The following questions are related to ‘Responsibility’ at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist.
This list is sorted chronologically, from newest back to earliest.
Q: My friend was recently diagnosed with Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID). It was actually because of some odd behavior when she and I were on a trip for our high school debate team that she finally was diagnosed. Well her mom has asked me to come stay over with her a few days whilst her [...]
Q: My 16-year-old does not care about school and gets in arguments with teachers and school staff. He has a job and does not mind working 30-40 hours a week, but will not study. His GPA is 2.05 and sinking towards a level that will not get him to college. I tried to cut his [...]
Q: I’m 16 years old, and lately I’ve been feeling different in all areas of my life — socially and emotionally. I feel like I’m not performing as well in school, though I still do well, and that I act differently towards others including my friends and family, and I feel as though this is [...]
Q: Hello, I am a 26-year-old male in the process of trying to get back with my fiance. We just recently split up because of my lying to her. I was hiding the fact that I didn’t have a driver’s license. I did end up getting caught by the police and this is the reason [...]
Q: My relationship got the Kiss of Death: I’ve been dating this boy for about 3 months now, and most of it has been rather pleasant, and I’ve been happy. I’ve had my worries and doubts, but that comes with every relationship. Recently, though, my doubts and uncertainties have been getting bigger, and I find [...]
Q: I have a family history of mental abuse from my dad’s side of the family, and overall dysfunction (alcoholism, schizophrenia, manic depression) from both sides. My father was always a bully to me, my sister, and my mom. I am the youngest at 27. I have a very limited contact with my dad, but [...]
Q: How do I tell my niece and her husband that I can no longer care for their children without them hating me? I agreed to watch their first child five years ago and happily agreed to watch their second when she came along, but I’m no spring chicken and they’ve now added a third [...]
