What is the difference between Solvable and Perpetual Problems?
Research has shown that 69% of relationship conflicts are about perpetual problems, meaning that there is little control over them.
All of us at some point in our lives have engaged in a conflict with our romantic partner, a friend, a parent, a sibling, a classmate, or even a co-worker. Moreover, while some of us may take the problem as something simple, for others it may be something quite complex and painful. It is important to know how to manage such conflicts and learn how to work together with the individual and yourself in order to find a solution. However, it is important to note that not all conflicts are solvable, but rather we must learn how to cope with them. We call such unsolvable problem, a perpetual problem.
Now, what is the difference between the two?
Solvable Problems:
A solvable problem is often situational and only about that topic. In most cases, the problem does not have a deeper meaning to neither of the individuals and can therefore, have a solution, be solved, and maintained. Solvable problems may include, but not limited to, housecleaning, discipling children sex, finding a balance between work, friends, and family and in-laws.
Perpetual Problems:
Perpetual problems are problems that are created due to a fundamental difference in either an individuals’ personality or life style needs. In some cases, the topic of such problems can be the exact topics that create a solvable problem. In this case however, the individuals in conflict continue to return to the problem over and over again. For example, a perpetual problem may be religion. You and your friend may always be coming back to a problem because she may want to celebrate something, but those are not your beliefs and therefore, that creates an issue in the friendship that you may be developing. Perpetual problems are often conflicts that cannot be solved, but rather it becomes a learning process as to how we manage them.
Important Note:
While some individuals may seek a problem as solvable, for other it may be perpetual. For example, an in-law may be seen both ways and can be taken as either or. If the problem with the in-law is that they are over too often, that can be solved and maintained by having the conversation of reducing the amount of times they come over. However, if the problem is their personality and the way they are treating you, that may be perceived as a perpetual problem because it’s a fundamental difference in personalities.
Now, what can I do for myself?
- Learn how to understand yourself and your values
- Seek a support group
- Be an effective listener
- Take some time for yourself
If you want to learn more on how to manage interpersonal relationships and conflict, the different techniques on how to cope with both solvable and perpetual problems, learn more about our upcoming support group and join at
https://venturacommunitycounseling.com/managing-interpersonal-relationships-support-group/
Posted: March 15, 2018 by Yesenia Garcia
What is Hypersomnolence Disorder?
Do you tend to take multiple naps during the day? Are you feeling tired even when you have slept for hours?
Such disorder is characterized by recurrent episodes of excessive daytime sleepiness or prolonged nighttime sleep, which does not help enhance and individuals’ well-being. Also, individuals who suffer from Hypersomnolence Disorder tend to have the need to take naps during the day at inappropriate times such as during a meal, at work, in class, or even a social gathering to say the least. Therefore, such disorder disrupts an individuals’ daily life activities and does not allow for them to be productive. Moreover, no matter how much an individual may sleep (i.e. 9 hours or more) they continue to have the need to sleep and do not feel like they have gotten enough rest. As a result, such individuals often experience confusion when they wake up, they may even lose their ability to move, and may even experience combativeness for several minutes or even hours. It is important to note however, that for an individual to be diagnosed with such disorder, symptoms must be present at least three times a week for a set period of time.
It is important to take in mind that such disorder is much more prevalent in people between 17 and 24 years of age with the average age being 21.8. However, it is equally prevalent in both men and women.
What are the symptoms?
Are there different degrees and/or stages of Hypersomnolence Disorder?
Yes, there are three categories.
What causes Hypersomnolence Disorder?
For some individuals, there is not one known cause, but in others it is believed that other disorders such as Narcolepsy, Sleep Apnea, or dysfunction of the Autonomic Nervous System may play a role in the development of such disorder. Additionally, drug or alcohol abuse may also trigger the disorder and increase the likelihood that there is for an individual to develop it. Moreover, it may result from a tumor, head trauma, injury to the central nervous system, depression, epilepsy, obesity or multiple sclerosis.
What are some of the risk factors that influence and/or trigger Hypersomnolence Disorder?
How can Hypersomnolence Disorder be treated?
How can someone with Hypersomnolence Disorder help themselves?
