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28 December 2016 20:42

⚫️An In-depth Analysis of Bipolar Disorder:
The Signs, Symptoms, Causes and Management(1/3)

🔺Before we start going in-depth into this broad subject, we must first understand what is Bipolar Disorder and how can we define it?

Bipolar Disorder, also known as manic depression, is a mental disorder with periods of depression and periods of elevated mood. During mania, an individual behaves or feels abnormally energetic, happy or irritable. Individuals often make poorly thought out decisions with little regard to the consequences. The need for sleep is usually reduced during manic phases. During periods of depression there may be crying, a negative outlook on life, and poor eye contact with others.

1⃣- Part 1: Signs and Symptoms

Mania is the defining feature of bipolar disorder, and can occur with different levels of severity. With milder levels of mania, known as hypomania, individuals are energetic, excitable, and may be highly productive. As hypomania worsens, individuals begin to exhibit erratic and impulsive behavior, often making poor decisions due to unrealistic ideas about the future, and sleep very reduced. At the extreme, manic individuals can experience distorted or delusional beliefs about the universe, hallucinate, hear voices, to the point of psychosis. A depressive episode commonly follows an episode of mania.

🔴-Manic episodes: Mania is a distinct period of at least one week of elevated or irritable mood, which can range from euphoria to delirium, and those experiencing hypo- or mania may exhibit three or more of the following behaviors: speak in a rapid, uninterruptible manner, short attention span, racing thoughts, increased goal-oriented activities, agitation, or they may exhibit behaviors characterized as impulsive or high-risk, such as hypersexuality or excessive spending. To meet the definition for a manic episode, these behaviors must impair the individual's ability to socialize or work. If untreated, a manic episode usually lasts three to six months.

⚫️-Hypomanic episodes: Hypomania is the milder form of mania, defined as at least four days of the same criteria as mania, but does not cause a significant decrease in the individual's ability to socialize or work, lacks psychotic features such as delusions or hallucinations, and does not require psychiatric hospitalization. Overall functioning may actually increase during episodes of hypomania and is thought to serve as a defense mechanism against depression by some. Hypomanic episodes rarely progress to full blown manic episodes. Some people who experience hypomania show increased creativity while others are irritable or demonstrate poor judgment.

🔵-Depressive episodes: Symptoms of the depressive phase of bipolar disorder include persistent feelings of sadness, irritability or anger, loss of interest in previously enjoyed activities, excessive or inappropriate guilt, hopelessness, sleeping too much or not enough, changes in appetite and/or weight, fatigue, problems concentrating, self-loathing or feelings of worthlessness, and thoughts of death or suicidal ideation. In severe cases, the individual may develop symptoms of psychosis, a condition also known as severe bipolar disorder with psychotic features. These symptoms include delusions and hallucinations. A major depressive episode persists for at least two weeks, and may result in suicide if left untreated.

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19 December 2016 04:29

💥How Prejudice Differs in People of Higher and Lower Intelligence

❗Think that you are beyond prejudice? Think again. A new study shows that as people become more intelligent they don’t become any less prejudiced, they only change who they are prejudiced towards, with the usual direction going towards those who we see as different from ourselves.

In order to study a wide range of biases, and to avoid confusion, the researchers defined prejudice as “‘a negative evaluation of a group or of an individual on the basis of group membership” for the purposes of this study. 

The study took 5,914 individuals and tested them for their “cognitive ability”, determined by their score on the Wordsum test of verbal ability. The subjects were asked of their opinions of certain groups of people such as Christians, Hispanics, or the poor. Those answers were later converted to a zero to 100 scale, with 100 being the most negatively viewed.

The study showed that individuals of higher and lower intelligence showed similar levels of prejudice, but not towards the same people. Persons of lower cognitive ability tended to be prejudiced towards “low choice” groups, persons who have little control over the fact that they happen to be a member of that group. More intelligent persons were more prejudiced against “high choice” groups, where the members of that group, hypothetically, had greater ability to opt in or out of membership in that group.🔚

Read more: http://bigthink.com/scotty-hendricks/everybody-is-a-little-bit-prejudiced-sometimes?utm_campaign=Echobox&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#link_time=1481911102

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26 October 2016 21:06

⚫️ The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator ⚫️

The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) is an introspective self report questionnaire (meaning that you answer the questions about your own psychological mind without the interference of a researcher) designed to indicate psychological preferences in how people perceive the world and make decisions.

The MBTI was constructed by Katharine Cook Briggs and her daughter Isabel Briggs Myers. It is based on the theories of renowned Swiss psychologist Carl Jung who had speculated that there are four principal psychological functions by which humans experience the world – sensation, intuition, feeling, and thinking – and that one of these four functions is dominant for a person most of the time.

