by Michael Orlans | Apr 27, 2015 | Psychology, Uncategorized
Although it might seem politically incorrect to suggest that a person’s political beliefs can be determined, even in part, by their physiology, a growing body of published scientific research demonstrates a correlation between biology and political ideology. These...
by Michael Orlans | Jan 30, 2015 | Psychology, Uncategorized
Conventional bio-medicine follows a reductionist model that theorizes that if there is a problem in the body the source of the problem can be ascribed to a malfunction along the body’s chemical assembly line. The belief is that pharmaceutical drugs will rectify the...
by Michael Orlans | Jan 26, 2015 | Attachment, Uncategorized
1. It is an unparalleled opportunity If life is a school, relationships are graduate school. We are biologically designed to seek and maintain attachments to others. The area in which we experience our most intense feelings as adults is with our love partner. We...
by Michael Orlans | Jan 14, 2015 | Parenting, Psychology
There has been a lot of discussion in the media lately regarding the disturbing trend of discontinuing recess in elementary schools. It appears that with the implementation of standardized testing, the quantification of academic performance has taken on a new...
by Michael Orlans | Mar 2, 2014 | Psychology, Trauma
Many parents and mental health professionals avoid talking with children about their prior traumas, fearing that such discussions will cause more pain and reinforce the trauma. Conversely, when children share their stories within a context of attunement, support, and...
