Understanding Hypnosis

Therapy

Using Inspirational Quotes in Therapy

Ran D. Anbar M.D. on June 3, 2023

Personalized after-visit summaries improve mental health care by enabling patients to review therapy insights over time.

Personalized after-visit summaries improve mental health care by enabling patients to review therapy insights over time.

Unconscious

Responding to People Who Have Unusual Encounters

Ran D. Anbar M.D. on May 27, 2023

How might we deal with patients reporting encounters with ghosts, demons, or guardian angels?

How might we deal with patients reporting encounters with ghosts, demons, or guardian angels?

Education

How to Best Deal With Your Classroom Instructor

Ran D. Anbar M.D. on May 20, 2023

How can students excel academically regardless of the quality of the instruction provided at school?

How can students excel academically regardless of the quality of the instruction provided at school?

Hypnosis

6 Life Lessons From Non-Academic Experiences in College

Ran D. Anbar M.D. on May 13, 2023

A Personal Perspective: Most of the memorable lessons I learned at college occurred outside of its academic environment.

A Personal Perspective: Most of the memorable lessons I learned at college occurred outside of its academic environment.

Positive Psychology

4 Strategies for Dealing with Difficult People

Ran D. Anbar M.D. on May 6, 2023

How would our world change with widespread use of loving kindness, self-affirmation, setting good intentions, and understanding and accepting of each other?

How would our world change with widespread use of loving kindness, self-affirmation, setting good intentions, and understanding and accepting of each other?

Unconscious

Why Do People Lie?

Ran D. Anbar M.D. on April 29, 2023

When is lying appropriate and helpful?

When is lying appropriate and helpful?

Academic Problems and Skills

Cheating Has Become Easier With the Introduction of AI

Ran D. Anbar M.D. on April 22, 2023

Why is honesty a better policy?

Why is honesty a better policy?

Marriage

5 Keys to a Successful Relationship

Ran D. Anbar M.D. on April 15, 2023

What tips might be given to a newlywed couple about the secrets of a successful marriage?

What tips might be given to a newlywed couple about the secrets of a successful marriage?

Dopamine

The Pursuit of Pleasure

Ran D. Anbar M.D. on April 8, 2023

Maximizing pleasure involves balancing short-and long-term pleasures and pleasure dividends while avoiding the harm caused by pleasure traps.

Maximizing pleasure involves balancing short-and long-term pleasures and pleasure dividends while avoiding the harm caused by pleasure traps.

Adolescence

How Teenagers Can Learn to Make Better Decisions

Ran D. Anbar M.D. on April 1, 2023

How can calming breaths and accessing the subconscious help teenagers make better choices?

How can calming breaths and accessing the subconscious help teenagers make better choices?

Education

How Do Children Learn Morality?

Ran D. Anbar M.D. on March 27, 2023

A Personal Perspective: Is a moral authority beneficial to our society beyond the generally accepted American morality based on individualism?

A Personal Perspective: Is a moral authority beneficial to our society beyond the generally accepted American morality based on individualism?

Education

The Importance of Learning to Solve Real-Life Problems

Ran D. Anbar M.D. on March 18, 2023

How asking children to solve real-life problems can help identify gaps in their basic knowledge base.

How asking children to solve real-life problems can help identify gaps in their basic knowledge base.

Fear

Dealing With Fear of the Unknown

Ran D. Anbar M.D. on March 11, 2023

What strategies can you use to deal with a fear of the unknown?

What strategies can you use to deal with a fear of the unknown?

Academic Problems and Skills

Inaccuracies About Health in the Media

Ran D. Anbar M.D. on March 4, 2023

When you read about scientific studies, how can you assess whether to change your lifestyle approach based on their results?

When you read about scientific studies, how can you assess whether to change your lifestyle approach based on their results?

Hypnosis

Tentative Belief Can Lead to Real Change

Ran D. Anbar M.D. on February 25, 2023

How can choosing to live with appropriate “as if” scenarios prompt beneficial change in people’s lives?

How can choosing to live with appropriate “as if” scenarios prompt beneficial change in people’s lives?

Anxiety

Parental Anxiety Manifested Through "Extreme Parenting"

Ran D. Anbar M.D. on February 18, 2023

How can loving care provided by an anxious parent lead to a child’s development of mental health problems?

How can loving care provided by an anxious parent lead to a child’s development of mental health problems?

Unconscious

What Happens After Death?

Ran D. Anbar M.D. on February 11, 2023

Personal Perspective: How can the mystery of death be a gift?

Personal Perspective: How can the mystery of death be a gift?

Sleep

Mental Health Can Improve With Sleep

Ran D. Anbar M.D. on February 4, 2023

Can we make effective changes in our culture to permit and encourage our teenagers to sleep more?

Can we make effective changes in our culture to permit and encourage our teenagers to sleep more?

Unconscious

A Boy Describes the Appearance of His Grandfather's Ghost

Ran D. Anbar M.D. on January 28, 2023

How allowing patients to lead can take therapy to unexpected places.

How allowing patients to lead can take therapy to unexpected places.

Hypnosis

How Virtual Reality Might Augment Hypnosis Therapy

Ran D. Anbar M.D. on January 21, 2023

Virtual reality coupled with facial recognition software or the ability to measure patients’ vital signs could adjust therapeutic experiences based on the patients’ responses.

Virtual reality coupled with facial recognition software or the ability to measure patients’ vital signs could adjust therapeutic experiences based on the patients’ responses.