🔴The MBTI was constructed for normal populations and emphasizes the value of naturally occurring differences.

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⚫️Types⚫️

There are 16 different personality types in the MBTI, each is made up of a different combination of 4 letters and each letter indicates a different trait. After every 4-letter combination there is one trait that dominates over the other four and shows how confident we are in our abilities and decisions.
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⚫️Traits⚫️

🔘Usually there are 4 different sets of traits, each trait is the opposite of the other one that is in the same set; For further explanation see below
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🔶1⃣ Mind (Extraversion/Introversion): This aspect shows how we interact with our surroundings⬇️

🔴 Extraversion (E): Extraverted individuals prefer group activities and get energized by social interaction. They tend to be more enthusiastic and more easily excited than introverts

🔵 Introversion (I): Introverted individuals prefer solitary activities and get exhausted by social interaction. They tend to be quite sensitive to external stimulation (e.g. sound, sight or smell) in general.

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🔶2⃣ Energy (Observant/Intuitive): The second aspect determines how we see the world and process information⬇️

🔴 Observant (S): Observant individuals are highly practical, pragmatic and down-to-earth. They tend to have strong habits and focus on what is happening or has already happened.

🔵 Intuitive (N): Intuitive individuals are very imaginative, open-minded and curious. They prefer novelty over stability and focus on hidden meanings and future possibilities.

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🔶3⃣ Nature (Thinking/Feeling): This aspect determines how we make decisions and cope with emotions⬇️

🔴 Thinking (T): Thinking individuals focus on objectivity and rationality, prioritizing logic over emotions. They tend to hide their feelings and see efficiency as more important than cooperation.

🔵 Feeling (F): Feeling individuals are sensitive and emotionally expressive. They are more empathic and less competitive than Thinking types, and focus on social harmony and cooperation.

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🔶4⃣ Tactics (Judging/Prospecting): This aspect reflects our approach to work, planning and decision-making⬇️

🔴 Judging (J): Judging individuals are decisive, thorough and highly organized. They value clarity, predictability and closure, preferring structure and planning to spontaneity.

🔵 Prospecting (P): Prospecting individuals are very good at improvising and spotting opportunities. They tend to be flexible, relaxed nonconformists who prefer keeping their options open.
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❗️Sometimes an extra 5th trait set is used:

🔶5⃣ Identity (Assertive/Turbulent): Finally, the Identity aspect underpins all others, showing how confident we are in our abilities and decisions⬇️

🔴 Assertive (-A): Assertive individuals are self-assured, even-tempered and resistant to stress. They refuse to worry too much and do not push themselves too hard when it comes to achieving goals.

🔵Turbulent (-T): Turbulent individuals are self-conscious and sensitive to stress. They are likely to experience a wide range of emotions and to be success-driven, perfectionistic and eager to improve.
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18 October 2016 18:55

🔴Recency and Primacy Effects

The order in which information is learned determines how reliably it will be recalled. The first item in a list is initially distinguished from previous activities as important (primacy effect) and may be transferred to long-term memory by the time of recall. Items at the end of the list are still in short-term memory (recency effect) at the time of recall.

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29 September 2016 12:37

🙄(BIID) body Identity Integrity disorder:

Body integrity identity disorder (BIID, also referred to as amputee identity disorder) is a psychological disorder in which an otherwise healthy individual feels that they are meant to be disabled. "Transability", an almost identical disorder, is medically recognized by the American Psychiatric Association's DSM-5, but BIID is not. BIID is related to xenomelia, "the dysphoric feeling that one or more limbs of one's body do not belong to one's self".
BIID is typically accompanied by the desire to amputate one or more healthy limbs. It also includes the desire for other forms of disability, as in the case of a woman who intentionally blinded herself. BIID can be associated with apotemnophilia, sexual arousal based on the image of one's self as an amputee. The cause of BIID is unknown. One hypothesis states that it results from a neurological failing of the brain's inner body mapping function (located in the right parietal lobe) to incorporate the affected limb in its understanding of the body's physical form.

Sufferers of BIID are uncomfortable with a part of their body, such as a limb, and feel confident that removing or disabling this part of their body will relieve their discomfort. Sufferers may have intense feelings of envy toward amputees. They may pretend that they are an amputee, both in public and in private. Sufferers experience the above symptoms as being strange and unnatural. They may try to injure themselves to require the amputation of that limb. They are generally ashamed of their thoughts and may try to hide them from others, including therapists and health care professionals.
The majority of BIID sufferers are white middle-aged males, although this discrepancy may not be nearly as large as previously thought. Most commonly an an above-the-knee amputation of the left leg is desired, but amputations may also involve the arms, or instead manifest itself as a need for paralysis, or involve the senses, such as hearing or vision.
A sexual motivation for being or looking like an amputee is called apotemnophilia. In addition, apotemnophilia should not be mistaken for acrotomophilia, which describes a person who is sexually attracted to other people who are already missing limbs. However, many of the people who experience one also experience the other.🔚

❗️SOURCE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_integrity_identity_disorder
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28 September 2016 14:32

❗️effects of neurotransmitters:

🔺ACETYLCHOLINE: Muscle contraction, and a role in development of memory.