Posted: March 13, 2018 by Yesenia Garcia
Illness Anxiety Disorder
Do you have a constant worry that you may have an illness? Are you constantly looking up your symptoms online?
Illness Anxiety Disorder, also known as hypochondria or health anxiety, is a constant, excessive worrying that you may become or are already seriously ill. An individual may get medically tested and the exam does not reveal an illness however, the individual believed that minor symptoms or the body’s normal sensations are signs of a severe illness. Furthermore, such condition may increase with age or during times of stress.
Illness Anxiety Disorder often causes problems among your relationships, disrupts your work-related performance, has daily life disruptions, causes financial instability, and may lead or trigger other mental disorders such as Somatic Symptom Disorder, Anxiety Disorders, Depression, or Personality Disorders.
What are the symptoms of Illness Anxiety Disorder?
What causes Illness Anxiety Disorder?
The specific cause is not known, but the following factors are believed to play a role:
Risk factors include:
How is Illness Anxiety Disorder treated?
How can I help myself cope with Illness Anxiety Disorder?
Posted: March 13, 2018 by Yesenia Garcia
Conversion Disorder
What is Conversion Disorder?
It is a neurological condition that causes physical symptoms even though the doctors cannot find any injury or reason to explain such symptoms. In other words, an individual’s body has converted your emotional and psychological stress into a physical response. It might seem strange, but an individual with conversion disorder CANNOT control the symptoms.
It is important to note that women are more likely to experience such disorder as well as people who have a history of emotional trauma. Additionally, individuals who have a hard time expressing emotion or talking about their feelings, are more likely to experience such disorder.
NOTE: It is sometimes referred to as Functional Neurologic Disorder.
What are the symptoms?
Majority of the symptoms in Conversion Disorder include the nervous system (i.e. spinal cord, brain or other nerves):
What causes/triggers Conversion Disorder?
Although the specific cause is not known, it is believed that it is a way that an individual’s brain deals with emotional strife. However, stressful events, emotional or physical trauma, or changes in brain function can trigger such disorder as well.
How is Conversion Disorder treated?
Psychotherapy is the most common way to treat such disorder, including the following:
How can Conversion Disorder be prevented?
Taking in mind that such disorder can be triggered by emotional trauma and stress, find ways to relieve such stress and trauma. Some steps that you can take can include:
How do I help myself or someone I know?
Posted: March 10, 2018 by Yesenia Garcia
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
What is OCD?
Over 2.2 million Americans suffer from OCD.
An individual who suffers from OCD tends to have uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts, and behaviors in which they feel the urge and need to continuously engage in and repeat over and over. It is important to note that OCD is a type of anxiety disorder. Individuals who have OCD tend to have symptoms of obsessions, compulsions or both and as a result, they may interfere with their daily life and their ability to complete tasks.
Obsession Symptoms (repeated thoughts, urges, or mental images that create anxiety for an individual):
Compulsion Symptoms (behaviors that a person with OCD will then feel the urge to do in response to an obsessive thought):
What causes OCD?
The causes remain unknown, but there are risk factors that can play a role on the development of such disorder.
Risk factors include:
How can OCD be treated?
How do I help myself or someone I know cope with OCD?
Last Updated: March 10, 2018 by Yesenia Garcia
Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
What is ADHD?
It the most commonly diagnosed mental disorder among children, especially boys. However, it can also affect teens and can continue to adulthood. Individuals with ADHD often have a hard time paying attention, they may not be able to control their impulses, or they may be hyperactive.
What are the symptoms in children?
In ADHD, the symptoms are grouped into 2 categories (6 or more of the symptoms must have persisted for a period of 6 months in order for a child to be diagnosed with ADHD):
What are the symptoms for adults (5 or more must be persistent within a 6 month period in order to be diagnosed with ADHD)?
What causes ADHD?
Although there isn’t one known cause, researchers believe that heredity, chemical imbalance, brain changes, poor nutrition (i.e. infections, smoking, drinking and substance abuse during pregnancy), toxins, brain injury, and a brain disorder may all play a role. Many of these roles often affect an individuals’ development, which in turn may result in ADHD.
How is ADHD treated?
Medication:
Therapy:
How can I help myself if I have ADHD?
