The Different Types of Bipolar Disorder
The different types of bipolar disorders have a considerable impact on the sufferer's mental state and affect those around them.…
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.
Trypanophobia or the Irrational Fear of Needles
Trypanophobia or the irrational fear of needles is a very common phobia, which also has other names, such as belonephobia.…
Crisis Fatigue - When Reality is Overwhelming
Crisis fatigue is a reality, beyond being the new fad everyone talks about on social networks. It's a feeling that…
Arachnophobia, the Fear of Spiders
Phobias are irrational fears of specific things. The fear of animals, of spiders more specifically (arachnophobia), is one of the…
Symptoms of Apiphobia, the Fear of Bees
Apiphobia, the fear of bees, is one of the most common phobias. Their mere fluttering sound and even having one…
Origin of the Crow Types of Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is a psychotic spectrum disorder characterized by positive symptoms such as hallucinations, delusions, and disorganized thinking. The negative symptoms…
Causes and Treatment of Anxiety at Night
Anxiety is a disorder that affects many people. In fact, its causes and manifestations are quite diverse. Also, some people…
The Rorschach Test - The Projective Test to Assess Personality
The Rorschach test is one of the best-known projective psychodiagnostic techniques. For some, it's little more than a pseudoscientific tool.…
Fear of Horses or Hippophobia
Fear is a natural response that, in an evolutionary sense, has helped save us from certain dangers. For this reason, it's common for human beings to feel (a sometimes excessive)…
The Social Vision of Mental Disorders
The work of psychologists has been attacked on many occasions and from countless fronts. The critics aren't always constructive, unfortunately.…
The Benefits of Co-Therapy
Often, therapy sessions are led by one psychologist. However, there are situations where having two mental health professionals can bring great advantages, both for the patient and for the therapists…
Hypnomania: The Uncontrollable Desire for Sleep
Sleep disorders are a huge problem around the world, with insomnia being the most common. In fact, it's believed that…
Symptoms of Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder
Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) is a serious, and sometimes disabling, form of PMS. Silvia Gaviria provides us with one of…
What's the Link Between Depression and Academic Performance?
Letting apathy and sadness into our lives can have serious consequences on the rest of our lives, thus affecting several…
Venustraphobia: The Fear of Beautiful Women
The world of phobias is immense, varied, and truly fascinating. There are many types of phobias out there, from the…
Eco-Anxiety, a Consequence of Climate Change
The climate crisis is real: the poles are melting and millions of species are threatened as humans continuously change and…
The Maudsley Approach: A Family Treatment for Anorexia Nervosa
The Maudsley approach is a family-focused therapy for individuals under 18 years old who suffer from anorexia nervosa. Christopher Dare…
Psychogerontology: History and Characteristics
Psychology is a science that studies many different areas, but especially those related to affective, cognitive-emotional, and behavioral fields. In…
Hearing Voices and Seeing Things
Hearing voices and seeing things are fascinating phenomena. In fact, the dictionary describes hallucinations as subjective sensations not preceded by…
Postvention: When Suicide Prevention Fails
Suicidal behavior is a complex phenomenon that is influenced by psychological, biological, social, cultural and environmental factors. It can affect…