For questions about this branch of psychology which seeks to classify and characterize mental disorders. Aberrant or socially maladaptive thought patterns are the earmarks of many of these disorders, but the extent to which they are socially abnormal is evaluated subjectively based on customs and ...
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What neural structures motivate humans to decide to “throw it all away”?
In the original formulation of this question, I was trying to understand what motivates "cut and run" behavior in humans. I was defining this anecdotally to include people that have severed ties with ...
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At what point does a complex become pathological?
I've a first question so I apologize if the format is completely awry.
I'm reading Meeting the Shadow: The Hidden Power of the Dark Side of Human Nature and I came across this passage by Edward C. ...
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Is multiple personality disorder a medical condition or artifact of psychotherapy?
The popular media has offered such examples as "Eve" (based on Chris Costner-Sizemore) and "Sybil" (based on Shirley Ardell Mason) as sufferers of dissociative identity disorder (at one point known as ...
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Is there any “predictive” component to positive/negative affect in Seasonal Affective Disorder and Bipolar Disorder?
I'm wondering if the human brain "predicts" how certain weeks of the year should feel?
For example, a child who is going to school may have a more positive affect in anticipation of summer holidays, ...
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What is the relative effectiveness of self initiated versus therapy approaches to repairing damaged body schema?
Several studies discuss the damaged body schema of amputees and people suffering from CRPS.
By damaged body schema I mean where the body their mind constructs doesn't match up with the body that is ...
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Psychopaths' Response to Expected Losses?
It has been observed that psychopaths will accept positive expected values past some sort of notion of risk aversion by non-psychopaths.
Are there any observations of psychopaths' responses to ...
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Meditation for patients with neuroleptic induced tension
Patients taking antipsychotic (neuroleptic) drugs often suffer from some kind of discomfort or tension. This can manifest as a neuroleptic induced dysphoria, akathisia, or some kind of anxiety.
Is ...
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Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Limitations
In treating people with Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy:
Which people can't be helped by therapy?
How are some people more treatable than others?
Additional Info
In the comments of a blog post ...
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Kelly Criterion Observed to Be Adhered by Psychopaths?
As this study shows, psychopaths will take advantage of a positive expected value gamble (is there one to counterfact this showing that they'll also accept negative expected value gambles?) regardless ...
