Meet The Real Life Barbies

The Mail Online has recently reported on the Internet craze that sees teenagers turn themselves into freakish living dolls. Dr Gray (Consultant Clinical Psychologist at The British CBT & Counselling Service) commented when interviewed by them:

'At any age placing too much value on physical appearance can be potentially detrimental to a person’s self esteem and sense of self worth devaluing importance traits and characteristics and undermining what is truly valuable about a person. However encouraging this practice in children and adolescence who are still in the process of developing their self image can have particularly disastrous consequences including anxiety, depression and eating disorders as they inevitably fall short of the unrealistic images digitally created in the media.

Equally concerning is why these images have been created and for what purpose. Distorting and/or enhancing pictures of children so that they appear older and more sexual surely crosses the line between how we should treat the children in our society and how we should not'
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Guidance on Sexual Minorities

There are 2 documents that are available via the BPS website, that may be of interest to DCP members.

The first is the recently launched guidance on sexual minorities – Guidelines for psychologists working with therapeutically with sexual and gender minority clients

http://www.bps.org.uk/news/new-guidance-sexual-and-gender-minorities-available



The second is Working with Interpreters in Health Settings.

http://www.bpsshop.org.uk/Working-with-Interpreters-in-Health-Settings-P710.aspx


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Our Early Experiences Define Us

Our early experiences define us. It is during our first few years of life that we develop an image of ourselves, others and what to expect from them and the world. At the root of many depressions & anxieties is an inner experience of aloneness & separateness from early sources of care, comfort & love.

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The British CBT & Counselling Service - New Clinic To Open In London

The British CBT & Counselling Service is to open a new clinic in London this month based at The Fulham Health Clinic, 286 Munster Road, Fulham SW6 6BQ. This clinic opens following the success of existing clinics in Richmond (Surrey) and Clapham (SW12 )

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Who Is The Most Vulnerable To Mental Health Problems

Western societies greatly exaggerate rank difference between humans, dividing us into the ‘haves’, ‘have nots’ & ‘have lots’, with the ‘have nots’ being at greater risk of physical and mental health problems & of being either the perpetrator or victim of certain types of crime.

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Why Enough Is Never Enough

Evolutionary Psychologists suggest that our brain have evolved to cope with scarcity not abundance which is why we struggle to say 'no' and know when 'enough is enough'. Add this to a marketing industry that spends billions on ensuring we are never content.....

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