Mental & Health

ADHD, psychiatric epidemic or hype?

By Dr. Marcel de Roos (Psychologist PhD, the Netherlands) www.marcelderoos.com For teachers the perfect class is a concentrated, quiet and…

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Nietzsche: Optimism, passion and become who you are

  By Dr Marcel de Roos, Psychologist PhD, the Netherlands www.marcelderoos.com Another important thinker in the history of psychology is…

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Dream interpretation according to Freud and Jung

By Dr Marcel de Roos, Psychologist PhD, the Netherlands https://www.marcelderoos.com/ According to Sigmund Freud (1856–1939) dreams are the expression of…

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A Psychodynamic perspective

By dr Marcel de Roos, Psychologist PhD, the Netherlands https://www.marcelderoos.com/   In Sri Lanka, psychology or counselling is mainly cognitive…

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Anxiety: a lady clad in a bright red dress.

By Dr. Marcel de Roos, Psychologist PhD, the Netherlands. www.marcelderoos.com Anxiety is a useful defense mechanism that warns us against…

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The wisdom of Aristotle, still going strong

By Dr Marcel de Roos, Psychologist PhD, the Netherlands. The Greek philosopher Aristotle (384 – 322 BCE) can be considered…

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Some Nietzsche and a bit of Freud & Jung

By Dr. Marcel de Roos (Psychologist PhD, the Netherlands) Irvin Yalom, an American psychiatrist, psychotherapist and author, wrote in his…

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Confidentiality and psychotherapy

When you start counselling or psychotherapy it’s of the utmost importance that everything you communicate with your psychologist stays confidential.…

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“The law of attraction” and other nonsense

By Dr Marcel de Roos, Psychologist PhD, the Netherlands. Bestseller writer Rhonda Byrne (“The Secret”, 2006) tries to make you…

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Emotions and therapy

By Dr. Marcel de Roos (Psychologist PhD, the Netherlands) https://www.marcelderoos.com/ Many Sri Lankans have an almost ingrained denial of mental…

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