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Health Psychology

What Is PTSD? Why the Past Feels So Present

He came home from war, settled into a career, got married, and raised kids; by all accounts, he had moved on. But years.

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Personality

Id, Ego, and Superego: Freud’s Structural Theory of the Psyche

Imagine that it is midnight and you have found the last piece of cake in the fridge. One part of you is screaming,.

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Learning Motivation

Reward Systems and Motivation: Why Wanting Isn’t Doing

We like to think desire alone can spark action. But as anybody who’s ever set a 6:00 a.m. alarm knows, wanting something rarely.

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Health

Factitious Disorder: Understanding the Causes, Symptoms, and Psychological Factors

An individual keeps visiting the hospital with genuine symptoms, goes through testing, and is clearly desperate for answers. But on some occasions, the.

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Cognitive Sleep

The Role of Cognitive Bias Modification in Treating Sleep Disorders

“This psychological connection provides an important basis for understanding the potential role of Cognitive Bias Modification in treating sleep disorders.” Sleep disorders are.

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Brain

Mechanical Forces in Brain Development: The Role of Mechanobiology

Picture an infant brain as a large, bustling town made up of thousands of neural cells that are constantly on the move, growing,.

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Health Psychology

Alzheimer’s Vs Dementia: What’s the Difference?

Think of a senior who becomes forgetful of what she discussed, asks the same question many times, and gets confused now and then.

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Emotion Social

Nonviolent Communication: The 4 Steps of NVC Explained

All of us learned to communicate in a dialogue without being taught how we should act in case  of a dialogue failure. The.

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Therapy

What is Third-Wave CBT? Types, Techniques, and Uses

Think about a student who has an important presentation to provide; when her heart starts racing and her hands get sweaty, she starts.

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Clinical Health

The Role of DSM and ICD Classification Systems in Mental Health Assessment and Treatment

Mental health assessment plays an important role in understanding psychological difficulties and identifying patterns of symptoms that may indicate a mental health condition..

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