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Genetic factors of anorexia and bulimia
Genetic factors Genetic factors may contribute to risk for both anorexia and bulimia. Klump et al., for example, estimated 74 per cent of the variance in anorexic behaviours to be attributable to genetic factors, following a twin study in which they found 50 per cent of MZ twins and no DZ twins to be concordant […]
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Treatments for psychopathic personality
Treatment of psychopathy Psychopathic individuals do not seek treatment, and most interventions occur within prison or other custodial settings. As a result of their lack of motivation to change, psychopathy has often been considered an untreatable condition, although there have been some voices of dissent from this somewhat negative viewpoint. Of interest are three review […]
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Anti social personality disorder treatment
Treatment of antisocial personality Psychological interventions Interventions to reduce antisocial behaviour have focused almost exclusively on young people within the criminal system – fortuitously perhaps, as attempts at change in older people may prove more diffi cult (Davidson et al. 2008). As such, they may be better considered as programmes designed to change criminal behaviour […]
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changing negative thoughts to positive ones
How to change your negative thinking Remember, it’s the depression speaking! Often, our thoughts in depression are actually a symptom of the depression: it is therefore like the depression speaking to us, rather than a thought that arises from within us or one that is unique to us. This form of generic thinking in depression, […]
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Feelings of shame and guilt
Guilt and shame: these two emotions are quite closely connected: “I shouldn’t be like this, I have let everybody down”; “I must have done something wrong”; “I ought to have done better”; “I am no good.” Guilt usually involves a judgement of our self, often set against almost impossible standards of perfection, or a belief […]
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Traumatic events and depression
Traumatic sources of depression Sometimes the onset of the depression can be traced back to shortly after a trauma, or a traumatic period, in one’s life. This can often result in depression especially if the trauma has not been worked with or resolved in some effective way. Depression here can be seen as a symptom […]
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Family life during the depression
arental or family sources of depression Some people have been seriously depressed for most of their lives. Sometimes this can be traced back to the early loss of a parent, or a family disaster, or it can be traced to the fact that their main caregiving parent(s) were themselves seriously depressed, so they “learnt” to […]
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Biological factors of depression
Biological components of depression There are several internal (biological) sources of depression. Most common of these is a hormonal imbalance. This can be after giving birth (post natal depression), or during adolescence, or during the menopause (in both men and women). There are also some illnesses where depression is often a consequence, like glandular fever […]
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Research on exercise and depression
Exercise, relaxation and depression These have been mentioned before in the section on Stress. They are very important factors in the somatic management of depression. Please do not forget to do these regularly. I often try to encourage people a little bit by giving them a calendar for the next month with squares for each […]
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Depression affect your body
Depression and the body Many people who are anxious or depressed feel out of contact with their bodies. When we become frightened, anxious, depressed, or distressed, we contract emotionally and also we contract physically. We shrink a little and tighten up. When we are feeling depressed, our heads drop and our chest area becomes more […]
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