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• Nutrition
  Nutrition Research
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  Veganism

  Veganism (also known as strict vegetarianism or pure vegetarianism) is a philosophy and lifestyle that avoids using animals and animal products for food, clothing and other purposes. In practice, a ... > more
• Borderline Personality Disorder
  Psychiatry
  Disorders and Syndromes
  Attention Deficit Disorder
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  Personality disorder

  Personality disorders form a class of mental disorders that are characterized by long-lasting rigid patterns of thought and behaviour. Because of the inflexibility and pervasiveness of these ... > more
• Birth Defects
  Alcoholism
  Infant's Health
  Addiction
  Pregnancy and Childbirth
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  Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder

  Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) describes a spectrum of permanent and often devastating birth-defect syndromes caused by maternal consumption of alcohol during ... > more
• Perception
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  Pregnancy and Childbirth
   
  

  Synesthesia

  Synesthesia (also spelled synæsthesia or synaesthesia, plural synesthesiae) is a neurological condition in which two or more bodily senses are coupled. In a form of synesthesia known as ... > more
• Addiction
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  Pharmacology
  Opium
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  Narcotic

  A narcotic is an addictive drug that reduces pain, induces sleep and may alter mood or behaviour. In US legal context, narcotic refers to opium, opium derivatives, and their semi-synthetic or fully ... > more
• Attention Deficit Disorder
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  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
• Addiction
  Crystal Meth
  Controlled Substances
  Illegal Drugs
  Attention Deficit Disorder
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  Methamphetamine

  Methamphetamine (also referred to as methylamphetamine or desoxyephedrine) is a synthetic stimulant drug used for both medicinal and recreational purposes (the latter use is illegal in most ... > more
• Psychiatry
  Accident and Trauma
  Teen Health
  Bipolar Disorder
  Mental Health Research
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  Suicide

  Suicide is the act of willfully ending one's own life. Suicide is sometimes used as a noun for one who has committed or attempted the act. Suicidal ideation frequently results from the experience of ... > more
• Psychology
  Consumer Behavior
  Intelligence
  Dementia
  Tinnitus
  Behavior
   
  

  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
• Psychiatry
  Disorders and Syndromes
  Child Psychology
  Anxiety
  Child Development
  Perception
   

  Emotional detachment

  Emotional detachment can mean two different things. In the first meaning, it refers to an inability to connect with others on an emotional level, as well as a means of coping with anxiety by avoiding ... > more

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