“Psychology: Compulsive lying can be overcome” plus 2 more |
- Psychology: Compulsive lying can be overcome
- Parents Outraged Over Psychology Quiz Laced with Sexual Innuendo
- USD’s Yutrzenka Awarded 2011 Beverly Thorn Award
| Psychology: Compulsive lying can be overcome Posted: 13 Mar 2011 05:58 AM PDT Q: I have been a chronic liar for many years and would like to change. My lying started as a child, when I lied to my father in order to avoid getting whipped. My father was an alcoholic and abusive. As I grew older it seemed much easier to lie to keep people happy. As years passed, lying has ruined my relationships with other people because they can't trust me. What can you tell me about people like me? A: Many people simply see lying as a means to an end. These people want something or simply think that they need something. Fact mixes with fiction, rules are broken, and someone ends up lying. Often, like a house of cards, the lies build upon themselves until their sheer weight finally causes a collapse. Sorting out the truth becomes difficult to do, and sometimes it's "just easier" to keep a lie going. Other people lie out of fear. People may lie to avoid punishment, to save their self-image or to hide from their insecurities. Some professionals refer to compulsive lying as lying by reflex. Even when confronted with the truth, the liar insists that the lie is the truth. Pathological or compulsive lying is felt by some authorities to be an impulse-control problem. Lying becomes then a matter of control or lack thereof. Individuals with certain personality disorders - such as anti-social, borderline narcissistic and histrionic - are often identified as being more likely to lie. People brought up amid chaos, unhappiness and chronic stress are more prone to lie in order to try to make life more tolerable. For them, lying can be seen as a coping strategy. Lies are often the basis for communication in families burdened with substance abuse or domestic violence. Overcoming compulsive lying requires a great deal of hard work, and often professional assistance. Don't give up your goal of changing. Hap LeCrone, a Cox News Service columnist, is a clinical psychologist. Write him at 4555 Lake Shore Dr., Waco, TX 76710; or send e-mail. hlecrone@aol.com This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
| Parents Outraged Over Psychology Quiz Laced with Sexual Innuendo Posted: 11 Mar 2011 09:12 PM PST Parents are outraged after a psychology quiz laced with sexual innuendo was given to a Florida high school class for a grade. The assignment titled "The Sexual Tension Quiz" was given by teacher Frank Rozanski in his advanced placement psychology class at Dwyer High School in Palm Beach Gardens. One parent couldn't believe what she was reading when her child brought the assignment home. The parent, who doesn't want to be identified, said, "You know that's something, I don't know, you wouldn't even see on a porn site, I don't know, it's that bad." There are no curse words or nudity in the quiz but it clearly paints a naughty picture. "To have a teacher giving that, you know, to me that's sexual harassment to these kids," said the Dwyer High School parent. Other parents agreed. The 14-question quiz used words like "penetrates" and "discharge." Palm Beach County's school district didn't think the quiz was appropriate either. The district spokesman said disciplinary action was taken against the teacher immediately and the school is communicating directly with parents whose children were affected. Concerned parents say whatever discipline was doled out by the district simply isn't enough. They say the Rozanski shouldn't be a teacher at Dwyer High School any more. The school district confirmed Rozanski is still a teacher at Dwyer. The district won't say how he was disciplined, because it's a personnel issue. There were 13 G-rated quiz answers but that doesn't change one parent's opinion. "Just after reading this, you know, it's not something any kids should have to read. Kids minds are already there, let's not make it worse," she said. The school district hasn't said why the quiz was handed out in class, but it claims it's taking steps to make sure it won't happen again at Dwyer High School. Parents said Mr. Rozanski was at Dwyer Thursday teaching his regularly scheduled classes. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
| USD’s Yutrzenka Awarded 2011 Beverly Thorn Award Posted: 13 Mar 2011 12:21 PM PDT VERMILLION — Barbara Yutrzenka, Ph.D., professor of psychology and director of the Clinical Psychology Program at The University of South Dakota, was awarded the 2011 Beverly Thorn Award for Outstanding Director of Clinical Training Service at the annual meeting of the Council of University Directors of Clinical Psychology last month in Nashville, Tenn. Yutrzenka is the fourth recipient of this award since 2008. The Thorn Award recognizes contributions in the development of innovative ways to build and measure program quality, contributions to the community of Directors of Training, demonstrated achievement in assuring good outcomes for graduates of their program and principled advocacy for the scientist-practitioner philosophy of education and training at the local, state, or national level. A Director of Training for 23 years, Yutrzenka was honored for her outstanding service to clinical psychology as well as her dedication to improved training and research methods. In addition to directing South Dakota's only American Psychological Association accredited doctoral program in clinical psychology, Yutrzenka has been recognized for her excellence as a teacher and advisor, has served as a consultant on professional ethics concerns in the state and region, and has an extensive record of professional presentations and publications in her discipline. Additionally, she was appointed by former South Dakota Gov. Mike Rounds to serve on the South Dakota Board of Examiners of Psychology in 2005; was a recipient of the USD Chapter of Psi Chi's Outstanding Psychology Faculty in 2008; received the Belbas-Larson Excellence in Teaching Award (tenured faculty member) in 2000; and served on the Board of Directors for the Council of University Directors of Clinical Psychology for four years. Yutrzenka received her bachelor's degree from Wake Forest University, and her master's degree and psychology Ph.D. from the University of North Dakota. She joined the faculty at The U as an assistant professor of psychology in 1984. We encourage your feedback and dialog, all comments will be reviewed by our Web staff before appearing on the Web site. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
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