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-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

FRUSTRATION TOLERANCE

the ability a person has to endure the tension and to preserve equanimity when met with obstacles. It is a

GAF SCALE

Abbreviation of global assessment of functioning that is a numerical scale from 1 -100 used by mental health practitioners.

GOAL-DIRECTED BEHAVIOR

Behavior oriented toward attaining a particular goal. Identified by observing that the animal or person ceases search behaviour and engages

INTERNAL BOUNDARY

Psychoanalytic theory. The name of the boundary between ego and id. Also called inner boundary. Compare external boundary.

INTIMACY

A state of extreme interpersonal emotional closeness such that each party's personal space can be entered without causing discomfort and

ITEM VALIDITY

In a test or experiment the extent to which an individual item measures what it purports to measure.

FAMILY COUNSELING

is one of the various types of counselling whereby parents, or even other family members, work with trained individual's such

FOOD FADDISM

the dietary practice based on exaggerated and often incorrect beliefs about the effects of food or nutrition on health, particularly