Analysts’ offices and waiting rooms appear to be populated by many senior citizens these days. People who would never have entertained the thought of seeing a therapist when they were younger are now coming to the conclusion that they have a lot of emotional baggage that they need to unload in order to make life better, not only for themselves, but for their spouses, children and grandchildren.

Jason Marsh, reporter, educator, and film-maker, suggests ways that we can help our children cope with the inundation of horrific images that the media streams into our homes from disasters such as the recent bombing at the Boston Marathon. Limiting exposure to such events is the first step to keeping your children from undue anxiety and distress.

A recent study at the University of California, Berkeley has shown that some stress is actually beneficial. According to Daniela Kaufer, associate professor of integrative biology at UC Berkeley, short periods of intense stress can actually improve your mental performance.

Professor and lecturer Peg O’Connor asserts that many addicts frequently try to find their “breaking point." This is the limit of their endurance of pain and suffering before they have a complete mental and/or physical collapse.

It’s a scientific fact that you can become distracted and forgetful when constantly surrounded by noise and overwhelmed by demands. The non-scientific term for this is brain fatigue. A new study has given hope to those believing they suffer from this thought-clogging malady.

Dana Becker, a professor at Bryn Mawr college and author of One Nation Under Stress: The Trouble with Stress as an Idea, explores our various definitions of stress and how Americans have coped with stress over the years. In the past, stress was considered an infrequent event that needed to be endured.

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) historically affects three to seven percent of children; has no definitive test; and is diagnosed by interviews with patients, parents, and teachers. Today, however, eleven percent of school-age children and approximately one in five high school-age boys have been diagnosed with ADHD.

Are mental illnesses affected by seasons? A recent study of Google search patterns indicates they are. Researchers studied searches in the United States and Australia for topics related to mental illness, including anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder, bipolar disorder, eating disorders, depression, suicide, ADHD, and schizophrenia.

If you avoid feeling anger, smile, practice kindness, and savor the moment, positive psychology says you'll generally be happy. A recent study, however, indicates that you're better off experiencing emotions appropriate to your situation than you are when seeking to be happy all the time.

Recent studies show that exercise may boost your memory. An interesting highlight of these studies concludes that different types of exercise produce different results regarding memory retention. The study followed a group of recruits who had been diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment as they performed endurance exercise, (walking, for example), weight training, or stretching and toning exercises.

Many people believe, mistakenly, that when you have the freedom to do whatever you want, whenever you want, that you will be incredibly happy. Research shows that doing things in moderation, with periods of abstinence between each session, will actually make you happier because then you can really appreciate the time you spend on your heart’s desire.

When you’re overwhelmed by stress in your life, one of the easiest things to do is to ignore others and concentrate on yourself. It’s been proven that stress can kill you. However, a new study indicates that you may want to reconsider this looking-out-for-Number-One-only attitude.

According to Dan Pink, the “art of selling” is vital to both our personal and professional fulfillment. Pink authored the book, To Sell is Human: The Surprising Truth About Moving Others. In the book, he discusses the art and science of selling and backs up his claims with research and examples from social sciences, behavioral economics, and psychology.

How do you decide when it’s okay to help your college-aged or adult children and when they’re asking too much and should be more independent? In today’s economy, many young adults are struggling to find employment, housing, and financial independence.

New findings about the “science of a meaningful life," meaning how people react and relate to themes such as gratitude, mindfulness, compassion, and morality, have been backed by studies published in several scientific journals. For example, one study concluded that happiness is about respect and not wealth.

As tenure track professorships in universities have become few and far between in the current economy, Ph.D. candidates are opting for less traditional job opportunities. UC Berkeley organized and hosted the first non-academic career conference in March, 2013.

Although the economy appears to be improving and job opportunities more plentiful, we all know people who have been unemployed or under-employed for awhile. How do you ask them about their day? How do you introduce them to other friends and acquaintances?

A recent study offers some insight into the treatment of panic attacks. The subjects of the study were individuals who had suffered brain damage in the amygdala which governs fear response. Although some researchers had assumed that the subjects would not panic when tested, just the opposite proved true.

A book written in 1901 by a British woman essayist may offer some insights as to why some people are successful. How They Succeeded: Life Stories of Successful Men Told by Themselves by British novelist Amelia E. Barr (1831-1919) has some notable “words of counsel” that have been echoed through the ages by successful people like Thoreau, Tchaikovsky, and Ray Bradbury.

People born after 1978 have been labeled “Generation Y.” They’ve also been labeled as lazy and non-committal with a sense of entitlement regarding salary and career expectations. In politics, they have been described as apathetic. How true are these labels?