The following questions are related to ‘CBT’ at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist.
This list is sorted chronologically, from newest back to earliest.
Q: I have been married for 3 years and 2 months. My wife and I have no children. My question is about anger issues that my wife appears to have. Just how much yelling/screaming/swearing is normal in a marriage? My parents argued, but they almost never raised their voices to one another. (I can only [...]
Q: In a way, I can’t believe I’m actually emailing someone about the problem I’m having. I don’t really think I have any kind of psychological disorder. But I am worried about my situation, and I’m just not sure how serious an issue this is. The problem centers around the fact that I’ve lost my [...]
Q: I’m 21 years old, and the girl I’ve been dating is 22. She was given a drink at a party last Halloween that apparently was spiked with 9 hits of “acid.” At least that’s what the toxicology report indicates. She now unfortunately suffers from “flashbacks” on a regular basis. She also has to take [...]
Q: I recently completed a personality profile. The results indicate that I am a perfectionist. I am aware of the various theories that state that personality is shaped by both biological and social factors. My question is to what extent can people actually change the kind of person they are? I am very invested in [...]
Q: I am a 22-year-old male and I’ve been going through a weird disorder of some kind that doesn’t seem to match the queries of others that I’ve found in this column. I’ve been in a good relationship with a girl for about 6 months. She seems a trustworthy person and has given me no [...]
Q: My partner says he feel stressed and “wound-up” whenever he’s at an airport. He insists he doesn’t have any fear of flying and has flown many times without problems. He cannot understand why he feels like this even when he actually likes flying so much. Could there be a sub-conscious reason he has these [...]
Q: I was taking Prozac for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) for about 6 months. I was on a dose of 60 mg per day for about 3 months. However, I started having “brain shivers.” I have heard that such things can happen if you change your dose, but I wasn’t lowering my dose or raising it. [...]
