop food sensitivities or food allergies, determining the…
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Myth: Chinese people don’t need therapy
I have had the privilege of co-facilitating groups (with very bright and talented interns) for international students at university counseling centers. More recently, I have had the opportunity to work on an individual basis with international students from Chinese speaking countries in Mandarin. Working in Mandarin has been a privilege for many reasons, personal and…
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Breaking up: physical and virtual
Our world today is smaller than ever. Given the amount of time many of us spend texting, facebooking, emailing, tweeting… We can easily spend hours checking updated statuses and pictures on multiple applications… It appears that we are hardly ever disconnected. While there are obvious benefits (staying in touch with family/friends, being more informed regarding…
JENNIFER T. YOUNG, PSY.D. 