Personality Disorders

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What Is Emotional Unavailability?

We begin experiencing emotions early in childhood and soon learn to recognize when someone else feels happiness, anger, disappointment or

What Are The Side Effects Of Oxygen Therapy?

Oxygen is often provided to reduce the workload of the heart and lungs in emergency situations. Conditions that weaken the

Symptoms of Being Emotionally Unavailable

An emotionally unavailable person is a man or a woman who is unable to form a deep, loving attachment with

What Causes Emotional Numbness?

Emotional numbness is the inability to feel anything. People who are emotionally numb don't experience happiness, sadness, anger or even

Signs Of An Emotionally Abusive Husband

Unlike physical abuse, emotional abuse doesn't leave visible evidence. Psychological abuse may not leave visible scars, but often causes deep

The Psychological Effects of a Single Parent Family

Very few people become single parents intentionally, but when tragedy strikes in the form of divorce, illness, or accident, what

Social & Emotional Benefits of Regular Exercise

Exercise is one of the best ways to remain fit and healthy for people of all ages. The physical benefits

Can Iron Deficiency Cause Psychological Problems?

The link between iron stores and your physical energy stores has been understood since the 1950's. Iron, the mineral that

Bipolar 1 Disorder With Psychotic Features

Bipolar 1 disorder is a mood disorder characterized by episodes of mania and episodes of depression. People experiencing a manic

Five Common Types of Psychological Tests

Many people have a great fear of mental health testing. This is often because there is no real scale for

FALSE-CONSENSUS EFFECT

is a popular social phenomena where an individual believes that own beliefs, ideals, concepts, opinions, values and attitudes are held

FOLLOW-UP COUNSELING

1. The steps taken by a therapist to help a client with any ongoing problems or new symptoms that may

FRUSTRATION

1. thwarting of impulses and actions. 2. Emotional state when thwarting happens. 3. Psychoanalytic theory. Damming up of psychic energy

FUTURE-MINDEDNESS

the term used for the ability to engage in means to end future about the future. Being able to think

GOAL SPECIFICITY

a term used to describe the degree that the target behavior of a goal is defined.

INTERMITTENT REINFORCEMENT

Used in operant or instrumental conditioning. The name given to any pattern of reinforcement where only some responses are reinforced.

INTERVIEWER EFFECTS

An interviewers attributes and the influence and behaviours on the answers of a respondant. The appearance, demeanor, training, age, sex

ISOLATION

1.The state of being isolated from others. 2.Social isolation in psychoanalytic theory is a defense mechanism that relies on keeping

FALSE-UNIQUENESS EFFECT

is the tendency to underestimate the extent others actually possess the same attributes or talents and positive traits as yourself.

FOLLOW-UP STUDY

the study undertaken to see if the short term effects of a therapy will continue after a certain period of