What Is Impaired Judgment in Mania and Hypomania? One of the most confusing and painful things for families is this question: “If they are educated and intelligent, why can’t they see they are unwell?” The answer is impaired judgment. This is not stubbornness, ego, or denial on purpose. It is a core medical symptom of …
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Gaslighting is a term that has gained significant traction in recent years, particularly in discussions about psychological manipulation and abuse. Coined from the 1944 film “Gaslight,” where a husband manipulates his wife into doubting her perceptions, gaslighting describes a form of emotional abuse where one person subtly undermines another’s reality, causing them to question their …
Know someone who has a paranoid worldview and is intensely suspicious and untrusting of others? Here’s how to identify PPD and assist your loved one in receiving care. What is paranoid personality disorder (PPD)? A long-term habit of mistrust and suspicion of people without good cause is a sign of paranoid personality disorder (PPD), a …
Martin Seligman and Steven F. Maier, psychologists, accidently developed the notion of learned helplessness. They had first noticed such behaviour in dogs that had been trained to expect an electrical shock when they heard a tone. The dogs were eventually placed in a shuttlebox with two chambers separated by a modest barrier. One half of …
The mind, like the body, has the ability to cure itself organically. Much of this natural coping strategy happens while you’re sleeping, especially during rapid eye movement (REM) sleep. In 1987, Francine Shapiro created Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), a natural approach for treating PostTraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Since then, EMDR has been successfully …
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