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…
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.
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…
Symptoms of Persistent Depressive Disorder
The symptoms of persistent depressive disorder, or dysthymia, tell us that this condition is a lot more than chronic sadness.…
Food Phobias Aren't Due to Fear of Gaining Weight
How many types of phobias have you heard about? There are probably hundreds of them, although some are more common…
The Stages of Alcoholism According to Jellinek
Elvin Morton Jellinek was an American physiologist and biostatistician who most consider the father of scientific studies on alcoholism. In…
How to Cope with the Loss of a Loved One
The loss of a loved one is an inevitable part of life. Despite the fact that it's inevitable, people are…
The Most Frequent Behavioral Addictions
In our current society, people often associate the word "addiction" with substance abuse. However, behavioral addictions are equally important to…
Stress Can Change Your Personality
Yes, stress can change your personality. And maybe it's affected yours. Maybe you used to be optimistic and confident and…
The Gesell Chamber: How Is it Used in Psychology?
Every area of science needs methods and instruments in order for it to advance. In addition to this, they need…
How to Compose a Report in Clinical Psychology
Every psychological evaluation process ends with the communication of its results through a report. Therefore, this report must be truthful,…
Asperger's and Empathy Aren't Mutually Exclusive
People still believe Asperger's and empathy are mutually exclusive. Even though they're wrong, this belief is still ingrained in most…
Hodophobia or Fear of Travel: What Is It?
Anxiety at having to be far from home, from your city, and from all you know. Fear of the idea…
Pathological Gambling: Diagnosis, Theories, and Treatment
For most of us, gambling, in its many forms, and sometimes perceived as just games, can be just another recreational…
Thanatophobia - The Fear of Death
The idea that one day you'll cease to be conscious can be unsettling, to say the least. However, some people…
Causes and Treatment of Ailurophobia
Many people suffer from ailurophobia. It could be due to the fact that cats are the protagonists of legends and…
Childhood Disintegrative Disorder
Childhood disintegrative disorder is rare; it causes significant loss of previously acquired skills between the ages of two and 10.…
Different Types of Stress
Muscle pain, insomnia, migraines, concentration problems... There are different types of stress and it manifests in different ways. Knowing about each one of them can help us to deal with…
Are You Having a Panic Attack or an Anxiety Attack?
The terms panic attack and anxiety attack are often used interchangeably. However, they aren't the same. In fact, some key…
Impulse Control Disorder
All human beings have or feel impulses. In most cases, however, your impulses aren't intense enough to overwhelm your ability to control them. On the other hand, even if your…
How to Treat Purely Obsessional OCD
Obsessive-compulsive disorder, or OCD, is a diagnostic category for people who exhibit obsessions and compulsions. In less prevalent cases, patients…