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Bruxism – Diagnosis

Bruxism can sometimes be difficult to diagnose by visual evidence alone, as it is not the only cause of tooth wear. Over-vigorous brushing, abrasives in toothpaste, acidic soft drinks and abrasive foods can also be contributing factors, although each causes characteristic wear patterns that a trained professional can identify. Additionally, the presenting symptoms may be [...]

Obsessive–compulsive disorder – Diagnosis

Formal diagnosis may be performed by a psychologist, psychiatrist, clinical social worker, or other licensed mental health professional. To be diagnosed with OCD, a person must have obsessions, compulsions, or both, according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). The Quick Reference to the 2000 edition of the DSM suggests that several [...]

Neurofeedback – Training process

Some approaches believe that conscious understanding and mediation of that information is important for the training process; however, this claim has never actually been verified. Those approaches also believe that neurofeedback training can be understood as being based on a form of operant and/or classical conditioning. In that frame of reference, when brain activity changes [...]

Sexual harassment – Effects of sexual harassment and the (often) accompanying retaliation

Effects of sexual harassment can vary depending on the individual, and the severity and duration of the harassment. Often, sexual harassment incidents fall into the category of the “merely annoying.” However, many situations can, and do, have life-altering effects particularly when they involve severe/chronic abuses, and/or retaliation against a victim who does not submit to [...]

Blame – The sociology and psychology of blame

We constantly consciously and unconsciously make judgments about other people. Our basis for judging others may be partly ingrained, negative and rigid indicating some degree of grandiosity. Blaming is also a way of devaluing others. The end result is that the blamer feels superior. Others are seen as less worthwhile making the blamer “perfect”. Off-loading [...]

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing – Empirical evidence and comparison

Based on the evidence of randomised controlled research trials the most recent scientific review by Cochrane rated EMDR in the highest category of effectiveness for the treatment of PTSD, and the International Society of Stress Studies practice guidelines has recently ranked EMDR as an evidence-based level A treatment for PTSD in adults. This status is [...]

Martin Stanton – Work

Stanton’s work strongly opposes the core strategies of ”Cognitive Behavioural Therapy”, notably in the way in which it aims to “manage” the production of symptoms of mental disorders. Above all, he sets out to expose how the prioritisation of cognition distorts and actively diminishes the elaborative complexity of conscious and unconscious life – notably by [...]

Social rejection – Need for acceptance

Rejection is emotionally painful because of the social nature of human beings and our basic need to be accepted in groups. Abraham Maslow and other theorists have suggested that the need for love and belongingness is a fundamental human motivation. According to Maslow, all humans, even introverts, need to be able to give and receive [...]

Obsessive–compulsive disorder – Diagnosis

Formal diagnosis may be performed by a psychologist, psychiatrist, clinical social worker, or other licensed mental health professional. To be diagnosed with OCD, a person must have obsessions, compulsions, or both, according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). The Quick Reference to the 2000 edition of the DSM suggests that several [...]

Cannabis – Industrial and personal uses

”Cannabis” is used for a wide variety of purposes. Hemp Hemp is the natural, durable soft fiber from the stalk of ”Cannabis” sativa plants that grow upwards of 20 feet tall. Cannabis plants used for hemp production are not valued for recreational uses as the plants that are cultivated for hemp produce minimal levels of [...]

Collaborative therapy – Introduction

collaborative therapy could be especially useful for those clients who are well educated in any field or for those that have distrust of therapists due to past negative experiences with one or moreCollaborative Therapy gives the client the option to have a ‘non-authoritarian’ counsellor. This could greatly benefit clients who are a) not heteronormative b) [...]

Delusional disorder – Treatment

Treatment of delusional disorders includes a combination of drug therapy and psychotherapy although it is a challenging disorder to treat for many reasons such as the patient’s denial that they have a problem of a psychological nature. Atypicalantipsychotic medications (also known as novel or newer-generation) are used in the treatment of delusional disorder as well [...]

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