Research
The Fine Line Between Beneficial and Detrimental
An article published in Psychology Today (When Virtue Becomes Vice, October 2013) took an interesting look at some of the traits that are often revered – virtues, if you will – and made a claim that any virtue, when taken too far, can be very unhealthy. It states that “some virtues are just a few…
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Understanding Addictions
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Sexual Abuse
With guest Rick Lecuyer, Michael explores the topic of sexual abuse with the rape story in 2 Samuel as the backdrop. Canadian statistics released in 2011, based on 2009 police reported data, suggested that children and youth under 18 were more likely to be sexually victimized by someone they knew – in 85% of cases…
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Forgiveness
Description Forgiveness involves mental, motivational, and emotional changes in a victim after experiencing a transgression or a violation of physical, emotional, or psychological boundaries. Forgiveness has been defined as being of two types, decisional and emotional forgiveness (Worthington, 2003). Decisional forgiveness is making a behavioral intention statement that gives up pursuit of revenge and intends…
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Anger
Description Anger is a God-given emotion that can be experienced and expressed in ways that can be healthy or unhealthy. The Bible has a lot to say about the emotion of anger. In fact, next to love, anger is the most frequently mentioned emotion in the Bible (Oliver & Oliver, 2007). It is first mentioned…
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Christian Counselling vs Secular Psychology: Is Prayer Good for Mental Health?
In the early years of psychology, particularly during the era of Freud, prayer and other spiritual disciplines were viewed negatively and were largely scoffed at by those in the field of mental health. Christian Counselling therapists that advocated prayer as a coping mechanism for their clients were often scoffed at by secular psychologists and sometimes…
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Telling Sexual Attitude From a Facial Profile
Attitudes Towards Sexual Relationships Can Be Judged From Photos Of Your Face ScienceDaily (Apr. 8, 2008) – Suitors can tell a young person’s attitude to sexual relationships by the look on their face, according to new research which gives deeper insight into mate attractiveness. ______________________________________ The Durham University-led study of 700 heterosexual participants also found…
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