Emotional Concerns
Motivation | Anxiety | Depression | Obsessions or Compulsions | Panic Disorder | Aging Cognition
Have you heard that you or your child could do better, but you are just not motivated?
Often, after years of frustration and failure, many people begin to think there is something wrong with them. Positive self-image, a vital concept in learning, has already started to decay. The willingness to learn can disappear. There is a need to reawaken to the facts that learning is an enjoyable task, and that the unfamiliar is an exciting frontier.
It is extremely difficult to remain motivated, to continue trying when you repeatedly fail, no matter how hard you try. At Neuroeducation, we can help stop the cycle of failure.
Extended periods of worry about not doing well enough in school or life can lead to anxiety.
Signs of anxiety include:
Somatic distress (stomach upsets, headaches)
Refusal to try new things
Upset and tearful with frustration
Excessive worrying, irritability
Difficulty concentrating
Too much or too little sleep
Anxiety, over time, takes a toll on both children and adults. Regaining a sense of control over how you are doing at school or on the job is critical.
Visit the Anxiety Disorders Association of America at www.adaa.org/ for more information.
Depression is another roadblock to learning and it expresses itself in different ways in children and adults.
Signs of Depression include:
Trouble with sleeping
Problems with eating
Withdrawing from play or fun activities that used to be enjoyable
General loss of interest
Irritability, aggression
Chronic depression can sap energy and drain joy from life, and the willingness to try.
Visit www.mentalhealth.com for more information.
Obsessive or compulsive behaviors can be repetitive physical behaviors such as arranging or ordering materials, and checking on things, or thinking behaviors such as counting, and repeating thoughts silently or aloud.
Children are often not aware that these compulsions are excessive or unreasonable.
Recurring thoughts or repetitive, impulsive behaviors can interfere with your normal routine, your job, or your ability to keep up with schoolwork.
Visit The Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation at www.ocfoundation.org for more information.
A panic attack is just as it sounds. It involves the feeling that something overwhelmingly terrible is about to happen.
Recurring episodes of panic attack can lead to a persistent fear about having more panic attacks. This worry can then lead to intense fear about the consequences (losing control, “going crazy,” even dying).
Behavioral counseling is an effective way to break out of this seemingly endless cycle of worrying about another panic attack happening.
For more information visit http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/panic-disorder/index.shtml.
Aging Cognition Is this just normal aging or am I having the early signs of dementia?
Psychologists and Counselors at Neuroeducation are also available for consultation, evaluation and treatment of older adults experiencing cognitive changes. An individualized evaluation can determine the nature and extent of memory and other cognitive changes. Oftentimes, a baseline for cognitive functioning should be determined. We can also help with screening for Dementia and Mild Cognitive Impairment.
Finally, we can offer individual and family interventions to facilitate coping with cognitive changes.
