What is Transference? In order to understand what the transference is, it will be helpful to first understand how human connection evolves over time. We start connecting to others from the time we are young infants. In his book The Interpersonal World of the Infant, Daniel Stern draws our attention to the two-month-old infant’s repertoire … Read more
What do we mean we say about a person that he is resilient? We mean that he can recover from a setback and continue moving forward. Resilience requires that we: Accept what happened, or is happening. Be clear about our feelings in the situation. Understand for ourselves what this blow means to us. None of … Read more
The print deadline for an article in a periodical in which I publish regularly is the Sunday before publication. I usually have an idea or two in mind by the Wednesday before, and I spend time thinking about it. Last Wednesday came and went and I could think of nothing to write about. I was … Read more
Depression Mourning and Melancholia Revisited The Distinctions between Sadness, Mourning and Depression By Chana Mark L.C.S.W. Mourning and Melancholia Revisited The Distinctions between Sadness, Mourning and Depression Having read quite a bit about topics of psychological interest in various publications over the years, it seems to me that it would be helpful to clarify the … Read more
Anxiety By Chana Mark L.C.S.W. In discussing the various manifestations of anxiety I will be making frequent references to the unconscious mind. My education and training in this field requires that I be knowledgeable about the workings of the unconscious mind, but it must be emphasized that there are many approaches to treating anxiety in … Read more
The Psychology Series Introdction By Chana Mark L.C.S.W. This article is the first of a short series whose goal is to acquaint the readership with an understanding of current psychological difficulties. In subsequent articles I will endeavor to present a number of different disorders from two points of view: that of the person suffering from … Read more
On Listening When was the last time we took time – really took time – to listen to our spouse and to each child? By Chana Mark L.C.S.W. It is a challenging time. We are confined indoors for much of the time. Our familiar schedules and routines are gone. The world of work, activities and … Read more
Inner Boundaries In order to have good outer boundaries, we need to have good inner boundaries By Chana Mark L.C.S.W. When we see a person who has good boundaries between himself and other people, we are noticing several things without consciously realizing it. He knows what his role is in all of his relationships He … Read more
Sayre’s Law (You’ve never heard of it, but you know all about it) By Chana Mark L.C.S.W. I know of a large family with two distinct groupings, all living in the same city. The family emigrated from Europe before World War II and now boasts six generations of successful and upstanding people. They are very … Read more