Word of the Day - Abreaction (Catharsis)

Abreaction (Catharsis) - Abreaction or Catharsis is the release of repressed emotions.  They are both psychological terms.  Abreaction Relates to the releasing of emotions to reacting to a traumatic event. Whereas catharsis has a much wider range that encompasses the release of emotions or letting go of built-up emotions.

Updated March 28, 2025

Originally published: January 22, 2017

Medical and Mental Health Conditions that Causes Anxiety

 

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Word Of the Day - Persecutory Delusions

 Persecutory Delusions - Occurs when a patient/client perceives that someone or something wants to harm   them.  They truly perceive that things are happening regardless of lack of evidence.  This symptom sometimes occurs with some mental health conditions.  It is a type of paranoia (Gillette, 2024).  Persecutory Delusion is common with Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective disorder,  and PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) https://youtube.com/shorts/e8-d_w4GueE?si=Z5nvKDo2TvdetuO6.  Persecutory Delusions

Reference:

Gillette, H.  2024.  Types of.Delusions in Schizophrenia?  Healthline.  Retrieved from.  https://www.healthline.com/health/schizophrenia/types-of-delusions-in-schizophrenia#delusions-overview.

Types of Anxiety Disorders

 

 

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Word of the Day - Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) Therapy

Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) - is a Therapeutic technique that is based on behavior science and learning. ABA is a behavioral therapy that helps individuals with autism and other developmental disorders; it is a foundation based on the ideology that behaviors can  improved through positive reinforcement.   

Mental Characteristics of Anxiety - by Kimberly Swanson PsyM, LPC

Anxiety is one of the most common mental health disorders found within the clinical setting.  It is a characterized emotion that is dealing the with worry, stress, and the feeling  of being overwhelmed.  When a person is experiencing anxiety, they have a feeling of tension and worry and stressful thoughts (racing thoughts).  

Often times, anxiety occurs when there are changes that are occurring within the patients’ physical outside world.   Anxiety can also affect your body (health).  It can  also cause you to have acute and chronic health issues such as high blood pressure; high blood pressure is sometimes linked to this mental health disorder.

Sometime people feel tension from worrying, when they are responding from a preceived throught or threat (Mayo Clinic, 2025)  This can be linked to changes or anything such as changes in family dynamics, relationships, job loss, financial  issues, health issues, It can occur from any outside or outer stimuli. 

With anxiety, you have an intense fear of worrying.  Oftentimes people have issues with their sleep with anxiety (Holland, 2023).  They have  a hard time getting enough sleep and plenty of  rest. Anxiety can also be accompanied with physical tension and behavior; it can affects one’s cognitive ability as well. Often times people have a hard time thinking clearly, when they are going through these things. 

Anxiety can also alert you to danger,  a natural reflex such as “flight or fight”, used for survival (American Psychiatric Association, 2025).  Anxiety is also found in trauma such as PTSD.

 References

American Psychiatric Association (2025).  What are anxiety disorders?  Retrieved from  https://www.psychiatry.org/patients-families/anxiety-disorders/what-are-anxiety-disorders

Holland, K. (2023).  Everything you need to know about anxiety.  Retrieved from https://www.healthline.com/health/anxiety.

Mayo Clinic (2025).  Anxiety disorders. Retrieved from https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/anxiety/symptoms-causes/syc-20350961

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20 Transformational Tips for Anger Management

    By:  Kimberly Swanson "Purpoz", PsyM, LPC

    Purpoz Counseling & Wellness Center, LLC - https://kpurpoz.wixsite.com/pcwcenter

Let’s face it, everyone gets angry at some point in their life. Anger is a natural emotion that occurs in certain situations. This particular emotion can have both positive and negative effects. An example of positive anger is when you get upset about failing an exam that you study harder to pass the second time around. The negative example of anger is getting into fights and injuring others.

During ancient times, anger was used as a form of survival. For instance, the hunter and gatherer during ancient times had to hunt for their food and often times fight to keep their food for their family and their tribe/clan. This is an example of survival and was instinctual and innate. However, we live in a modern world in which it has become more complex when it comes to the emotion of anger. There are certain times and places in which anger has to be managed and modified to fit and blend into normal society.

The following are 20 transformational tips for managing anger through a more holistic balanced approach that can be incorporated into everyday living.

1. Listen to nature
2. Listening to calming music
3. Meditation videos ( with music and nature)
4. Energy frequency vibrations
5. Affirmations (healing through words)
6. Perception means that everything from the outside comes from within.  If you want to make a change you need to change from within, in other words, everything is from inside and then projected into the world.
7. Analyze the environment (e.g. people in surroundings)
8. Focus on your triggers figure out what triggers you
9. What is causing your stress?
10. What are you eating (physically)? Bad food equals negative energy good food equals positive energy.
11. What are you saying (verbally)? Bad words equal negative energy good words equal positive energy.
12. Transform your energy (holistically)
13. Overcoming distorted mind (Mind clutter).
14. Taking things personally / letting go and releasing. Negative energy
15. Going too fast, need to slow down
16. Instead of doing what you hate, do what you love (work, hobbies, studies)
17. Tending to your inner child (past hurts)
18. Loving self
19. Self-care
20. Being balanced reaching a middle ground

Updated 03/16/2022