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Psychopathology
Psychopathology is a term which refers to either the study of mental illness or mental distress or the manifestation of behaviours and experiences which may be indicative of mental illness or ... > 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 -
Political science
Political science is the field of the social sciences concerning the theory and practice of politics and the description and analysis of political systems and political behavior. Fields and subfields ... > more -
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 -
Culture of fear
Culture of fear is a term that refers to a perceived prevalence of fear and anxiety in public discourse and relationships, and how this may affect the way people interact with one another as ... > more -
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 -
Mental retardation
Mental retardation is a term for a pattern of persistently slow learning of basic motor and language skills ("milestones") during childhood, and a significantly below-normal global intellectual ... > more -
Cyber-bullying
Cyber-bullying (cyberbullying, online bullying) is the use of electronic information and communication devices such as e-mail, instant messaging, text messages, mobile phones, pagers and defamatory ... > more
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