🔺DOPAMINE: Voluntary movement, learning, and feeling of pleasure.

🔺NOREPINEPHRINE: Arousal, alertness.

🔺SEROTONIN: Sleep, arousal levels, and emotion.

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26 September 2016 15:11

♨BIPOLAR:
❗️A disorder associated with episodes of mood swings ranging from depressive lows to manic highs.

Each episode usually lasts days to weeks at a time. Episodes may occur several times a year or throughout the year.

Mania symptoms include periods of elevated mood or irritability. When experiencing a manic episode, a patient often has high energy levels with reduced need for sleep. Less often, people may experience psychosis. Depression symptoms include feeling sad, low energy, low motivation, or loss of interest in previously enjoyable activities.

Treatments can help reduce symptoms. Medications include valproic acid, lithium, lamotrigine, quetiapine, among others. Other treatments include cognitive behavior therapy or psychotherapy.

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07 September 2016 20:53

On this day in #psychology .....

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31 August 2016 09:00

#psychosis or #psychotic disorder 👀:

A mental disorder characterised by a disconnection from reality.

Possible symptoms include delusions, hallucinations, talking incoherently and agitation. The person with the condition usually isn't aware of his or her behaviour.
Treatment may include medication and talk therapy.

More coming soon on psychosis.....

Source: Mayo Clinic and others

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26 August 2016 07:26

💢 #mental illness feels like

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24 August 2016 07:23

❗️how to build up #self-esteem :

🔺1. Use positive affirmations correctly
Positive affirmations such as “I am going to be a great success!” are extremely popular, but they have one critical problem — they tend to make people with low self-worth feel worse about themselves. Why? Because when our self-esteem is low, such declarations are simply too contrary to our existing beliefs. Ironically, positive affirmations do work for one subset of people — those whose self-esteem is already high. For affirmations to work when your self-esteem is lagging, tweak them to make them more believable. For example, change “I’m going to be a great success!” to “I’m going to persevere until I succeed!”

🔺2. Identify your competencies and develop them
Self-esteem is built by demonstrating real ability and achievement in areas of our lives that matter to us. If you pride yourself on being a good cook, throw more dinner parties. If you’re a good runner, sign up for races and train for them. In short, figure out your core competencies and find opportunities and careers that accentuate them.

🔺3. Learn to accept compliments
One of the trickiest aspects of improving self-esteem is that when we feel bad about ourselves we tend to be more resistant to compliments — even though that is when we most need them. So, set yourself the goal to tolerate compliments when you receive them, even if they make you uncomfortable (and they will). The best way to avoid the reflexive reactions of batting away compliments is to prepare simple set responses and train yourself to use them automatically whenever you get good feedback (e.g., “Thank you” or “How kind of you to say”). In time, the impulse to deny or rebuff compliments will fade — which will also be a nice indication your self-esteem is getting stronger.

🔺4. Eliminate self-criticism and introduce self-compassion
Unfortunately, when our self-esteem is low, we are likely to damage it even further by being self-critical. Since our goal is to enhance our self-esteem, we need to substitute self-criticism (which is almost always entirely useless, even if it feels compelling) with self-compassion. Specifically, whenever your self-critical inner monologue kicks in, ask yourself what you would say to a dear friend if they were in your situation (we tend to be much more compassionate to friends than we are to ourselves) and direct those comments to yourself. Doing so will avoid damaging your self-esteem further with critical thoughts, and help build it up instead.

🔺5. Affirm your real worth
The following exercise has been demonstrated to help revive your self-esteem after it sustained a blow: Make a list of qualities you have that are meaningful in the specific context. For example, if you got rejected by your date, list qualities that make you a good relationship prospect (for example, being loyal or emotionally available); if you failed to get a work promotion, list qualities that make you a valuable employee (you have a strong work ethic or are responsible). Then choose one of the items on your list and write a brief essay (one to two paragraphs) about why the quality is valuable and likely to be appreciated by other people in the future. Do the exercise every day for a week or whenever you need a self-esteem boost.

