‘Workplace’ Questions at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist, Page 2

Q: In a way, I can’t believe I’m actually emailing someone about the problem I’m having. I don’t really think I have any kind of psychological disorder. But I am worried about my situation, and I’m just not sure how serious an issue this is.
The problem centers around the fact that I’ve lost my job [...]

Q: I’ve heard very different opinions about the so-called differences between men and women. Some say that there are really no differences, just cultural stereotypes. Others say men and women are really different. On a psychological level, what’s the evidence that men and women are the same or different?

A: For a long while, it wasn’t [...]

Q: I’m a 35-year-old man with a wife and two-year-old son, and my family and I have been living in a foreign country. I have been working for the same company for the past 11 years. My problem is that I have problems when speaking that I think will keep me from advancing to a [...]

Q: I have been together with my husband for 10 years and married to him for 7 years. We have a problem in that his parents are extremely controlling and critical. Both of their adult children are in their thirties but they don’t treat them as if they are.
I am a very independent person [...]

Q: I am now 40 years old and have a terrible habit of leaving jobs once I get discouraged by being bored with the work. I usually lie and say I got another job even though I’m also bad about finding other work. So by the time I realize I’ve made a mistake by leaving [...]