Cecilia Capuzzi Simon

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A Degree of Certainty The Washington Post
More college students will need a master's to stand out. But the decision to get one requires careful study.
Mr. Mindfulness The Washington Post
Living in the moment is tough, even for the idea's leading exponent. Just ask Jon Kabat-Zinn.
A Change of Mind The Washington Post
Thanks to managed care, evidence-based medical practice and changing ideas about behavior, cognitive therapy is the talking cure of the moment.
The Happy Heretic The Washington Post
Martin Seligman thinks psychologists should help people be happy. Who could possibly have a problem with that?
A Coach for 'Team You' The Washington Post
Many who want a winning record in the game of life are skipping the shrink and hiring a life coach instead.
Have Schtick, Will Travel The Washington Post
An orthodox rabbi with an unorthodox approach hits the road in a reality TV show meant to treat the discord in America's families.
Big on HGH? The Washington Post
Human growth hormone helps small kids grow, but some call its wider use shortsighted.
Rational Exuberance The Washington Post
Psychiatrist Kay Redfield Jamison gives four cheers to this little-understood, often mocked, slightly scary emotion.
On Beyond Worry The Washington Post
Every child worries. For some, it becomes an anxiety disorder. Where do you draw the line?
Win With Mr. Rogers The Washington Post
For a beautiful day in your mental neighborhood, steal some tips from sports psychology.

"Employers expect graduate education because they can, and academic bona fides help them narrow an ever-growing pool of applicants."

"The meditation goes on for five minutes, casting a spell that draws in the audience so that all that's audible is the air pushing through the vents and the mid-morning gurgle of digesting danish."

"The more Aaron Beck let his patients 'free associate' during sessions, the worse they felt. But when he intervened and helped them understand practical problems, his patients made quick progress."

"Why, Seligman wondered, wasn't psychology paying attention to the 80 percent of the population that isn't depressed or suffering from mental illness?"

"Think of coaching as having your own Dr. Phil on call -- someone there not to diagnose emotional problems or feel your pain, but to tell you to buck up and help you make a plan."

"So what ails the American family? 'America has little domestic peace. Men and women do not know how to get along. Children don't want to be around their parents,'" Shmuley told the author.

"Somebody holds the short end of the stick. But who? Members of small-stature ethnic groups? Girls, who are less frequently referred for treatment? The poor, who lack resources to pay for treatment?"

"In its energy, ebulllience, contagiousness and sheer pleasure, exhuberance can be powerful and healthy, Jamison writes. It is the stuff of great leadership, adventure, art and science."

"The threshold of having an evaluation has become incredibly high. There's not a good system in place at the national level for dealing with mental health issues in kids, says Dr. Daniel Pine."

"It is not the investment of time on the court that distinguished the great tennis players from the good, but the level of spiritual, emotional, mental and physical energies brought to that time."