Mental disorders
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Our relationship to our own genitals is something we often take for granted. As we develop through puberty, they change and fascinate us. Some people simply accept them as the biological equipment they are, some may have dysphoria in regards to them and often people can be either insecure or too secure...
Nowadays it is becoming more and more difficult for young people to leave the parental home and become independent, but sooner or later it happens. Most parents find that their children "fly" and a new stage of life begins for them. This can be very positive and fulfilling, but it can also make them feel sad,...
Body dismorphic disorder, also known as body dismorphia, is a kind of mental illness in which the patient feels obsessed with a minor or imaginary flaw in their appearance. The person may spend all of their focus on fixing a perceived flaw, even going to the extent of cosmetic surgery. You will frequently...
Counting in your head is a kind of OCD or obsessive compulsive disorder, in which the person feels the need or urge to count certain things or everything that he comes across. Whether it is counting the stairs while climbing them, tiles on a floor or wall, birds on a line or peas in a bowl, the patient...
Normally people can always find something that makes them feel afraid, scared or repulsed. However, when it comes to people suffering from a phobia the number is reduced to one in ten. There are some phobias that are more common than others, like the phobia of spiders (arachnophobia), snakes, heights,...
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Schizoaffective disorder is a disease that is characterized by the presence of characteristic symptoms of psychosis and altered mood. Generally, this disorder usually has its onset in adulthood, although it can also occur in adolescence. There are several treatments for this disorder, and depending on the...
Narcissists are self-loving people who are extremely obsessed about their own self and looks. In their perspective, they are the best and they look down upon all others around them. The theory suggests that such people should have difficulty in getting along with the society, but sometimes, the opposite...
Déjá vu is a French term that some people use to describe the feeling of living through novel experiences that somehow seem strangely familiar. In English déjà vu means “already seen” and this phenomenon has widely picked the interest of scientists and psychologists. If you have ever traveled to a new place...
You might have come across some personality tests that divided people into extroverts and introverts. An extrovert person generally enjoys spending time with people while an introvert usually prefers to spend more time away from social environments. An ambivert person is argued to be a combination of both types....
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One of the most misunderstood personality disorders is narcissism. This mental condition causes the person suffering from it to have an exaggerated sense of self, so they feel like they are the centre of the universe, are extremely self-involved and do not usually have empathy for other people. Egocentrism...
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Arachnophobia means an uncomfortable and intense fear of spiders. As with any phobia, people with this problem reach the point of limiting their daily lives according to it. They usually avoid any place where they may find spiders, thus determining the place where they live, where they go on holiday and...
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When we say that a person has OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder) we refer to the type of scenario where someone can not control repeating a series of stimuli due to underlying anxiety. If you know someone who follows a fixed pattern before leaving home, can not go for more than 3 hours without washing...
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Stockholm syndrome refers to a psychological condition that develops in a person who has been kidnapped or held captive involuntarily. People with Stockholm syndrome show positive feelings towards their kidnapper and may even establish a personal relationship with them. Experts on the subject suggest...
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Many people suffer signs of unrest during the change of seasons. This is partly due to the strong effects and influences that light and weather exert on our mood. If you are interested in this matter the following OneHowTo article explains how does the change of season affect humans.
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The Peter Pan Syndrome refers to certain personality traits that are characterized by psychological immaturity and narcissism. These are people who are irresponsible in certain aspects of life, rebels who refuse to grow up, are dependent and who believe they are above social norms. If these features are...
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Borderline personality disorder is characterized by instability in interpersonal relationships, self-image and emotions. People with this disorder have a high impulsive span, which can be potentially dangerous for them and for the people around them. Like all personality disorders, they begin in adulthood...
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Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is a serious medical condition which causes the sufferer to be impulsive and unstable, and have difficulty with interpersonal relationships. As well as the person with the disorder, BPD can have serious implications for relatives or partners of the person with Borderline...
Although each one of us is uniquely different, there are a number of behavioral patterns, commonly referred to as the so-called A, B and C personality types. These labels can be useful to define the general characteristics of an individual's personality, beliefs, culture etc. According to this theory, there are...
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Kleptomania is an irresistible impulse to steal objects that have no commercial value for the person. In some countries it is is estimated that 5% of complaints of theft involve people with kleptomania. The stolen items are not of great importance for the kleptomaniac, but their reward is in the act of...
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Lies are part of our everyday life. There are "white lies" which generally have a positive intention, and those lies that aim at personal benefit. We have all lied at some point in our lives, for example, when we say to someone they are thinner, when in fact they are not, or when we say that we agree with...
Delusion is a disorder that affects the content of the mind. Any acutely strange or obsessive thought can be a disorder of mind content. Within this definition we find: overvalued ideas, phobic ideas, hypochondriac ideas and delusions. Delusion involves a change in the relationship that the person establishes...
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Hypochondria is a disorder which causes you to worry obsessively over your health. This obsessive worrying over if you are ill often means you will experience symptoms which are not real or exaggerate real symptoms which can then lead to anxiety and depression. Hypochondriacs often have an extreme fear...
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Paranoia, from an etymological point of view, means out of mind. And this meaning is quite related to the definition given by psychiatrists, as this is a mental disorder characterized by the existence of repetitive delusions and self-referential. It can become a serious chronic condition varying in intensity,...
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Schizoid personality disorder is characterized by indifference and social isolation. This disorder is more prevalent in people with a family history of schizophrenia or schizotypal personality disorder. Like all personality disorders, it has its onset in adulthood and usually occurs in different sociocultural...
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Psychological abuse is the conduct of verbal aggression, degradation and contempt, which is carried out continuously and repeatedly. Generally, this type of abuse, is more common in women and children than in men, and can be found in all aspects of life, at work, in your own home and even in school. Unlike...
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A hypochondriac is a person who lives thinking they have severe disease and suffering a terrifying fear of death among other symptoms. It is a psychological disorder that has no cure and can cause great harm to the patient's environment as it affects work, family life and relationships in general....
Throughout history, many famous people have been considered to be megalomaniacs for their delusions of grandeur and self-importance, like Julius Caesar or Napoleon. So how do you define a megalomaniac? Megalomania is a personality disorder characterized by delusions and other behavioral disorders.
It commonly...
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