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Dr. John H. Braccio and Dave discuss on the “Morning Wake-Up With Dave Akerly” Radio Show on 4/26/16 on WILS, 1320 a.m.in Lansing, Michigan, a konya merkez eskort common problem for sensitive and non-assertive persons: HOW TO ANSWER PERSONAL AND ANNOYING QUESTIONS. People often are fearful, frustrated, and angry over intrusive, manipulative, and annoying questions. Typical questions would be: What are you doing Saturday morning? (The intent is to get you to do some work at their house!) Did the boss raise heck with you? Can you afford your new car? Did your brother really hit his wife? Is it true you hate your mother-in-law? Are you looking for a new job? These are the kinds of questions that drive people mad. Techniques to overcome such questions are as follows:

1.  Reply back with a question.
2. Humorous response.
3. Ignore and change the topic.
4. Respond with an “equally” uncomfortable question.
5. Say, “Is this twenty questions time?”

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Dr. John H. Braccio and Dave discuss on the “Morning Wake-Up With Dave Akerly” Radio Show on 4/19/16 on WILS, 1320 a.m.in Lansing, Michigan, konya merkez kadın numaraları Generalized Anxiety. Dr. Braccio and Dave discuss how it is very common condition. It is or called the “what if” or the “thinking person’s disease”. This can make any decision a torturous path that leads to great anxiety and worry in someone’s life. They also discuss what can be done to overcome it.

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Dr. John H. Braccio and Dave discuss on the “Morning Wake-Up With Dave Akerly” Radio Show on 4/12/16 on WILS, 1320 a.m.in Lansing, Michigan, The Destructiveness of anamur bayan escort Hate and How to Overcome it. Dr. Braccio and Dave discuss “Hate” and how it is far more destructive and venomous to the person who hates than the person who is hated. They discuss how to not hate and enjoy life.

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Dr. John H. Braccio and Dave discuss, on the “Morning Wake-Up With Dave Akerly” Radio Show on 4/5/16 on WILS, 1320 a.m. in Lansing, Michigan, How To Stop Your Test Anxiety From Defeating You on Tests.This topic is always very timely in any community let alone in a community of sophisticated parents and students konya merkez olgun bayan resulting from excellent public and private schools, Michigan State University, WMU-Cooley Law School, and Lansing Community College. The general public might be surprised how test anxiety debilitates so many students from achieving to their potential. We see it in our offices more than you might imagine. It is often underestimated and the gravity not understood because the general public believes everyone has test anxiety. It is when it debilitates and overwhelms you emotionally that it becomes a huge personal problem. Strategies to overcome Test Anxiety include the following:

1. Prepare for the test.
2. Visualize yourself successful.
3. Positive self-talk.
4. Be well rested and nourished.
5. Stay relaxed and breathe in and out.
6. Put the test in perspective.
7. Replace negative thoughts with positive thoughts.
8. Arrive at test at a time comfortable for you.
9. Determine how much time you can spend on each test item.
10. Tune out other persons and distractions, and focus on the test.
11. Answer the easiest test items first and then go back to the more difficult items.
12. Do not panic and keep to your testing plan.
13. Develop self-hypnosis and deep relaxation techniques to help you prepare for testing.
14. Thirty second deep breathing periods when anxious during tests can be helpful when needed.

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On 3/29/16, Dr. John H.Braccio talks about how Michigan State University fans are psychologically adjusting to a shockling loss in the first round of NCAA Basketball Tournament on “The Drive With silifke escort ilanları Jack Ebling” Radio Show with Jack Ebling and Graham Couch of the Lansing State Journal. John said he was particularly upset because of how this could impact Denzel Valentine in his legitimate quest to be acknowledged as the best college basketball player in the country. They also discuss the impact of experienced players leaving a team even if incoming players are perceived as better players. Chemistry is a huge factor on how well a team plays together.  Graham Couch playfully says he is going to try to come up with something that would put John in a bad mood.

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Dr. John H. Braccio and Dave discuss, on the “Morning Wake-Up With Dave Akerly” Radio Show on 3/29/16 on WILS, 1320 a.m.in Lansing, Michigan Common Conflicts silifke eskort ilanları in Marriage. Even though every marriage is unique, the common problems of marriage are remarkably similar in most cases. That so many couples are not prepared shows the need for them to go through some type of marriage preparation to help eliminate the roughly 50% divorce rate. How to resolve conflicts is a timely topic for all couples and perspective couples to think about as conflicts develop or could develop. Common conflicts include:

1. Communication
2. Expectations
3. Money
4. Raising Children
5. Sex/Intimacy
6. Relatives
7. Time together as a couple and family
8. Chore sharing
9. Work versus couple /family

