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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Stress Reduction
Stress is comprised of physical processes that the body goes through when faced with certain situations. These physical processes happen automatically and are difficult to control. Top that with the...
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Functional Analytic Psychotherapy: An Introduction
Functional analytic psychotherapy, or FAP, is a form of psychotherapy created by Robert Kohlenbert and Mavis Tsai, both of the University of Washington, which derives from B.F. Skinner’s analytical...
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Acute Stress Disorder: Diagnosis of the Week
Acute stress disorder (ASD) is a psychological condition that can occur in the first month following a traumatic event. In most cases, the following symptoms may indicate the possibility of acute...
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Hypochondria: Stop Worrying Life Away
Hypochondria is a chronic mental disorder in which a person unreasonably fears that he or she has a serious or life-threatening illness that has not been diagnosed. It is a psychosomatic disorder,...
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Panic Attacks: Diagnosis of the Week
Understanding panic attacks and panic disorder is the first step toward diagnosis and treatment. These attacks leave the sufferer feeling a total loss of control. Many patients have reported feeling...
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Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) is a mental disorder that affects nearly seven million adults in America. It is marked by a continuing pattern of inflated worry or anxiety. A person suffering from...
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How Adolescent Psychology Helps with Teen Depression
The teenage years can be exciting, fun, and filled with adventure. But teens often experience new emotions, social pressures, and a can sometimes choose the wrong path.Teen angst is no laughing...
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Anorexia Nervosa: Diagnosis of the Week
A young woman has this insatiable desire to be thin, so she deliberately starves herself to reach her objective. She may even endanger her life in the process. Situations like this are becoming more...
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Promising New Therapy for Phobia Sufferers: Augmented Reality
The young woman took a deep breath, praying this would be the day her paralyzing fear of cockroaches would subside. In the next moment, that very insect of her nightmares skittered across the desktop,...
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Social Anxiety Disorder
A person with Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD) possesses an irrational and excessive fear of being in social situations. The disorder leads people to be afraid that they will do something to embarrass or...
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