Psychology and Education
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Bipolar Disorder: Everything You Should Know
Bipolar disorder is a mental health illness characterized by periods of severe mood abnormalities or “episodes.” Bipolar disorder impacts a person’s mood, thoughts, and actions. Bipolar I ... -
Panic Disorder: Everything You Should Know
Panic disorder is an anxiety disorder characterized by sudden, severe, and frequent panic episodes. Fear and anxiety are typical responses to frightening or stressful situations, ... -
The 10 Most Common Sources of Motivation
In general, motivation is the power that propels us to pursue a goal (the desired outcome). Every decision starts with motivation (e.g., careers, spouses, ... -
What Really Happens in a Therapy Session
You anticipate when you take your automobile to the mechanic that: Your vehicle will be fixed. You know what will happen when you break ... -
Why Is Music So Pleasurable?
Music listening may be a delightful hobby. Music conveys feelings, moods, or a mental condition that appears to improve our quality of life. How does ... -
The 5 Most Common Reasons We Get Annoyed
Although it’s a bad sensation, annoyance has its benefits, just like all other emotions. ( “Although the words “annoy” and “irritate” have somewhat distinct ... -
The Do’s and Don’ts of Co-Parenting
When you have a chronic illness like depression, you must work daily to achieve balance and wellbeing. The challenges of co-parenting may result in significant stress ... -
Unconscious: Everything You Need to Know
The mind’s great majority of unconscious mental processes occur below the threshold of conscious awareness. The unconscious is made up of deeper cognitive processes that the ... -
The Definition of Insanity
I hear it every week, sometimes twice a day: “Doing the same thing over and again and expecting different results” is the definition of ... -
Intermittent Explosive Disorder: Everything You Need to Know
The impulse-control disorder known as intermittent explosive disorder (IED) is characterized by an inability to control one’s aggressive impulses, which can result in frequent “explosions”—incidents ...
