Social Science

Substance disorders are defined in two categories: abuse and dependency. Substance is defined as “…that which produces a high, alters senses or otherwise affects functioning” 1  Common substances are alcohol, caffeine, nicotine, marijuana, heroin, inhalants, Special-K (a veterinary drug called…
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Most people, especially as we age, report various inabilities to either get to sleep on a socially acceptable schedule, or to stay asleep. Many times, sleep is not “restorative”, meaning that we just do not get a good, deep quality…
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Gestalt theory focused on the mind’s perceptive processes. The word “Gestalt” has no direct translation in English, but refers to “a way a thing has been gestalt; i.e., placed, or put together; common translations include, “form” or “shape”. Gestalt theorists…
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There are those that stand out as pioneers, and whose thinking processes make a difference to mankind. Even from humble beginnings, the thought processes of a child like B. F. Skinner were inventive. A curious child, he worked with small…
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Anxiety disorders are the most common of the psychiatric disorders. They involve about 40 million American adults during a given year. It makes sense that anxiety disorders would be on the rise during times of increased economic and natural disaster,…
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Circadian sleep rhythms are our natural cycles of sleeping and waking periods during a 24 hour period. It is more common to hear of appeals for business to allow workers to have a brief nap during the work day. Many…
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As Long as I could remember…I,too Suffered from Verbal Abuse.And it wasn’t byjust My Family Members,either….But By Their Friends,and Their Relatives,as well…..But…You Know The Old Saying:”KARMA’S GONNA GET YA!”(Translate;”What Goes Around,ComesBack Around!”)I Believe in Treating People…”ALL PEOPLE”…The Way I Want…
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If you are interested in pursuing a career in psychology, you will be pleased to know that there are countless different things that you are capable of doing with a degree in psychology. And if you have never entertained the…
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Read self-help books, and learn what cognitive reasoning is and make positive attempts to learn how you may be sabotaging your own best self; and all that while seeing your family physician to make sure your physical condtion is normal. Psychiatrists and Psychologist are…
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Fifty years ago, no self respecting psychiatrist would be seen without the most important tool of their trade, the couch. I have no idea whose idea it first was, whether it was Freud or some one else, but for sure…
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