May 2014 - Reneau Peurifoy

What Is Stress?

Reneau Peurifoy From Anxiety, Phobias & Panic Stress is simply another word used to describe the triggering of the fight or flight response. The effects of stress can be positive or negative. One example of positive stress is the excitement an experienced musician...

What Does It Mean to Be Assertive

Anxiety Phobias & Panic

Reneau Peurifoy From Anxiety, Phobias & Panic There are three basic ways to resolve conflict: You can become nonassertive, aggressive, or assertive. Understanding the differences among them is the first step to effective conflict resolution. Nonassertive Behavior...

Learned Helplessness, SelfEfficacy, and Change

Anxiety Phobias & Panic

Reneau Peurifoy From Anxiety, Phobias & Panic In the late l960s a now classic experiment was performed in which dogs were given random electric shocks from which they could not escape. The dogs developed what is called learned helplessness. Once they learned that...

Learning to “Normalize” Yourself

Overcoming Anxiety: From Short-Term Fixes to Long-Term Recovery

Reneau Peurifoy From Overcoming Anxiety: From Short-Term Fixes to Long-Term Recovery People with anxiety-related problems often feel alone and different from others. Frequently I hear them say they are “weird” and just want to be normal like everyone else. They often...

D.E.R. Scripts – A Simple and Effective Way to Assert Yourself

Overcoming Anxiety: From Short-Term Fixes to Long-Term Recovery

Reneau Peurifoy From Overcoming Anxiety: From Short-Term Fixes to Long-Term Recovery Like Mary, Robert needed to learn how to be more assertive so he would have more healthy boundaries. The only difference was that while Mary had weak boundaries that needed to be...

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