In this podcast, Dr. Mathis will be venting his ire on several topics. These will include medications for disorders (versus more holistic and/or creative methods), praising people after their dearth (despite the fact that the same persons were despised in life), overvaluing particular traits in some people (while ignoring their faults, just because they have […]
Posts Tagged ‘teenagers’
Rants About Role Models, Disorders, & Happiness
Posted in Podcasts, tagged ADHD, Consistency, Creative Use of Personal Pathology, Devaluing, drugs, Happiness, Healthy Lifestyle, Holistic Treatment, Life Lessons, medical treatment, OCPD, Overvaluing, personal power, Pharmacology, Psychological Disorders, Role Models, Societal Values, Societal vs. Personal Values, spirituality, teenagers on January 4, 2014 | Comments Off on Rants About Role Models, Disorders, & Happiness
Personal Responsibility
Posted in Podcasts, tagged adolescents, Adult Mentors, Appropriate Boundaries, Appropriate Role Models, Blaming Others, Crime, Gambling, Halo Efffect, Hero Worship, personal responsibility, Proper Parenting, Prostitution, Rape, Role Models, Social Media, substance abuse, teenagers on April 14, 2013 | Comments Off on Personal Responsibility
As Americans, we seem to like to blame others for our misbehavior, as well as attempting to justify our own misbehavior by pointing fingers at others’ errors. In addition, we seem to have an inherent naiveté about our “heroes”, whether they be historical, musical, political, religious, or athletic. In this podcast, Dr. Mathis lends his […]
Sixteenth Podcast
Posted in Podcasts, tagged adults, At-Risk Behaviors, Dating, IM, Internet, parents, Social Media, teenagers on November 6, 2012 | Comments Off on Sixteenth Podcast
For the sixteenth podcast, Dr. Mathis will be talking about dangerous and responsible internet behaviors. Given the recent surge of internet-related misbehaviors and unfortunate resulting consequences, it is felt that listeners should be given some basic “dos and don’ts” when surfing the net, chatting online, posting profiles, posting videos and/or pictures of themselves (and others, […]
Seventh Podcast
Posted in Podcasts, tagged acting-out behaviors, back-masking, Bible, books, censorship, Elvis, heavy metal, Judas Priest, Mark Twain, media, movies, Music, Ozzy, Parenting, PMRC, printed media, rap, rock, rock and roll, teenagers, TV, video games, violence on July 28, 2012 | Comments Off on Seventh Podcast
In this podcast, the concept of individual responsibility as applies to the supposed influence of various forms of media (e.g., TV, movies, music, video games, books) will be discussed and examined. Why media is not considered responsible for the miscellaneous miscreant and irrational actions of persons is stated, along with some suggestions given for parents […]
4th Podcast
Posted in Podcasts, tagged 12 Steps, addiction, belief systems, choice model, disease model, personal power, responsibility, substance abuse, substance dependency, SUD, teenagers, young adults on July 16, 2012 | Comments Off on 4th Podcast
The fourth podcast continues to elaborate on various issues related to the topic of substance-based disorders. This particular podcast will continue to define terms as needed, as well as introduce some new concepts about substance abuse and dependency. The constructs of “choice”, “responsibility”, and “personal power” will be brought up, along with the demystification of […]
Second Podcast
Posted in Podcasts, tagged adolescents, antisocial, children, diagnosis, DSM, psychopath, sociopath, teenagers on June 18, 2012 | Comments Off on Second Podcast
This second podcast discusses the possibility of children and adolescents being identified as “antisocial”, which is not officially allowed in the current edition of the DSM. In addition, what to do when and if this situation presents itself is discussed, along with commonly accompanying phenomena. Historical perspectives of various terms, such as “psychopath” and “sociopath”, […]