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• Sleep Disorder Research
  Sleep Disorders
  Insomnia
  Insomnia Research
  Obstructive Sleep Apnea
  Disorders and Syndromes
   
  

  Delayed sleep phase syndrome

  Delayed sleep-phase syndrome (DSPS) is a chronic disorder of sleep timing. People with DSPS tend to fall asleep at very late times, and also have difficulty waking up in time for school or work which ... > more
• Autism
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Sports Medicine
  Children's Health
  Child Development
  Psychiatry
   
  

  Asperger syndrome

  Asperger syndrome, also referred to as Asperger's syndrome, Asperger's, or just AS, is one of five neurobiological pervasive developmental disorders (PDD) that is characterized by deficiencies in ... > more
• Neuroscience
  Nervous System
  Psychology Research
  Intelligence
  Language Acquisition
  Memory
   
  

  Amygdala

  The amygdala (Latin, corpus amygdaloideum) is an almond-shape set of neurons located deep in the brain's medial temporal lobe. Shown to play a key role in the processsing of emotions, the amygdala ... > more
• Language Acquisition
  Apes
  Child Development
  Anthropology
  Cultures
  Behavioral Science
   

  Great Ape language

  Research into non-human Great Ape language has generated a great deal of evidence suggesting that apes are capable of using sophisticated communication with humans and other apes. Gorillas and ... > more
• ADD and ADHD
  Mental Health
  Disorders and Syndromes
  Psychiatry
  Child Development
  Parenting
   
  

  Controversy about ADHD

  The psychiatric diagnosis of Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has attracted an assortment of critical positions that individually challenge the ontology or preconceptions of the ... > more
• Attention Deficit Disorder
  Healthy Aging
  Psychiatry
  Accident and Trauma
  Disorders and Syndromes
  Educational Psychology
   
  

  Pyromania

  Pyromania is an obsession with fire and starting fires, in an intentional fashion, usually on multiple occasions. It should be contrasted with other acts of arson. To qualify as true pyromania, the ... > more
• Intelligence
  Child Development
  Child Psychology
  Parenting
  Psychology
  Language Acquisition
   
  

  Theory of cognitive development

  Although there is no general theory of cognitive development, the most historically influential theory was developed by Jean Piaget, a Swiss Psychologist (1896-1980). His theory provided many central ... > more
• Borderline Personality Disorder
  Psychiatry
  Disorders and Syndromes
  Anger Management
  Mental Health
  Eating Disorders
   
  

  Narcissistic personality disorder

  Narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) is a form of pathological narcissism that first appeared as a disorder in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders in 1980, in the edition ... > more
• ADD and ADHD
  Mental Health
  Nutrition Research
  Child Development
  Psychiatry
  Child Psychology
   

  Hyperactivity

  Hyperactivity can be described as a physical state in which a person is abnormally and easily excitable or exuberant. Strong emotional reactions, impulsive behavior, and a short span of attention are ... > more
• Stress
  Mental Health Research
  Healthy Aging
  Mental Health
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Workplace Health
   
  

  Stress (medicine)

  Stress is a medical term for a wide range of strong external stimuli, both physiological and psychological, which can cause a physiological response called the general adaptation syndrome. ... > more

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