Dr. Ermshar lends expert opinion to Arroyo Magazine

We are proud to celebrate Dr. Annette Ermshar’s interview featured in both the Arroyo Magazine’s August 2015 issue and in the Pasadena Magazine. Dr. Ermshar presented an expert opinion in the column titled Tiger Parenting: The Yin and Yang of Academic Achievement written by Diana Palmer and Patt Diroll.

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A Fresh Look at Self-Harm: New Understanding & Treatment

Self-injury has received growing recognition both clinically and culturally. Over the years, psychologists have theorized that individuals engage in self-h arm in an attempt to manage difficult negative emotions when other coping mechanisms are unavailable. This has been the leading theory when it comes to explaining why

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Evolved Human Brain Linked to Schizophrenia Genes

The prevalence of schizophrenia among humans is estimated at 0.4-1% of the adult population. This disease doesn’t appear to occur in non-human species, yet other mental health symptoms such as depression and anxiety have been observed and analyzed among animals. This discrepancy poses the question as to

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Inadequate Sleep Impacts Teenage Mental Health

Sleep is an essential part of one’s health and well-being. A new study examined the effects of each hour of sleep lost among teenagers. According to the National Institute of Health, although teenagers need an average of nine hours of sleep per night, only 3% of students

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Three Researched Tips On How To Be a Better Parent

There are countless parenting resources available that offer stories, guidelines, and tips to parents. Regardless of the individual parenting styles, advice based on research can offer great insight into the effectiveness of specific parental approaches and techniques. Three parenting tips are outlined below:   The first tip

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The Academic Mindset

School is an educational institution that serves to motivate individuals to develop a desire to learn, and in turn, this can set the foundation for a successful future. However, as students progress into high school they often become disengaged in their academic journey, and this is evident

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Self-Talk

Inner self-talk is a concept in existence starting during one’s early childhood years, and it’s used instinctually by many people. The nature of self-talk can affect how one thinks, feels, and behaves, particularly during stressful situations. Psychologist and researcher Dr. Ethan Kross studied how inner monologues may

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Cognitive Abilities During Our Lifetime

A commonly accepted theory about brain development and functioning is that cognitive abilities decline with age. Defining various cognitive abilities are traditionally categorized into either fluid intelligence, also known as short-term memory, or crystalized intelligence, such as vocabulary and other acquired knowledge. Since many research studies often

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A Psychopath’s Emotions

The ability to mimic genuine emotions regardless of the lack of relative emotional experience is unique to psychopaths, and it serves to gain trust from people so they may manipulate and deceive them. Relevant research has theorized that psychopaths possess selective affective traits, particularly they display a

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