The following questions are related to ‘Motivation’ at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist.
This list is sorted chronologically, from newest back to earliest.
Q: How can a wife motivate her retired 62-year-old husband to stay active during his retirement? A: People are not only living longer but also they are working longer than they did only 15 years ago. Many people enjoy vibrant, active, and challenging lives well into their eighties. Research into the secrets of remaining active [...]
Q: I am now 40 years old and have a terrible habit of leaving jobs once I get discouraged by being bored with the work. I usually lie and say I got another job even though I’m also bad about finding other work. So by the time I realize I’ve made a mistake by leaving [...]
Q: Can you explain the psychology behind someone’s losing a bunch of weight, and then immediately gaining it back again? I have unfortunately done this many times, always saying that I was changing my lifestyle forever. But after being successful for awhile, I fall back into my old ways and gain back all the weight [...]
Q: I have an issue with my husband’s dependence and unmotivated attitude. Here’s my situation: We’ve been married for 6 years now and have two little boys. My husband’s mother has been giving us financial support since the moment we got married until today, but the support is not enough to raise a family, so [...]
Q: How do you help people to acquire motivation? Years ago I read your article on Emotional Memory and found it extremely helpful — the suggested techniques really work. When I’ve passed the article on to others with this sort of problem, however, I’ve found that they often lack the motivation to “try” the techniques. [...]
Q: Is it typical that an expert marksman/avid hunter would shoot themselves in the chest with a 20 gauge shotgun to commit suicide, much less is it physically possible? A: To determine if the situation is typical, I’ll need to assume the individual is a male. Under that assumption, men typically commit suicide using firearms [...]
Q: I was wondering if anybody had done any studies about subliminal messages during surgery? I have to undergo a shoulder replacement surgery and I want to make a recording or hire someone to talk to me while I am under anesthesia until I wake up and have them tell me things like instead of [...]
