Psychological Articles

 Reflections of A Generation (pt. 5): Lifting the Veil – The Fight For Gender Equality in Iran

American baby boomers are well aware of the continual struggle to achieve gender equality in a male dominated society. In fact, Baby boomers, feminists, and other concerned activists continue to challenge perceived injustices to this very day. Iranian echo boomers are finding that their own struggles in this regard are very much...

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Reflections of A Generation (pt.3): The Islamic Republic of Iran –Fact or Fiction?

 American baby boomers are watching the events in the Islamic Republic of Iran with a keen interest. In the young Iranians, they see a kindred spirit of social activism. These young Iranian echo boomers, so called because they are mirrors of the reformist baby boomers, have taken their voices to the...

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Senior Moments and How to Accept Them

 We have all experienced the humiliation of walking into a room and standing bewildered, wondering what on earth we went in there for! Or opening the freezer and gazing stupidly into the void, thinking, “What the heck am I looking for?” These are lost seconds in time; that annoying space...

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 Scurvy-Like Vitamin C Deficiency: The Real Culprit in Heart Attack?

 According to what recent psychological articles have stated, unlike most other living creatures, the human body does not manufacture collagen, Collagen is what the body needs to repair blood vessels.Repeated episodes of stress causes arteries to expand (flushed face when you are angry or upset) and then contract. Done too...

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 Sex Dreams: Sometimes a Cigar is Just a Cigar

Sex dreams can be common for both men and women although they are generally not discussed and considered a taboo topic. It is strange that it should be so today, considering how sex is so prevalent in today’s society. We see it everywhere from television to bill board ads and...

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 Sex and the Single Baby Boomer

 Baby boomers were the pioneers of sexual freedom in the sixties; the flag bearers of free love and peace and the promoters of sexual enjoyment for everyone. Sexual confidence in abundance was the order of the day back then and most baby boomers embraced their new sexual freedom with considerable enthusiasm.Baby boomers are now...

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Setting Boundaries With Your Grandchildren

 Ageing can introduce certain elderly problems that cause difficulties when trying to bridge the age gap, especially when baby boomers or elderly grandparents are living in the same home with several generations.The problems are obvious. A seventy-year-old who likes to nap in the afternoon is not going to take kindly to being...

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Shaman Principles for Understanding Dreams

 Psychological articles inform us that there are hundreds of different ways of interpreting dreams; and while not as frequently discussed in Western articles, shamanic principles for interpreting dreams are still quite popular in many Eastern philosophies and psychological literature. But, what is shamanism? Shamanism is a range of beliefs about...

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 Sexuality for Baby Boomers

 The acknowledgement that sexual activity takes place between members of the baby boomer generation usually draws comments like, “Ew, gross…” or “Must we have this discussion…?” from younger friends and members of the family.Well, get over it kids because guess what…? Baby boomers enjoy a sexual relationship as much as and sometimes a whole...

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 Sex with Younger People: Boomers Bridging the Gap

As middle and older age creep up on us, the sexual habits that formed a good part of our early life suddenly present a problem, especially for people who have been bereaved and lost a partner who shared a sexual routine over many years. The sexual preferences that pleased a...

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