Mental health articles
OF mental health care and mentally ill
November, 2012
Reactions of Mental Health Professionals
It was with great excitement that I informed my case manager of my pregnancy. It would be safe to say that the news was not received with enthusiasm.She promptly picked the phone up and informed me that she was booking me in for a termination of pregnancy at the first available appointment. I was at […]
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The Development of Emotionally Healthy Infants
The basis of emotional health for infants lies in the attachment relationship they develop with their main caregiver(s). John Bowlby developed his theory during the middle of the 20th century (Bowlby, 1979). Mary Ainsworth further developed this theory, recognising not only that there were secure and insecure modes of attachment, but that they could be […]
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Dependency and Substance
Use Disorders Dozens of studies have examined the possibility that dependent persons might be at elevated risk for substance use disorders. The results of these investigations have been decidedly mixed. For example, although studies confirm that dependent persons are at increased risk for tobacco addiction, numerous investigations have failed to obtain the hypothesized relationship be- […]
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Dependency and Depression
Although laboratory and field studies confirm that there is a positive relationship between level of dependency and level of depression in children, adolescents, and adults, the dependency-depression relationship is more complex than early researchers had thought. On the one hand, exaggerated dependency needs do in fact place an individual at increased risk for the subsequent […]
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Interpersonal correlates of dependency
In general, studies of the interpersonal correlates of dependency indicate that dependent persons adopt a passive, helpless stance in interpersonal interactions. Specifically, laboratory and field investigations indi- cate that individuals with a dependent personality ori- entation show high levels of suggestibility, cooperative- ness, compliance, and interpersonal yielding. These results are not surprising when one considers […]
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Dependency in Older Adults
There have been no published studies examining in- dividual differences in level of dependency in older adults. However, research suggests that, in general, older adults tend to exhibit more pronounced depen- dency needs than do younger adults. To some extent, the higher levels of dependency shown by older adults relative to younger adults reflects the […]
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Dependency in Adolescence and Adulthood
During adolescence, substantial sex differences in de- pendency emerge, with girls showing significantly higher levels of dependency than boys. This pattern of results is consistent across different cultures {e.g., American, British, Japanese, Indian, German, Israeli), and across different cultural groups within Ameri- can society. Moreover, the finding that females show higher levels of dependency than […]
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Childhood Antecedents of Dependency
The results of numerous studies indicate that over- protective, authoritarian parenting is a primary cause of exaggerated dependency needs during adolescence and adulthood. Prospective and retrospective studies of the parenting style-dependency link have produced highly similar results, allowing strong conclusions to be drawn regarding the etiology of dependent person- ality traits. Findings in this area […]
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How to transcend oneself
Transcending oneself is life’s lofty realm. Only beyond the self, can we clear our minds and calm thinking; and only this, can we find the true value of life. As a celebrity said: Every key moment of the life, every choice we made,in fact, that is a process in which if we can challenge ourselves […]
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What is Borderline Personality Disorder
BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER is a term that identifies a heterogenous group of patients with serious character pathology and behavioral dis- turbances. The main features of this disorder are behavior that is impulsive, dramatic, and often self- destructive; moods that are labile and reactive to life circumstances; interpersonal relationships that are stormy; and a sense of […]
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