John P. Forsyth, Ph.D., is Associate Professor of Psychology and Director of the Doctoral Training Program in Clinical Psychology at the University at Albany, SUNY. See full bio
Most of us have things about ourselves we wish we could improve. Lasting change is difficult—many of our habits are deeply ingrained, and certain aspects of ourselves, such as core personality attributes, may be immutable. But many more things can be changed.
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