December 2003

Communication Blocks: Part I

Published on: 6th December, 2003

By Paul Schienberg, Ph.D. Many things can sabotage effective inner and interpersonal communications. Most are unconscious habits. All can be improved. Two fundamental blocks are ignorance of communication basics and unawareness of how you’re communicating. By learning more about communications, teams (2 or more members) of all sizes are more likely to get along and [...]

Building a Sports Team

Published on: 6th December, 2003

By Paul Schienberg, PhD When children are born, they are usually thrust into a group called a family. Over the past forty years, the stability of this unit has proven to be more and more unreliable. By the time children reach their eighteenth birthday, the family, as originally constituted, no longer exists. Children often belong [...]

Communication and Athletic Groups II

Published on: 6th December, 2003

By Paul Schienberg, PhD If a group of any kind is to function, its members must be able to communicate easily and efficiently. In successful teams, coaches and athletes talk openly about interpersonal and task-related issues that affect them directly. Interpersonal conflict is often the result of misunderstanding and miscommunication of feelings. Learning how to [...]

LETTER OF THE MONTH

Published on: 6th December, 2003

TO: questions@psychedonline.org FROM: XXXXXX@msn.com SUBJECT: Depression and Exercise DATE: Mon, 10 Nov 2003 Dear Psyched: In the past I was a professional athlete. Today, I am a lawyer who is in trouble. I’ve been let go by a firm without compensation. They did it without any compensation, even though I had a contract that noted [...]