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• Attention Deficit Disorder
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  Mental confusion

  Severe confusion of a degree considered pathological usually refers to loss of orientation (ability to place oneself correctly in the world by time, location, and personal identity), and often memory ... > more
• Sleep Disorder Research
  Sleep Disorders
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  Insomnia
  Obstructive Sleep Apnea
  Menopause
   

  Night terror

  A night terror, also known as sleep terror or pavor nocturnus, is a parasomnia sleep disorder characterized by extreme terror and a temporary inability to regain full consciousness. The subject wakes ... > more
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  Attention Deficit Disorder
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  Mental disorder

  Mental disorder or mental illness are terms used to refer psychological pattern that occurs in an individual and is usually associated with distress or disability that is not expected as part of ... > more
• Intelligence
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  Educational Psychology
  Child Psychology
  Perception
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  Genius

  A genius is a person with distinguished mental prowess. This can manifest either as a foremost intellect, or as an outstanding creative talent. The IQ of a genius is usually defined as 140 or ... > more
• Psychiatry
  Attention Deficit Disorder
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  Anxiety
   
  

  Obsessive-compulsive disorder

  Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a psychiatric disorder; more specifically, it is an anxiety disorder. OCD is manifested in a variety of forms, but it is most commonly characterized by a ... > more
• Borderline Personality Disorder
  Psychiatry
  Disorders and Syndromes
  Anger Management
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  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
• Psychology
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  Psychology

  Psychology is both an academic and applied discipline involving the scientific study of mental processes and behavior. Psychologists study such phenomena as perception, cognition, emotion, ... > more
• Sleep Disorder Research
  Insomnia
  Insomnia Research
  Sleep Disorders
  Obstructive Sleep Apnea
  Healthy Aging
   

  Circadian rhythm sleep disorder

  Circadian rhythm sleep disorders are a family of sleep disorders affecting the timing of sleep. People with circadian rhythm sleep disorders are unable to sleep and wake at the times required for ... > more
• Psychiatry
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  Depression
  Mental Health
  Disorders and Syndromes
  Healthy Aging
   

  Biological psychiatry

  Biological psychiatry, or biopsychiatry is an approach to psychiatry that aims to understand mental disorder in terms of the biological function of the nervous system. It is interdisciplinary in its ... > more
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  Self-harm

  Self-harm (SH) is deliberate injury inflicted by a person upon his or her own body. Some scholars use more technical definitions related to specific aspects of ... > more

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