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Dr. Braccio and Dave discuss, on the “Morning Wake-Up With Dave Akerly” Radio Show on 3/15/16 on WILS, 1320 a.m.in Lansing, Michigan, the heartbreak of Michigan State’s early loss in the NCAA mersin anamur escort bayanları Basketball Tournament and the deep frustration of Coach Izzo, team members, and fans. They discuss the importance of perspective. Coach Tom Izzo’s MSU Basketball Program is a sports icon of sustained greatness over many years. Defeat at times is inevitable. In this case, Middle Tennessee State took it to the Spartans and played a great game. They deserved to win. MSU won the Big Ten Tournament Championship and had a great year. Now it is time to move on to MSU Spring Football and baseball with the Detroit Tigers. Coach Izzo has already begun to prepare for next year with a solid group of returning players and maybe the most highly recruited incoming freshman class in the nation. In spite of the loss, life is great if you are a Spartan basketball fan. Coach Izzo responded to the loss with great class to his players and fans. Learning to deal with heart breaking loss is far more complicated and difficult than heart pounding victory.

They also discuss ethnic food. Dave talked about a Polish coffee shop in Hamtramck, Michigan while Dr. Braccio talked about delicious Polish food he often ate from the west side of Grand Rapids when going to weddings with Polish-American classmates while at Grand Rapids Catholic Central High School over 55 years ago.

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Dr. Braccio discusses “Sadness, Shock, and Outrage When a Prominent Community Prosecutor is Arrested” on the “Morning Wake-Up With Dave Akerly” Radio Show on 3/15/16 on WILS, 1320 a.m. in Lansing, Michigan.While there is outrage, there mersin anamur eskort bayanları is a sadness when a long time public figure like STUART DUNNINGS is charged with crimes he prosecutes. In a time society is in great upheaval, publicly elected officials are needed who model for us. There also is the human tragedy of the fall of a towering public figure. If guilty, he will need humility and to ask public forgiveness and prayer for him as a human being. There can be no satisfaction to any of his possible enemies in such a sad human tragedy. Hopefully, if Stuart Dunnings is guilty, he can find a way to make up for what he has done and find a way to contribute to the well-being of his family, the citizens who elected and trusted him, and society.

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Dr. Braccio discusses “What Caused Jason Brian Dalton to Randomly Kill” with Dave Akerly of the “Morning Wake-Up With Dave Akerly” Radio Show on 2/23/16 on WILS, 1320 a.m. in Lansing, Michigan.Jason is a particularly frightening murderer for there was apparently no previous warning he might kocasinan escort bayan do this. This means he could be anybody and anyone could be his victim. He may have had a psychotic break/temporary psychosis caused by many factors including persecution delusion, loss of love, death of a loved one, social demands, drugs, insomnia, brain injury, and war. Further information on Jason will hopefully help us understand what motived him and what we can learn to help make sure such persons are stopped from doing such horrible things as much as possible in the future.

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Dr. Braccio discusses “What Caused Jason Brian Dalton to Randomly Kill” with Dave Akerly of the “Morning Wake-Up With Dave Akerly” Radio Show on 2/23/16 on WILS, 1320 a.m. in Lansing, Michigan.Jason is a konya merkez escort kızlar particularly frightening murderer for there was apparently no previous warning he might do this. This means he could be anybody and anyone could be his victim. He may have had a psychotic break/temporary psychosis caused by many factors including persecution delusion, loss of love, death of a loved one, social demands, drugs, insomnia, brain injury, and war. Further information on Jason will hopefully help us understand what motived him and what we can learn to help make sure such persons are stopped from doing such horrible things as much as possible in the future.

Dr. Braccio discusses “Reasons To Get Married” with Dave Akerly of the “Morning Wake-Up With Dave Akerly” Radio Show on 2/16/16 on WILS, 1320 a.m. in Lansing, Michigan.In a secular-humanist world that reflects much of modern day America, silifke eskort numaraları Dr. Braccio and Dave Akerly discuss, WHY GET MARRIED? Dr. Braccio says it amazes him that up to 50% of current marriages are doomed to divorce! Below are some positive results of a good marriage.

1.  Someone to share a life with as a lover, partner, and hopefully best friend.
2.  Sharing the responsibility and joy of children in a family unit.
3. Better mental health.
4.  Love in its purest form.
5. Possible spiritual growth.
6. Social benefits and acceptance.
7.  Better financial stability.
8.  Someone you can care for who also will care for you.
9.  A partnership team to solve problems.
10. If each spouse gives 60%, each will get a fair 50% share.

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Dr. Braccio discusses with Rich Hurl, News Director of MacDonald Broadcasting, the topic of “You Can Do It” on the “Morning Wake-Up With Dave Akerly” Radio Show on 2/9/16 on WILS, 1320 a.m. in Lansing, Michigan.Whether you say these words to mersin escort bayan yourself or advise someone else, these are words that are so critical to one’s chances for success. So often in my work as a psychologist, persons say:  I CAN’T DO IT!–and say it as an irrefutable truth!  I advise them to step back, review the situation, look at options, and make a decision on what in reality they can do. This is good advice for all of us.

