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The Differences Between Bipolar Disorder, Schizophrenia and Multiple Personality Disorder

Tuesday, November 14th, 2006
Sometimes people confuse three mental disorders, only one of which could be referred to as "common" within the population -- bipolar disorder (also known as manic-depression), schizophrenia, and multiple personality disorder (also known by its ...  Read more... »

Learning About Self-Image and How We View Ourselves

Wednesday, June 28th, 2006
Self-image is both a conscious and subconscious way of seeing ourselves. It is the emotional judgment we make about our self-worth. We form our self-image through interaction with others, taking into account their reactions to ...  Read more... »

Your Sense of Coherence

Wednesday, June 28th, 2006
Can your 'sense of coherence' influence your health? The concept of sense of coherence (SOC) was put forward by Aaron Antonovsky in 1979 to explain why some people become ill under stress and others stay healthy. ...  Read more... »

Survival of the Resilient: Skills for Handling Life’s Inevitable Disappointments

Wednesday, June 28th, 2006
Sometimes life can feel like the reality television show, Survivor. Especially if you are a teen or young adult, life can feel like a high stakes game where there is every chance you’ll be eliminated ...  Read more... »

How Our Social Network Helps Us Thrive

Monday, May 29th, 2006
One way that your attitude can affect your health is that a bad attitude can drive other people away. And interaction with other people is vital for your health. Human beings are social creatures. So ...  Read more... »

The Power of Positive Thinking

Monday, May 29th, 2006
No one can avoid all negative feelings in life and it's not realistic to think you can or should. But the happiest people somehow know how to buffer them by keeping life's inevitable tragedies from ...  Read more... »

Facts About Sexual Orientation

Tuesday, April 4th, 2006
In a national random survey on the prevalence of same-sex sexual behavior in the United States, 10% of adult men and 9% of adult women report at least one of the following: (a) currently attracted ...  Read more... »

All About Sexual Orientation

Tuesday, April 4th, 2006
Few areas of psychology have been as controversial as the study of sexual orientation. What percentage of people are gay, and what is the most appropriate criterion for terming someone gay? Why are some men ...  Read more... »

All About Shyness

Tuesday, April 4th, 2006
Shyness is one of the most common social problems afflicting millions of people from children to the elderly, yet most shy people feel that they are uniquely shy. The shy child and the shy adult ...  Read more... »

Facts About Shyness

Tuesday, April 4th, 2006
Many people don't know the basics about shyness. Some people think it's just something people will grow out of with time. For most people, shyness is learned. But for some, shyness starts in infancy, with ...  Read more... »

Persuasion and How to Influence Others

Tuesday, April 4th, 2006
There are six widely used successful principles of influence: 1. Reciprocation. People are more willing to comply with requests (for favors, services, information, and concessions) from those who have provided such things first. Because people feel ...  Read more... »

Accepting the Body You Have

Friday, February 17th, 2006
By the third week of January, many New Year’s diets have been broken, and it’s time for some sound advice on achieving a quality lifestyle instead. Ninety-five percent of all women don’t have the ideal ...  Read more... »

Stress and Personality

Friday, February 17th, 2006
Individuals differ dramatically in their response to a problem or a stressor. Some people are born with a temperament that predisposes them to higher or lower levels of tolerance to stress. Your cognitive reaction to a ...  Read more... »

10 Tips for Parents of Risk-taking Teenagers

Thursday, February 9th, 2006
1. All teenagers take risks as a normal part of growing up. It's a tool they use to define and develop their identity. Healthy risk-taking is a valuable experience. 2. Healthy risk-taking includes sports, developing artistic ...  Read more... »

Being Alone Without Being Lonely

Thursday, February 9th, 2006
There is a great difference between being lonely and being alone. Many people are alone and lead happy lives. It may behoove us to study some of their traits, because many of us are likely ...  Read more... »
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