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Psychology definition of abnormal behavior
Defining Abnormal Behavior. Attempts to define abnormal, deviant, disordered, or psychopathological behavior in psychology have largely been disastrous, although this process is necessary to develop a classification system. Any number of attempts ranging from statistical to theoretical positions have been made; all cause more confusion than clarification. One possible solution to this problem is Wakefield’s […]
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List of negative emotions
Frequently negative feelings can get locked up inside us, and then they can fester. One of our most vital skills is developing an ability to listen to the true story of our lives: the conflict between the things we feel—the things our bodies register—and the things we think we ought to feel, so as to […]
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The most common anti-depressants
The way that the most common form of anti-depressant (SSRIs) works is that they help make more serotonin available to the cells in your brain. Serotonin is a natural neurotransmitter and is used in the transmission of messages from one brain cell to another. The SSRI anti-depressant prevents the re-uptake, or re-absorption, of serotonin back […]
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How to Self Promote Yourself
How self-promotion, this is a very real problem. University graduates are aware, job success and failure, not only with the level of knowledge and skills, but also whether it will be “self-promotion” relevant. College students’ knowledge and skills, poor “self-promotion”, the job is not easy. Well, college graduates how “self-promotion” means? First, it is necessary […]
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How to ease the pressure of study?
Learning pressure, is the modern middle school students are facing problems, so, how to ease the pressure of study? Today’s highly competitive era, the pressure that exists at any time, inevitable. Stress is a young man growing momentum, but the pressure is too large, will also affect people’s quality of life. Learning pressure has obvious […]
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Nursing interventions for anorexia nervosa
Given the multiple routes to anorexia, the optimal emphasis of treatment may vary considerably across individuals. Potential interventions include cognitive behavioural therapy, family therapy, insight-oriented psychotherapy, with each being complementary rather than competitive interventions. Interventions can be considered in two stages: fi rst, initial treatment, usually in hospital, focusing on weight gain; and second, longer-term […]
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Anorexia and bulimia information
Here are two accounts of people with bulimia and anorexia. Despite both being concerned with eating-related disorders, the two discourses are completely different. The account of the person with bulimia centres on the drive to eat and the guilt and discomfort associated with it. That of the person with anorexia focuses on wider issues, in […]
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Psychological explanations for anorexia and bulimia
Weight-related schemata Social factors translate into behaviour through cognitive processes. Despite the many differences in presenting problems, Fairburn’s cognitive model proposed a similar cognitive disturbance in both anorexia and bulimia: a set of distorted beliefs and attitudes towards body shape and weight. Thinness and weight loss are prioritized, perhaps because of the high status given […]
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Biochemical mechanisms of anorexia and bulimia
Biochemical mechanisms The main brain area involved in the regulation of appetite is the hypothalamus, although other brain areas and factors in the gut also infl uence hunger and satiety. The lateral hypothalamus produces hunger when stimulated; surgical damage results in dramatic reductions in food intake and weight loss. Activation of the ventromedial hypothalamus triggers […]
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