The following questions are related to ‘School and Studies’ at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist.
This list is sorted chronologically, from newest back to earliest.
Q: I desperately need advice on what the next step is to take for my youngest brother. This all began with his lying about graduating from college, were he was 2 classes shy. He lived with my parents for a year with no job and isolated himself in his room. He ended up stealing money [...]
Q: My son has been involved in some internet websites called The Furries. In general, the people he converses with seem OK (I have conversed with some), but the whole “subculture” still seems odd and freakish to me. My son desperately wanted to attend a weekend Furry Convention where he would spend the weekend at [...]
Q: I am trying to deal with something that has made my severe depression even worse, and I was wondering if you might have any information about the official guidelines on being a “mandatory reporter”. I am dealing with deep depression, and finally reached out to a friend, who I knew had dealt with mental [...]
Q: My husband has tics of mostly squinting his eyes and clearing his throat. Our two boys (8 and 10) over the last couple of years have shown mild tics that seem to come and go. I am excited now to learn that there are certain things that can trigger a tic, so I will [...]
Q: I know I suffer from depression. Being on medication the last 18 months I feel on and off. Will I ever be happy? I grew up without my mother and had an abusive stepmother instead. My dad worked long hours and was occasionally around. This made me feel rejected, unloved and not worthy. Today [...]
Q: I am 18 and live in Jersey City, New Jersey. Every day when I come home from school, from hanging out with friends, or whatever event I do, I am welcomed back by the stares of my father who always yells at me for having horrible friends who “supposedly” give me bad habits, for [...]
Q: I am currently working on my associate’s degree in psychology with the intention of getting my master’s. I would like to make my concentration in PTSD. Could you give me some advice as to how to go about getting there? A: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a clinical diagnosis — not an area of [...]
