Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lesley Broff is a licensed social worker who graduated from The University of Pittsburgh with her Masters degree in Social Work.

In the modern world, we can become overwhelmed with news of the collapse of our ecosystem, the chances of another pandemic, and global warfare, plus the latest political crisis — all within 15 minutes ...

A few years ago some friends got a new Golden Retriever puppy named Sugar. When I first met Sugar, she was a ball of fur and energy. Picture this: a golden streak dashing across the yard, eyes ...

We all fall into a slump every now and then. But, what if you can’t kick yourself out of that slump? When you fall into a similar emotion — or when you give up on your dreams over and over — that ...

Various types of schizophrenia are distinguished by certain symptoms that, while relating to affective, social, physical and intellectual functioning, indicate consequences of extreme emotional ...

Somewhere along the way, working hard became a thing of the past for some. Effort? Cringe. Optimism? Please. In some workplaces, skepticism trumps enthusiasm, sarcasm wins more respect than passion, ...

If you’ve felt emotionally drained, overwhelmed, or helpless due to ongoing political uncertainty in recent months, you’re not alone. Between constant policy shifts and the relentless news cycles, ...

Another week goes by, and with it, the feeling that terrible things are happening and that there’s nothing we can do to change them. That’s how I feel as an Israeli living in New York, and I know many ...

This week, we conclude our series on the causes of American students’ reading decline by discussing the impacts of low expectations, weak accountability and learned helplessness. The problems begin ...

Learned helplessness. I’d heard the term before, but conflated it with weaponized incompetence, a phenomenon where someone (usually the male partner in a hetero relationship) exerts little or no ...