Things to Know Before Consulting a Psychologist
You must keep a few things in mind before consulting a psychologist. Are you in a particularly stressful situation and…
Clinical Psychology
Clinical Psychology provides us with the tools to research, understand, and treat mental conditions and other conditions. It can also help us to improve our potential and development as human beings.
Pain and Hopelessness in Depression
Hopelessness in depression is a rather debilitating reality. It's a feeling of utter emptiness and a belief that nothing you…
Reasons Why Avoidance Behavior Increases Anxiety
Avoidance behavior leads to anxiety. This is like a snowball that gets bigger and bigger and you don't notice it…
Chronic Stress and Depression: What's the Link?
Chronic stress and depression are related. A hormone links the two. It's a small peptide that causes a whole series…
Alcohol-Induced Blackouts: Causes and Consequences
Alcohol-induced blackouts are caused by acute intoxication resulting from alcohol consumption. It's a kind of amnesia that affects the memory of events…
The Realm of Hungry Ghosts
Dr. Gabor Maté is one of the most prestigious scholars in the field of addiction. He's also the author of the book In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts. He's a…
Somatization Disorder - How the Body Talks
People with somatization disorder often have multiple somatic (bodily) symptoms that cause discomfort and other significant problems in daily life.…
Depersonalization Disorder - Who Are You Really?
Depersonalization disorder leads to the following thoughts: "I don't seem like me." "Who am I?" "I don't recognize myself in…
Workplace Depression: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment
When you hear "workplace depression", does it ring a bell? When you hear it, you'd probably think of having to…
Stress, the Emotional Tension that Alters Mind and Body
The symptoms of stress and emotional tension are often as unsuspected as they're dangerous. Inflammations, breathing problems, headaches, memory lapses...…
Oppositional Defiant Disorder: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment
Oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) is characterized by a recurrent pattern of uncooperative, defiant, negative, irritable, and hostile behavior toward parents,…
Description of the Stroop Color and Word Test
The Stroop Color and Word Test has been used since 1935. It measures people's attentional control using an interference system.…
Schizotypal Personality Disorder: What Is It?
Schizotypal personality disorder (SPD) is quite uncommon. It's considered a type of personality disorder, but can also be considered part…
Selective Mutism: Symptoms and Treatment
Today, we're going to talk about selective mutism, a rather complex childhood disorder characterized by a child's inability to communicate…
What's Sleep Drunkenness?
Some people wake up completely energetic, lucid, and ready to face the day as soon as their alarm goes off. On the other hand, others have a really hard time…
The Various Stages of Alzheimer's Disease
Current medical literature indicates the causes of the onset and stages of Alzheimer's disease are multiple and complex. Of these,…
Racing Thoughts, a Cognitive Disorder
Racing thoughts is a cognitive disorder where thoughts and ideas go from one to the other in rapid succession, without…
Symptoms, Causes, and Treatments for Phalacrophobia
Any stimulus, even a word or a symbol, can motivate or arouse an irrational fear such as phalacrophobia (the fear…
Description and Characteristics of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Are you experiencing chronic fatigue syndrome? You might be if you feel collapsed and find it difficult to follow your…
Behavioral Activation When Trying to Lose Weight
Most people use behavioral activation in certain mood disorders such as depression. However, this type of strategy aimed at increasing…