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  Cognitive dissonance

  Cognitive dissonance is a psychological term describing the uncomfortable tension that may result from having two conflicting thoughts at the same time, or from engaging in behavior that conflicts ... > more
• Eating Disorder Research
  Eating Disorders
  Diet and Weight Loss
  Obesity
  Mental Health Research
  Healthy Aging
   

  Anorexia nervosa

  Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder characterized by voluntary starvation and exercise stress. Anorexia nervosa is a complex disease, involving psychological, sociological and physiological ... > more
• Stress
  PTSD
  Sports Science
  Social Psychology
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  Conflict resolution

  Conflict resolution or conflictology is the process of attempting to resolve a dispute or a conflict. Successful conflict resolution occurs by listening to and providing opportunities to meet each ... > more
• Brain Injury
  Disorders and Syndromes
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  Brain Tumor
  Neuroscience
  Accident and Trauma
   

  Traumatic brain injury

  Traumatic brain injury (TBI), traumatic injuries to the brain, also called intracranial injury, or simply head injury, occurs when a sudden trauma causes brain damage. With mild TBI, the patient may ... > more
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  Psychophysics

  Psychophysics is an interdisciplinary field occupying the intersection between cognitive psychology and experimental psychology and dealing with the relationship between physical stimuli and their ... > more
• Borderline Personality Disorder
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  Personality psychology

  Personality psychology is a branch of psychology which studies personality and individual different processes - that which makes us into a person. One emphasis is on trying to create a coherent ... > more
• Addiction
  Controlled Substances
  Illegal Drugs
  Borderline Personality Disorder
  Alcoholism
  Mental Health Research
   

  Substance abuse

  Substance abuse refers to the overindulgence in and dependence on a stimulant, depressant, chemical substance, herb (plant) or fungus leading to effects that are detrimental to the individual's ... > more
• Psychiatry
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  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Disorders and Syndromes
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  Psychiatry

  Psychiatry is a medical specialty dealing with the prevention, assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of mental illness. Its primary goal is the relief of mental suffering associated ... > more
• Psychology
  Consumer Behavior
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  Dementia
  Tinnitus
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  Exposure effect

  Exposure effect is a psychological artifact well known to advertisers: people express undue liking for things merely because they are familiar with them. This effect has been nicknamed the ... > more
• Psychology
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  Racial Issues
  Intelligence
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  Confirmation bias

  In psychology and cognitive science, confirmation bias (or confirmatory bias) is a tendency to search for or interpret information in a way that confirms one's preconceptions, leading to statistical ... > more
• Alzheimer's Research
  Alzheimer's
  Dementia
  Disorders and Syndromes
  Healthy Aging
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  Dementia with Lewy bodies

  Dementia with Lewy bodies is the second most frequent cause of hospitalization for dementia, after Alzheimer's disease. Current estimates are that about 60 to 75% of diagnosed dementias are of the ... > more
• Attention Deficit Disorder
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  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

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