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Developmental psychology
Developmental psychology is the scientific study of progressive psychological changes that occur in human beings as they age. Originally concerned with infants and children, and later other periods ... > more -
Tipping point
The phrase tipping point or angle of repose is a sociological term that refers to that dramatic moment when something unique becomes common. The concept has been applied in many fields from economics ... > more -
Dorian Gray syndrome
Dorian Gray Syndrome (DGS) denotes a cultural and societal phenomenon characterized by an excessive preoccupation with the individual's own appearance (dysmorphophobia) accompanied by difficulties ... > more -
Attention Deficit Disorder
Borderline Personality Disorder
Healthy Aging
Psychiatry
Eating Disorders
Mental Health Research
Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder
Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder (OCPD), or anankastic personality disorder, is a personality disorder that is characterized by a general psychological inflexibility, rigid conformity to ... > more -
Psychiatry
Mental Health Research
Attention Deficit Disorder
Disorders and Syndromes
Mental Health
Healthy Aging
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 -
Eating Disorders
Eating Disorder Research
Nutrition Research
Diet and Weight Loss
Mental Health Research
Psychiatry
Eating disorder
An eating disorder is a compulsion in which the main problem is a person eats in a way which disturbs their physical health. The eating may be too excessive (compulsive over-eating), too limited ... > more -
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 -
Psychosurgery
Psychosurgery is a term for surgeries of the brain involving procedures that modulate the performance of the brain, and thus effect changes in cognition, with the intent to treat or alleviate severe ... > more -
Evolutionary psychology
Evolutionary psychology is a theoretical approach to psychology that attempts to explain useful mental and psychological traits—such as memory, perception, or language—as adaptations, ... > more
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