What is a Psychologist? Psychologists study the human mind and human behaviour. As a discipline, psychology examines the questions, issues, and problems related to behaviour and mental health. Psychologists may assess and diagnose behavioural, emotional, and cognitive disorders, provide counselling and therapy, and engage in research. According to the Canadian Psychological Association (CPA), psychologists work… Read more »
Migraines are described as extremely painful, throbbing headaches. They can last from a few hours to a few days and can occur daily, monthly, or sometimes disappear for years at a time. Estimates suggest that 15 per cent of the population suffers from migraine headaches and three times as many women as men experience migraines…. Read more »
Most city folk don’t know the first thing about camping. In fact, camping may be the last thing you ever want to do, but it can be a wonderful experience if you give it a shot. When my daughters were young and I was a student, I got tired of waiting to be able to… Read more »
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As far as most rational people are concerned, the world has seen and heard more than enough of murderer Paul Bernardo. Along with the horrific news accounts of his crimes, there have been books, movies, and reams of armchair analysis and comments. Except for practitioners and students of law, psychology, and perhaps sociology, there’s no… Read more »
At Home: The fix is in for Quebec gas prices As if Canadians haven’t been hit hard enough with the recent increases at the gas pumps, several Quebec companies have recently been charged with price fixing. So far, charges have been laid against 13 people and 11 companies, all of whom are accused of fixing… Read more »
In the last year, a friend of mine got what is likely the cleverest tattoo imaginable; each of his hands, when made into fists, now read respectively ?read? and ?more? so that should need ever be that he give you a pair of black eyes, at least the experience would be educational. In a time… Read more »
. . . Playing Lear would force him to inhabit his fear, fathom the future he had almost reached already. Why, just last week, running here and there to find lost keys, a friend’s name leached from memory. Gone. No, nor could he bring himself to speak the plain and awful line that shows the… Read more »
Last week we looked at some of the marvels connected to the human hand. This week, It’s time to give those other hard-working appendages their due. Whether we’re walking, dancing, or winning the 100-metre Olympic dash, our feet are the oft-neglected support that carries us through life. Bata Shoe Museum Even if you can’t get… Read more »
I like to think I’ve led a reasonably well-informed life. I read newspapers, watch the news, and ask a lot of questions of virtually any and everyone. But there are some things I just don’t get. Am I alone in this? I don’t get the whole Sex and the City phenomenon. We never had satellite… Read more »