personality
Brain Health

Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD): Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment

The group of neurodegenerative disorders that initially affect the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain are known as frontotemporal dementia (FTD). For example a loved one who suddenly begins acting in ways that feel unrecognizable and doing inappropriate acts at inappropriate moments, struggling to act and express to find simple words. It often presents

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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, “It’s mine!” while another is whispering, “You already brushed your teeth.”, and the third part is telling you that this was supposed to be your sister’s piece. Such a scenario is what

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Therapy

Psychological Conceptualisation: How Do Psychologists Understand a Person’s Difficulties? 

A person may seek psychological help for difficulties like anxiety, anger, avoidance, prolonged depression, or merely changes in his/her behaviour. Although these are various manifestations of mental health issues, their explanations may not always answer questions related to their cause, why they are still affecting the person, or why another person does not have the

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Personality

HEXACO Model of Personality

The HEXACO model of personality is a dynamic framework for understanding human personality. It categorises traits into six broad dimensions: Honesty-Humility, Emotionality, Extraversion, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, and Openness to Experience. This model, developed from psychological studies where personality traits are analysed based on ratings of descriptive adjectives, stands out for its cross-cultural validation. Researchers Ashton, Lee,

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