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Psychiatric Disorders

What Causes Stress Disorders (Acute Stress Disorder & Post-traumatic Stress Disorder)

Stress disorders are psychiatric conditions that occur as a response to psychological trauma. In this article, I will attempt to explain how these symptoms can develop following a traumatic event. There are two major stress disorders, known as Acute Stress Disorder and Post-traumatic Stress Disorder. Trauma Response Dramatic and malignant events in human life often […]

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Brain Health Psychological Tips

Your Phone is Not Your Friend

A friend is a being that is there when you require help. Now imagine something or someone that provides you with exactly the things you lack at the time. You’re feeling bored? This friend provides you a lot of entertainment to witness and talk about! You don’t feel good? This friend gives you a million […]

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Psychological Tips Clinical Psychology Psychiatric Disorders Psychological Interventions

Can Boredom Cause Depression?

Most of us think of boredom as a minor inconvenience – those long afternoons when nothing seems exciting or meaningful. But psychologists are beginning to see boredom as more than just an idle state of mind. When boredom lingers, it can chip away at our sense of purpose, drain motivation, and even set the stage […]

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Psychological Tips

5 Ways to Make Winter Holidays the Best Time of the Year!

The winter holidays have just arrived as the world experiences the coldest days of the year. Whether you are religious, or not, there is something very cheery about the last week of December and the New Year to come! For some, this is a time of festivities. For others it is a time to relax […]

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Personality Psychology

Do I Have a Personality Disorder?

Navigating through one’s troubles is difficult. To have issues is part of being human. However, it can often feel as if our problems are not really solvable. So what does one do? Perhaps one of your colleagues said something particularly rude to you. Or maybe things at home seem to be conflicted. Maybe the person […]

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Dark Personality Psychology Psychological Tips

The Positives of Psychopathy

Psychopathy is a psychological construct that refers to callous and unemotional patterns of attitudes or behaviors. While much of the popular opinion on psychopathy is actually negative, there are some behaviors of psychopaths which are also seen positively. An evidence of the allure of psychopathy can be seen in the fact that Ted Bundy, the […]

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Brain Health Psychiatric Disorders

Psychoeducation: Understanding Your Addiction

Addiction to chemical substances is not a comfortable condition. According to a study, 2.2% of people in the world have a problem with drugs or alcohol. 1.5% of people have an alcohol use disorder, compared to 0.8% of people with all substance use disorders put together (0.32% had a cannabis use disorder, 0.29% had an […]

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Cognitive Psychology Dark Personality Psychology

Why Do Pathological Liars Lie?

Lying is a very common behavior per se. There are various reasons one might choose to lie. Perhaps you do not want to cause trouble with your boss, so you might lie that there no problems at work. Perhaps a young adolescent might lie to his parents to cover up the fact that he was […]

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Dark Personality Psychology Psychiatric Disorders

5 Red Flags of Pathological Lying

In the current digital sphere, communication has diversified. No longer does one have to speak to each other directly. While this has greatly increased the convenience of communication, it has also increased the convenience for pathological lying. Yes, this did just escalate quickly. Pathological lying is a pattern of behavior of distorting or hiding information […]

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Hoarding Disorder Psychological Storybook

Horus’s Problems at Work – The Story of a Man with Hoarding Disorder

“Horus, are you going to tell me what are we gonna do about this?” Sara asked Horus, pointing towards a pile of empty packs of cigarettes and matchboxes right underneath his desk. Horus sighed. Sara was an attorney and Horus was her assistant. She was not the only one who had noted the cigarette packs […]

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