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  Child Development
   

  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
• Relationships
  Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Sports Medicine
  Psychology Research
  Neuroscience
   
  

  Laughter

  Laughter is the biological reaction of humans to moments or occasions of humor: an outward expression of amusement. Laughter is subcategorised into various groupings depending upon the extent and ... > more
• Relationships
  Psychology
  Social Psychology
  Spirituality
  Language Acquisition
  Child Development
   
  

  Love

  Love has several different meanings in the English language, from something that gives a little pleasure ("I loved that meal") to something one would die for (patriotism, pair-bonding). It can ... > more
• ADD and ADHD
  Mental Health
  Disorders and Syndromes
  Psychiatry
  Child Development
  Educational Psychology
   
  

  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
• Eating Disorders
  Eating Disorder Research
  Mental Health Research
  Sports Medicine
  Nutrition Research
  Mental Health
   

  Bulimia nervosa

  Bulimia nervosa, more commonly known as bulimia, is an eating disorder. It is a psychological condition in which the subject engages in recurrent binge eating followed by intentionally doing one or ... > more
• ADD and ADHD
  Mental Health
  Psychiatry
  Educational Psychology
  Disorders and Syndromes
  Anxiety
   
  

  Procrastination

  Procrastination is the deferment or avoidance of an action or task which requires completion by focusing on some other action or task. For the person procrastinating, this can result in a loss of ... > more
• Child Development
  Psychology
  Social Psychology
  Intelligence
  Language Acquisition
  Sleep Disorders
   
  

  Kohlberg's stages of moral development

  Kohlberg's stages of moral development were conceived by Lawrence Kohlberg to explain the development of moral reasoning. This theory holds that moral reasoning, which is the basis for ethical ... > more
• Hormone Disorders
  Diabetes
  Women's Health
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Menopause
  Children's Health
   

  Growth hormone treatment

  Growth hormone (GH) is a protein hormone secreted by the pituitary gland which stimulates growth and cell reproduction. In the past growth hormone was extracted from human pituitary glands and given ... > more
• Hearing Impairment
  Hearing Loss
  Healthy Aging
  Disability
  Perception
  Diseases and Conditions
   

  Hearing impairment

  A hearing impairment is a decrease in one's ability to hear (i.e. perceive auditory information). While some cases of hearing loss are reversible with medical treatment, many lead to a permanent ... > more
• Psychiatry
  Bipolar Disorder
  Depression
  Mental Health Research
  Disorders and Syndromes
  Attention Deficit Disorder
   
  

  Bipolar disorder

  Bipolar disorder (previously known as Manic Depression) is a psychiatric diagnostic category describing a class of mood disorders in which the person experiences clinical depression and/or mania, ... > more

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