Written By: Hooman Keshavarzi, Licensed Psychotherapist and Adjunct Professor of Psychology Fear is an incredibly powerful emotion. Fear is really what we are referring to when we say the words stress and anxiety. According to emotion theory, fear contains both functional and dysfunctional expressions just like in all other emotions. The functional needs of emotions are […]
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Art Therapy in the Muslim Community By: Jasiah Latifi Art therapy has been proven to be effective in reducing stressors, increasing physical and psychological wellness. For those who are facing fatal illness, art therapy has been utilized to help them cope, psychologically and improve their physiology, “there is evidence that art-based interventions are effective in […]
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Social Phobia By: Fahad Khan Also known as Social Anxiety Disorder, it is characterized by strong feelings of being judged by others and being embarrassed. Wait… I have these feelings all the time. Do I have this disorder? Having feelings of being judged or being embarrassed is normal to everyone, especially Muslims. Every time we […]
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Author: Hooman Keshavarzi The issue of substance abuse is a major concern in the United States of America. Incidence of substance abuse has been increasing in the past decade. This is especially a concern and problematic for adolescents as many start to experiment with drugs and alcohol around this time. Adolescents begin searching for an […]
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Imagine the following scenario. Imagine you had a friend whom you cared for very deeply. However, that friend did not seem to feel the same way. Imagine this friend rarely ever picked up your phone calls. He or she never responded to your text messages. This friend never wanted to make plans to see you, and if you […]
By: Hooman Keshavarzi One of the greatest struggles of life, especially for men has been the challenge of desisting from unlawful interactions with the opposite gender. This is especially difficult on account of this desire being a natural human inclination that is universal to all human beings. Allah (SWT) has made human beings with a […]
Anger Management Let us begin with a brief discussion of emotions before highlighting the nature of anger and its cures. According to modern emotion theory, all emotions have both positive and negative manifestations. They also have fundamental needs that lie beneath the experience of anger. There are some perceptions that cause particular emotions to emerge, […]
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Much of the focus on the development of modern science and clinical psychology can be historically traced back through the western historical tradition and can be seen as a natural symbiosis of the fields of philosophy and science. Although, this is a rich legacy that has led us to the present, the traditions present in […]
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Psychotherapy is a process of intervention that is rooted in the idea of the “talking cure”. This process is guided by extensive research done on human behavior and empirically validated ways of intervening to alleviate psychological disarray. In Islamic terminology, this is an attempt at understanding Allah’s Sunnah (system and structure that Allah has created) […]
It has been observed according to Sue and Sue (2006) that minorities who are put into a foreign environment go through a series of stages of acculturation. New Muslims often report similarly going through these stages. The first stage according to this theory is called conformity, where individuals conform completely and whole-heartedly to the new […]
San Bernardino & Paris Attacks: The Psychology of Fear and its Influence on Social Behavior.
/1 Comment/in News /by Hooman KeshavarziWritten By: Hooman Keshavarzi, Licensed Psychotherapist and Adjunct Professor of Psychology Fear is an incredibly powerful emotion. Fear is really what we are referring to when we say the words stress and anxiety. According to emotion theory, fear contains both functional and dysfunctional expressions just like in all other emotions. The functional needs of emotions are […]
Art Therapy in the Muslim Community
/2 Comments/in News /by Hooman KeshavarziArt Therapy in the Muslim Community By: Jasiah Latifi Art therapy has been proven to be effective in reducing stressors, increasing physical and psychological wellness. For those who are facing fatal illness, art therapy has been utilized to help them cope, psychologically and improve their physiology, “there is evidence that art-based interventions are effective in […]
Social Phobia – Fear of Judgement?
/0 Comments/in News /by Hooman KeshavarziSocial Phobia By: Fahad Khan Also known as Social Anxiety Disorder, it is characterized by strong feelings of being judged by others and being embarrassed. Wait… I have these feelings all the time. Do I have this disorder? Having feelings of being judged or being embarrassed is normal to everyone, especially Muslims. Every time we […]
The Protective Factors of Religion and Spirituality in Substance Abuse: A Brief Review of Research
/0 Comments/in News /by hammal.mansoor@gmail.comAuthor: Hooman Keshavarzi The issue of substance abuse is a major concern in the United States of America. Incidence of substance abuse has been increasing in the past decade. This is especially a concern and problematic for adolescents as many start to experiment with drugs and alcohol around this time. Adolescents begin searching for an […]
An Unequal Exchange.
/0 Comments/in News /by hammal.mansoor@gmail.comImagine the following scenario. Imagine you had a friend whom you cared for very deeply. However, that friend did not seem to feel the same way. Imagine this friend rarely ever picked up your phone calls. He or she never responded to your text messages. This friend never wanted to make plans to see you, and if you […]
Lowering the Gaze & Managing Pornography Addiction
/1 Comment/in News /by hammal.mansoor@gmail.comBy: Hooman Keshavarzi One of the greatest struggles of life, especially for men has been the challenge of desisting from unlawful interactions with the opposite gender. This is especially difficult on account of this desire being a natural human inclination that is universal to all human beings. Allah (SWT) has made human beings with a […]
Managing Your Anger!
/0 Comments/in News /by hammal.mansoor@gmail.comAnger Management Let us begin with a brief discussion of emotions before highlighting the nature of anger and its cures. According to modern emotion theory, all emotions have both positive and negative manifestations. They also have fundamental needs that lie beneath the experience of anger. There are some perceptions that cause particular emotions to emerge, […]
Avicenna’s Influence on Science and Psychology
/0 Comments/in News /by hammal.mansoor@gmail.comMuch of the focus on the development of modern science and clinical psychology can be historically traced back through the western historical tradition and can be seen as a natural symbiosis of the fields of philosophy and science. Although, this is a rich legacy that has led us to the present, the traditions present in […]
Understanding Islamically Integrated Therapy:
/1 Comment/in News /by hammal.mansoor@gmail.comPsychotherapy is a process of intervention that is rooted in the idea of the “talking cure”. This process is guided by extensive research done on human behavior and empirically validated ways of intervening to alleviate psychological disarray. In Islamic terminology, this is an attempt at understanding Allah’s Sunnah (system and structure that Allah has created) […]
New Muslims Stages of Change
/0 Comments/in News /by hammal.mansoor@gmail.comIt has been observed according to Sue and Sue (2006) that minorities who are put into a foreign environment go through a series of stages of acculturation. New Muslims often report similarly going through these stages. The first stage according to this theory is called conformity, where individuals conform completely and whole-heartedly to the new […]