Posted: March 9, 2018 by Yesenia Garcia
Bipolar I vs Bipolar II Disorder
It is believed that about 2.5% of the United States population suffers some kind of bipolar disorder (6 million people). Although there are various types of Bipolar Disorder, the more common ones are Bipolar I Disorder and Bipolar II Disorder.
What is Bipolar I Disorder?
To be diagnosed with Bipolar I Disorder, an individual must have had at least one manic episode and one major depressive episode. It is important to note that the major depressive episode must have occurred either before or after the manic episode.
What is a manic episode?
When individual experiences a manic episode, they may experience some of the following:
Note: A manic episode can be so extreme/severe, that an individual may need hospital care. When an individual is under a manic episode, it can be extremely hard to get them to calm down and have them reach a reasonable state. Such episode is so intense that it may interfere with an individuals’ daily life. For instance, individuals may go out shopping and spend more than they can afford to spend or engage in high risky behaviors such as sexual indiscretions. However, if such episodes are caused because of alcohol, drugs, or other health conditions, then the episode cannot be officially considered manic.
What is Bipolar II Disorder?
Unlike Bipolar I, Bipolar II does not typically experience severe manic episodes to the point where an individual may require hospital care. Someone who has Bipolar Disorder II, may experience a major depressive episode that lasts more than 2 weeks and at least one hypomanic episode. In Bipolar II, the “up” moods never reach full-blown mania like in Bipolar I.
What are the symptoms of a hypomanic episode?
What are the symptoms for a depressive episode (includes Bipolar I and Bipolar II Disorders)?
What causes Bipolar Disorder?
Although the main cause is not known, it is believed that abnormal physical characteristics of the brain may play a role as well as genetics. If a sibling or a parent is diagnosed with bipolar disorder, then an individual is more likely to develop such disorder. However, severe stress, drug or alcohol abuse, may also trigger the development of bipolar disorder.
How is it treated?
What can I do for myself?
Posted: March 6, 2018 by Yesenia Garcia
Managing Interpersonal Relationship Conflicts
What is the difference between Solvable and Perpetual Problems?
Research has shown that 69% of relationship conflicts are about perpetual problems, meaning that there is little control over them.
All of us at some point in our lives have engaged in a conflict with our romantic partner, a friend, a parent, a sibling, a classmate, or even a co-worker. Moreover, while some of us may take the problem as something simple, for others it may be something quite complex and painful. It is important to know how to manage such conflicts and learn how to work together with the individual and yourself in order to find a solution. However, it is important to note that not all conflicts are solvable, but rather we must learn how to cope with them. We call such unsolvable problem, a perpetual problem.
Now, what is the difference between the two?
Solvable Problems:
A solvable problem is often situational and only about that topic. In most cases, the problem does not have a deeper meaning to neither of the individuals and can therefore, have a solution, be solved, and maintained. Solvable problems may include, but not limited to, housecleaning, discipling children sex, finding a balance between work, friends, and family and in-laws.
Perpetual Problems:
Perpetual problems are problems that are created due to a fundamental difference in either an individuals’ personality or life style needs. In some cases, the topic of such problems can be the exact topics that create a solvable problem. In this case however, the individuals in conflict continue to return to the problem over and over again. For example, a perpetual problem may be religion. You and your friend may always be coming back to a problem because she may want to celebrate something, but those are not your beliefs and therefore, that creates an issue in the friendship that you may be developing. Perpetual problems are often conflicts that cannot be solved, but rather it becomes a learning process as to how we manage them.
Important Note:
While some individuals may seek a problem as solvable, for other it may be perpetual. For example, an in-law may be seen both ways and can be taken as either or. If the problem with the in-law is that they are over too often, that can be solved and maintained by having the conversation of reducing the amount of times they come over. However, if the problem is their personality and the way they are treating you, that may be perceived as a perpetual problem because it’s a fundamental difference in personalities.
Now, what can I do for myself?
If you want to learn more on how to manage interpersonal relationships and conflict, the different techniques on how to cope with both solvable and perpetual problems, learn more about our upcoming support group and join at
https://venturacommunitycounseling.com/managing-interpersonal-relationships-support-group/
Last Updated: March 5, 2018 by Yesenia Garcia
Depersonalization and Derealization Disorder
What is Depersonalization/Derealization disorder?
