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Techniques For Identifying Your Symptoms Of Stress
Even though stress doesn't affect everyone the same way, there are some symptoms of it that are fairly common. Stress affects virtually areas of our lives from our physical health to the emotional well-being. Yes, ...
How Narcissist’S Use Baiting to Get an Emotional Reaction and Why They Use It
One of the common narcissistic tendencies is baiting. Narcissistic individuals love getting attention - because attention is narcissistic supply, and it confirms to the narcissist's ego that he or she is valid, alive and exists. ...
Canada Pharmacy Finds Choice of College Education Linked To Neuropsychiatric Disorders
Intellectual choice of major subject in college has been linked to mental disorders. Our Canada pharmacy is keenly following a recent survey that finds students making definite choices related to neur
Special Education Art Project - Artistic Addresses
A lesson plan for special education students to learn their addresses through art. This is part of a state-wide model about how special education teachers, art teachers and teaching artists can work together to create an inclusive program based on the arts and tied into testing standards in the curr
The Shyness & Social Anxiety Workbook for Teens
A review of "The Shyness & Social Anxiety Workbook for Teens" by Jennifer Shannon.
7 Major Types of Anxiety Disorders and The Available Treatments!
The last two decades of the twentieth century saw an explosion of knowledge about different types of problems with anxiety and how to treat them. Seven major types of anxiety disorders were described
To Succeed You Must Maintain Your Focus - Even in the Presence of Trivial Distractions
Stop and think for a moment about one item this week that caused you a bit of distraction. I suppose we all have to deal with that; it simply is the world we live in. Might be a financial miscalculation, a delicate family matter, a business plan not proceeding according to plan or even an unwarrante
How Exercise Impacts Mental Health
You will hardly find a person who does not understand the importance of physical exercise for health and body. However, not everyone knows there's a tight connection between physical activity and mental health.
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy for Mental Health Problems
WebMD discusses the benefits of dialectical behavioral therapy for borderline personality disorder and other self-destructive behaviors.
Schizoid Personality Disorder
Schizoid personality disorder is one of a group of conditions called eccentric personality disorders. Learn more from WebMD about its diagnosis, symptoms, and treatment.
Memory and Keeping Your Brain Healthy
Our brains consist of five cognitive functions. They are memory, attention, language, visual-spatial skills and executive function. It is important to exercise all five areas in order to keep our brains healthy as we age and particularly if brain injury has been an issue.
How to Cope With Panic Attacks
When you have a stressful and horrible panic attack, bear in mind that it will soon go by, and that it is not unkind. The time of a panic attack varies from one individual to ...
Raising Angry 3-6 Year Olds
Being a parent, in general, is not easy. However, things manage to get particularly difficult when your 3 to 6 year old child learns how to rebel. Your first reaction, as a parent, is to believe that you in some way may have failed. While that is possible it is not always the case. There are a few k
How Over the Air TV Works
American television broadcasters switched from analog to digital broadcasting on June 12, 2009. Canadian television switched over to this standard in September 2011. The standard that both American and Canadian broadcast television uses is Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) tuning. In 2009
Adult Treatment for ADHD
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a disorder that usually appears in childhood and can sometimes continue into adulthood. Being unable to pay attention and focus, difficulty processing information and an inability to complete tasks are some of the symptoms. If left untreated, ADHD c
Improving Your Memory Skills: Three Easy Techniques
A component of Darwin's Theory of Evolution reports that whatever you don't make use of, you eliminate. Of course, that precise sentiment can be applied to a number of spheres. For example, the mental function ...
What Causes Bipolarism?
Origins of BipolarismBipolarism, or bipolar disorder, most often begins in childhood with "hypomania," a syndrome consisting of exaggerated and rapid mood swings, irritability and impulsive behavior. Untreated hypomania often progresses into a full-fledged case of bipolarism.There are...
Mood Evaluation Tools
Mood evaluation tools can be used to diagnose symptoms of depression and mania.good mood image by NikArt from Fotolia.comMood evaluation refers to the assessment and diagnosis of mood disorders in individuals. This process is significant in determining symptoms of depression and mania,...
My Son is Autistic - Not Broken
If you read any research on autism or autism spectrum disorders, there is a large increase in the number of diagnosed cases. Since that is true, there is more funding to the schools to provide support and more and more family doctors are educating themselves.This means children can be diagnosed at a
Stomach Separation Exercises
New moms are usually anxious to trim down their post-baby waistlines, but sometimes there is more to that belly bulge than just excess fat. The real culprit could be stomach separation, also known as diastasis recti. Fortunately, this condition can be treated with simple exercises.