Q: My mom is 65 and was recently diagnosed with Stage IV pancreatic cancer. She has severe nausea/heartburn/pain/vomiting and can’t start the chemotherapy until this improves. She was feeling severe nausea/bloating for 3-4 months before diagnosis and had duodenal bypass surgery, which did not improve her symptoms. I’m wondering if some of these symptoms could [...]

Q: I have heard that there are two types of egos, the spiritual ego and the psychological ego that Freud talked about. I’m looking for some insight into what the difference is. I’ve been doing some reading, and from what I’ve learned it seems that the regular ego wants things — anything — whether it’s [...]

Q: I’m curious whether the psychology behind aging is different for women than men. Besides the physical changes of growing older, do women change emotionally and psychologically as they age? It seems to me that women start dreading their birthdays after 29. Is this a media-driven reaction or a natural instinct? A: If the amount [...]

Q: I’m a 14-year-old male and I’m really worried about my Nanna. She hasn’t been acting right for awhile. I wonder if she might have dementia. She’s 54, so I’m not sure if it’s even possible for her to have it at this age. Also, also is there a possibility that she is having some [...]

Q: I am doing research for a lecture that I am going to be giving, and I need some help. I’m wondering if there is a psychological or technical term for knowledge that a particular social group or generation possesses, which they believe everyone in every other group or generation should also be familiar with. [...]

We’re still working through a backlog of questions submitted during the last few weeks, but I’m glad to say we’re now able to start accepting new questions again.

Best-selling author and clinical psychologist Dr George Simon will shortly be bringing his unique perspective and years of experience to the Ask the Psychologist feature.