Do you ever feel that things around you are not real? It is estimated that about 50% of the population experiences at least once in their lifetime a moment of derealization and depersonalization. However, only about 2% actually have the criteria for such disorder. Derealization or depersonalization disorder is diagnosed when you repeatedly have feelings that the outside world is not real, or you believe to be observing yourself from outside your body. Often, individuals with derealization/depersonalization feel as if they were living in a dream and can have a hard time identifying their reality. Although many of us at some point may have had such experience, that doesn’t mean we have such disorder. One may have such disorder if the derealization keeps occurring, if it completely never goes away, or it begins to interfere with your daily life. It is important to note that such disorder usually begins in mid to late teens or early adulthood and that it is rare among children and older adults.
What are the symptoms?
Symptoms for depersonalization may include the following:
Symptoms of derealization may include:
It is also important to note that such symptoms may last hours, days, weeks, and even months. Also, such disorder can cause difficulty in concentrating on tasks, remembering things, may create problems in relationships (i.e. friends and families), may cause a sense of hopelessness, and may interfere with daily life activities (i.e. work and school).
What are some risk factors that may trigger such disorder?
What causes depersonalization/derealization disorder?
The exact known cause is not yet known. However, it is believed that both genetic and environmental factors may play a role.
How is such disorder treated?
One can receive medication, but the main treatment used to manage such disorder is psychotherapy, which can help you improve the following:
How can I help myself, or someone I know, cope with such disorder?
When talking to your doctor, below are some questions that you may want to ask:
Posted: March 5, 2018 by Yesenia Garcia
Are you having trouble coping to a new change or situation?
What is Adjustment Disorder?
Do you have a hard time coping with a stress in your life? For example, the death of a loved one or divorce. Adjustment Disorder is a type of short-term condition when an individual is having a hard time coping or adjusting to a source of stress. It is believed that individuals with such disorder tend to have similar symptoms to those who may have clinical depression however, unlike clinical depression, individuals with Adjustment Disorder don’t experience as much physical and emotional symptoms. Also, symptoms usually begin within three months of the source or stress, but do not last longer than 6 months after the situation or event.
It is important to note that Adjustment Disorder can develop at any age regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, or lifestyle. However, it is more prevalent when major transitions occur such as adolescence, mid-life, and/or late-life (i.e. elderly).
What are the symptoms of Adjustment Disorder?
What triggers/causes such disorder?
How is Adjustment Disorder treated?
How can Adjustment Disorder be prevented?
There is not one known cause that may help with the prevention of Adjustment Disorder however, strong social and family support may play a big part in the way you may handle the stressor. Also, establishing a good self-esteem, looking for the positive humor during tough times, and living a healthy life can contribute to the prevention of the disorder.
How do I help myself cope with such disorder?
Posted: March 4, 2018 by Yesenia Garcia
Parent-Child Relational Problem
What is the Parent-Child Relational Problem?
Do you have trouble with your parent or child, but do not know why? The Parent-Child Relational Problem serves to describe the difficulties created between a child and a parent often communication and challenging interactions. Such problem can occur at any time during the child’s development however, it is more likely to occur during adolescence.
It is important to note that the “parent” is whoever is considered as their primary caregiver.
It is important to note that such problem is not considered a mental disorder however, some behaviors that can be found or created because of the conflict can result and be associate with other psychiatric conditions. Such problem tends to rather be associated with impaired functioning in behavioral, cognitive, or affective domains. For example, there is an inadequate parental control, supervision or there is a lack of involvement with the child. Also, there may tend to be arguments that escalate to the point where there may be threats of physical violence as well as negative attributions of the other’s intentions may be involved. Furthermore, affective problems may include, but are not limited to feelings of sadness, or anger, for example, towards the other individual that may be part of the relationship.
What causes such problem?
To this day, there is not a concrete known cause yet. However, the following are risk factors that are thought to influence the relationships built between a parent and a child:
What are the symptoms of such problem occurring?
How can my relationship with my parent or child improve? How can it be managed?
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