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Dependability is the critical ability to be relied upon when needed and expected.This means you will do what you say you will do even when tired, hurting, and just not wanting to do karatay escort kızlar something. Two obvious examples are THE IRON HORSE (Lou Gehrig) and THE IRON MAN (Cal Ripken, Jr.). These two baseball greats who in their day represented endurance and ability to compete and do their jobs even when others, if not most, would take the day off. Dependability is a key to success in all aspects of life including employment, friendships, intimate family relationships, and personal self-esteem and achievement. President Woodrow Wilson has a good quote on dependability: WITHOUT DEPENDABILITY, ONE’S ABILITY MAY BE A LIABILITY INSTEAD OF AN ASSET.

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Positive Pride comes from many sources over many years of achievement and hard work.It can be described as good self-esteem resulting from anamur eskort kızlar earned achievement. The resulting positive pride is not to be used to lord it over someone or see others as inferior to you because of your achievement. That would be BAD/NEGATIVE/FALSE PRIDE.

There is pride that comes from achievement as an individual or as part of a team. As my father often said to me to have me try my best: “Do your best and enjoy the pride in what you accomplish.” That is still very timely advice for all of us every day.

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Dr. Braccio talks on the “Morning Wake-Up With Dave Akerly” Radio Show on 12/22/15 on WILS, 1320 a.m. in Lansing, Michigan.They discuss WHAT DOES CHRISTMAS MEAN TO INDIVIDUAL CHRISTIANS? silifke escort numaraları Each Christian can focus about what he or she has positively experienced on past Christmases. Dr. Braccio shares some of his early experiences in a first generation Italian-American home. Celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ is so wonderful for Christian believers. That God would send his son to earth so we could be saved and join him for eternity through his brutal crucifixion and death has been inspirational for millions of persons over the past 2000 years. The Prince of Peace is also loved and respected by millions of non-Christians. It is important to remember Christmas is a national holiday and our country has had an overwhelmingly Christian citizenry since the beginning of our founding. The following Pew 2014 breakdown by religious group in the United States is interesting. PROTESTANT 46.5%. Roman Catholic 20.8%. Mormon 1.6%. Other Christian 1.7%. Judaism 1.9. Islam 0.9%. Hinduism 0.7%. Buddhism 0.7%. Other Religions 1.8%. Unaffiliated 22.8%. Not stated 0.6%. We need to focus on the positive aspects of Christmas and not the commercialism that so often accompanies it. Dave put in an extra touch with some Christmas music from long ago by Mario Lanza.

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Dr. Braccio talks on the “Morning Wake-Up With Dave Akerly” Radio Show on 12/15/15 on WILS, 1320 a.m. in Lansing, Michigan.They discuss the mersin anamur escort bayanları collective and individual fear Americans have about the uncertainty that results from terrorism. They discuss how parents can talk to their children about terrorism and terrorists

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On 12/3/15, Dr.Braccio discusses on “The Drive With Jack Ebling” Radio Show escort kızlar mersin with Jack Ebling and Rico Beard of Detroit Sports Radio 105.1 about psychology of the Detroit Lions and the upcoming 2015 Big Ten Championship Football Game in Indianapolis on 12.5/15.

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Dr. Braccio talks on the “Morning Wake-Up With Dave Akerly” Radio Show on 12/1/15 on WILS, 1320 a.m. in Lansing, Michigan. They discuss The Excitement and Joy of Winning/Succeeding Must Be More Powerful Than Losing/Failing.Too many people willingly give away strong desired possibilities in life for success silifke escort numaraları by fearing failure. The ability to visualize what you desire and try to implement it in reality is a wonderful set of life skills to develop.

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Dr. Braccio talks on the “Morning Wake-Up With Dave Akerly” Radio Show on 11/24/15 on WILS, 1320 a.m. in Lansing, Michigan.They discuss how you must not let rejection of karatay olgun bayan you by others define who you are. You can learn from rejection to become a stronger person and determine how to better manage your life and relationships.

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Dr. Braccio talks on the “Morning Wake-Up With Dave Akerly” Radio Show on 11/16/15 on WILS, 1320 a.m. in Lansing, Michigan.They talk about the pathological personality of bayan escort mersin the sociopathic murderers in Paris. It is very hard for the average person to comprehend how a sociopath can kill a person face to face with a gun, cut off a head with a knife, set a person on fire, crucify someone, bury someone alive, or any other brutal way for no reason other than they want to. When you take the homicidal sociopathic person and add a perverted religious rational, one can see the brutal murders committed from ISIS have a despicable rational.

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