Table of ContentsView AllTable of ContentsPrevalenceSymptomsCausesDiagnosisTreatmentCoping Table of ContentsView All View All Table of Contents Prevalence Symptoms Causes Diagnosis Treatment Coping Close Depression is usually managed with medication, therapy, or a combination of the two, and usually,symptomsresolve with treatment. But sometimes, symptoms don’t get better with typical treatment. Although definitions may vary, when two or more treatment attempts of adequate dose and duration fail to provide expected relief, the disorder may be considered “treatment-resistant depression....

Most smokers underestimate smoking cessation the first time they quit smoking. We often think that it is simply a matter of not smoking until we don’t miss it anymore, and while abstinence is certainly mandatory for success, there is much more to it than that. The information below will give you a head start on learning about what is involved when you stop smoking. Don’t fear what is ahead. Stub out your last cigarette and get started....

Table of ContentsView AllTable of ContentsSignsCausesEffectsTelling Your EmployerCopingMaking a Change Table of ContentsView All View All Table of Contents Signs Causes Effects Telling Your Employer Coping Making a Change Close Whether we like it or not, the majority of us have to wake up every morning and go to work. In a perfect world, we’d all leap out of bed with bushy-tailed optimism about the day ahead—unfortunately, this is a rare reality....

Close At a GlanceThere’s no typical “day in the life” of a psychologist, as the people they work with and the field they work in determine what their day-to-day work will be like. At a Glance There’s no typical “day in the life” of a psychologist, as the people they work with and the field they work in determine what their day-to-day work will be like. Psychologists broadly study the mind and behavior, but since it’s such a diverse field, the work that individual psychologists do can vary....

Anemois the Greek root word for wind and might be more familiar to those who use technology that measure wind, like an anemograph or anemometer. Anemophobia, sometimes called ancraophobia, is thefear of windand is one of a wide variety of weather-relatedphobias. Some people are afraid of drafts, or gentle breezes, while others are afraid of gusty winds. Diagnosing Anemophobia Phobias are fairly common, and it is estimated that 8 to 12% of Americans have one or more phobias....

Table of ContentsView AllTable of ContentsWhat Causes Anergia?Anergia and Mental HealthImpact of AnergiaWhen to Seek HelpHow Is Anergia Treated?Coping With Anergia Table of ContentsView All View All Table of Contents What Causes Anergia? Anergia and Mental Health Impact of Anergia When to Seek Help How Is Anergia Treated? Coping With Anergia Close Here, we’ll look at some of the mental health and medical conditions that cause anergia, the impacts anergia can have, and how and when to seek help for anergia....

Table of ContentsView AllTable of ContentsTake the TestWho Is This Anger Test For?About This Anger TestWhat to Know About Anger IssuesSigns of Anger Issues Table of ContentsView All View All Table of Contents Take the Test Who Is This Anger Test For? About This Anger Test What to Know About Anger Issues Signs of Anger Issues Close The following assessment is not a diagnostic tool. Only a licensed mental-health practitioner or doctor can properly diagnose mental health conditions, but we believe assessments can be a valuable first step toward getting treatment....

Table of ContentsView AllTable of ContentsWhat It Looks LikeTipsEffectsMeasuring Table of ContentsView All View All Table of Contents What It Looks Like Tips Effects Measuring Close Angry sex is the engagement ofpent-up aggressionand passion during sexual acts that are often wild and intense. Couples may engage in angry sex after a huge fight while emotions are still high, or it could be initiated hours or days later in the form of ‘makeup sex....

Table of ContentsView AllTable of ContentsDiagnostic CriteriaTypesCausesDiagnosisTreatment Table of ContentsView All View All Table of Contents Diagnostic Criteria Types Causes Diagnosis Treatment Close Anhedonia is an inability or reduced ability to experience pleasure. It can involve a lack of motivation to seek out pleasure or a lack of enjoyment in pleasurable activities as they’re being experienced or both. It’s one of the primary symptoms ofdepressionas well as several other mental health conditions....

Close The name Freud is most often associated with Sigmund, the Austrian doctor who founded the school of thought known as psychoanalysis. But his youngest daughter, Anna Freud, was also an influential psychologist who had a major impact onpsychoanalysis,psychotherapy, andchild psychology. Who Was Anna Freud? Anna Freud did more than live in her father’s rather long shadow in the field of psychology. Instead, she became one of the world’s foremost psychoanalysts....

Table of ContentsView AllTable of ContentsAnna O’s Significance in PsychologyAnna O.’s SymptomsImpact on FreudWhat Happened to Anna O?Contemporary Views Table of ContentsView All View All Table of Contents Anna O’s Significance in Psychology Anna O.’s Symptoms Impact on Freud What Happened to Anna O? Contemporary Views Close Anna O., aka Bertha Pappenheim, was the pseudonym given to one of the patients of physician Josef Breuer. Her case was described in the book that Breuer wrote with Sigmund Freud,Studies on Hysteria....

Table of ContentsView AllTable of ContentsDefinitionsLegal GroundsTimingAfterwardReligious AnnulmentsWhich Is Better?FAQs Table of ContentsView All View All Table of Contents Definitions Legal Grounds Timing Afterward Religious Annulments Which Is Better? FAQs Close There are two options for legally ending a marriage or domestic partnership: divorce and annulment. While there are similarities between the two, there are also differences. Learn the differences between an annulment vs. divorce so you can make the right choice for you if you are considering ending a legally binding relationship....

A hallmark of 12-step recovery programs is the offer of anonymity to participants, but the principle goes much deeper than just not revealing last names. This is Tradition 12,“Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all our Traditions, ever reminding us to place principles above personalities.“To keep the focus on principles rather than personalities, personal anonymity should be maintained at all levels of participation in 12-step fellowship—in meetings, in 12th step work, and even in sponsorship....

Close Key TakeawaysResearchers have found that anorexia can have a bigger effect on brain structure than other mental health conditions like depression and OCD.The study suggested that people with anorexia are more likely to display reductions in three key measures of the brain, including surface area and thickness.If anorexia is treated early on, the reductions in gray matter may not be permanent.The brains of people withanorexia nervosacan alter in shape and size, but can again change when the patient is in recovery, new research suggests....

Table of ContentsView AllTable of ContentsOutpatient Nutritional RehabilitationAchieving High-Calorie Intake RequirementsSuggested Meal GuidelinesThe Meal Plan Recipe For SuccessWeight Gain StrategiesPotential Risks During RecoveryPreventing Refeeding SyndromeOvercoming Challenges Table of ContentsView All View All Table of Contents Outpatient Nutritional Rehabilitation Achieving High-Calorie Intake Requirements Suggested Meal Guidelines The Meal Plan Recipe For Success Weight Gain Strategies Potential Risks During Recovery Preventing Refeeding Syndrome Overcoming Challenges The malnutrition that accompaniesanorexia nervosacan negatively impact all systems of the body....