by Joshua Hook | Jan 14, 2019 | Psychology
I often get asked if I have any tips or advice for students who are interviewing for graduate school. Graduate school interviews can be stressful and anxiety-provoking! To help potential applicants, I decided to write down some ideas for how to be successful on...
by Joshua Hook | Aug 26, 2018 | Psychology
The most difficult thing to do in graduate school is to complete your thesis or dissertation project. The thesis or dissertation can seem like such an overwhelming project—sometimes people don’t even know where to start. There can also be a lot of anxiety around the...
by Joshua Hook | Feb 11, 2018 | Psychology
I’ve been getting into a counseling approach called Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT; pronounced as one word, not “eh-see-tee”). ACT has helped me to effectively deal with problems in my own life, so I thought I would give a brief primer on the approach to see...
by Joshua Hook | Jan 23, 2018 | Psychology
I get asked a lot by undergraduate students about how to get into a Ph.D. program in clinical or counseling psychology. These programs are competitive. This past year, we had about 170 applicants for 8 spots. Because of this, it’s important to understand the...
by Joshua Hook | Feb 18, 2016 | Politics, Psychology
There have been lots of articles and blog posts in recent weeks criticizing Donald Trump. (I even wrote one of them.) Sometimes these articles ask psychologists or other mental health professionals to diagnose Trump. Narcissistic Personality Disorder seems to be the...
by Joshua Hook | Nov 10, 2015 | Psychology, Relationships
I watched the latest James Bond movie last weekend, which was quite entertaining. There is one scene in which James Bond and Madeleine Swan (the latest Bond girl and a psychologist no less!) fight off an evil villain in the middle of a speeding train. After they...
by Joshua Hook | Jul 16, 2015 | Humility, Psychology
I opened my Twitter feed this week to read some shocking headlines regarding my profession of psychology. Three senior officials lose their jobs at APA (American Psychological Association) after US torture scandal Psychologist accused of enabling US torture Leading...
