by Michael Heitt | Nov 18, 2015 | benefits of therapy, brain, human behavior, Psychotherapy
I teach a great professional development and clinical consultation class at Loyola University Maryland. Yesterday morning my doctoral students and I had a great discussion about what makes psychotherapy work (among some other very stimulating discussions). This...
by Michael Heitt | Oct 8, 2015 | Disruptive Professionals, human behavior
The Washington Post ran an article about a Tel Aviv University study of the effects of physicians’ disruptive behavior on patient safety. As discussed in previous posts, there is a clear link between disruptive behavior among physicians (and other...
by Michael Heitt | Jul 21, 2015 | Aging, human behavior, relationships, safe sex
A recently published article in the Annals of Family Medicine, yielded data that busted inaccurate stereotypes and myths about sexuality and aging in women. Nearly six out of ten women over the age of 60 reported being sexually active. The study interviewed more than...
by Michael Heitt | Jul 6, 2015 | human behavior, socialization
Some recent research (summarized nicely in the WSJ) has shown a nice correlation between socializing and life longevity (and quality). It’s no surprise though, as we are social animals. Surely some people are more extroverted than others and some people really...
by Michael Heitt | Mar 13, 2015 | Coaching, Disruptive Professionals, human behavior
As a psychologist, this is no surprise to me, but medical schools and physicians’ residency training programs are concluding that empathy (understanding the patient’s perspective and effectively communicating that understanding to him or her), in fact,...
by Michael Heitt | Jan 2, 2014 | Coaching, Disruptive Professionals, human behavior, Psychotherapy
I often hear from my patients how busy they, their careers and their lives are. Occasionally, their impatient, abrupt or frankly disruptive behaviors at home or at work are blamed upon simply not having the time to slow down to deal with others more gently or explain...