The bottom line is improving self-esteem requires a bit of work, as it involves developing and maintaining healthier emotional habits but doing so, and especially doing so correctly, will provide a great emotional and psychological return on your investment

SOURCE: www.ted.com

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23 August 2016 10:05

Schizophrenia is a mental disorder characterized by abnormal social behavior and failure to understand what is real.[2] Common symptoms include false beliefs, unclear or confused thinking, hearing voices, reduced social engagement and emotional expression, and a lack of motivation.[2][3] People with schizophrenia often have additional mental health problems such as anxiety disorders, major depressive illness, or substance use disorder.[4] Symptoms typically come on gradually, begin in young adulthood, and last a long time

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23 August 2016 10:03

what is #Schizophrenia ?

It is one of many brain diseases that may include delusions, loss of personality (flat affect), confusion, agitation, social withdrawal, psychosis, and bizarre behavior.

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22 August 2016 15:17

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22 August 2016 11:41

👌Facts You Need to Know About Psychology:

❤️1 Psychology Is the Study of the Mind and Behavior

Psychology is the study of the mental processes and behavior. The term psychology comes from the Greek word psyche meaning "breath, spirit, soul" and the logia meaning "study of." Psychology emerged from biology and philosophy and is closely linked to other disciplines including sociology, medicine, linguistics, and anthropology.

❤️2 Psychology Uses Scientific Methods

One of the most common myths about psychology is that it is just "common sense." Unlike common sense, psychology relies on scientific methods to investigate questions and arrive at conclusions. It is through using empirical methods that researchers are able to discover relationships between different variables. Psychologists use a range of techniques to study the human mind and behavior, including naturalistic observation, experiments, case studies, and questionnaires.

❤️3 Psychologists Take Many Perspectives

Topics and questions in psychology can be looked at in a number of different ways. Let's take the topic of violence as an example. Some psychologists may look at how biological influences contribute to violence, while other psychologists might look at how factors like culture, family relationships, social pressure, and situational variables influence violence. Some of the major perspectives in psychology include the:

Biological perspective
Cognitive perspective
Behavioral perspective
Evolutionary perspective
Humanistic perspective

❤️4 Psychology Has Many Subfields

There are many branches of psychology. Introductory students often explore the basics of these various specialty areas, but further exploration of each individual field may depend on what course of study you select. Some of the biggest subfields within psychology are clinical psychology, personality psychology, cognitive psychology, developmental psychology, and social psychology.

❤️5 Psychology Is Not Just About Therapy

When you think of psychology, do you envision a therapist with a notepad jotting down ideas as a client recounts childhood experiences? While therapy is certainly a big part of psychology, it is not the only thing that psychologists do. In fact, many psychologists don't work in the field of mental health at all. Psychology encompasses other areas including teaching, research, and consulting. Psychologists work in a wide variety of settings, including:

Colleges and universities
Private corporations
K-12 Schools
Hospitals
Government offices

❤️6 Psychology Is All Around You

Psychology is not just an academic subject that exists only in classrooms, research labs, and mental health offices. The principles of psychology can be seen all around you in everyday situations. The television commercials and print ads you see every day rely on psychology to develop marketing messages that influence and persuade people to purchase the advertised products. The websites you visit on a regular basis utilize psychology to understand how people read, use, and interpret online information.

❤️7 Psychology Explores Both Real-World and Theoretical Issues

As you begin your study of psychology, it might seem like some of the theories and research you learn about do not really apply to real-life problems. It is important to remember, however, that psychology is both an applied and theoretical subject. Some researchers focus on adding information to our overall body of knowledge about the human mind and behavior (known as basic research), while others concentrate directly on solving problems and applying psychological problems to real-world situations (known as applied research).

❤️8 Psychology Offers a Wide Range of Career Options

If you are thinking about majoring in psychology, then you should be pleased to discover that there are many career paths to choose from. Different career options depend largely on your educational level and work experience, so it is important to research the required training and licensing requirements of your chosen specialty area. Just a few of the poss

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25 December 2016 15:01

📌Cyberbullying among preteens and teens has increased dramatically in recent years as young people spend more time socializing online, according to the Second Youth Internet Safety Survey.

🔴Cyberbullying includes sending hurtful or threatening e-mails or instant messages, spreading rumors or posting embarrassing photos of others.

🔴Not all students feel distress when they're victims of such online bullying, say the researchers.

🔴They found that only 38 percent of those bullied said such incidents made them very upset or afraid.

🔴Bullying was most likely to cause worry when it involved offline contact or an adult harasser.

🔴That distress can have an impact offline, the researchers found.

🔴Young people who are victims of cyberbullying are more likely to report social problems and interpersonal victimization. Being victimized also increases their chances of harassing peers online themselves.

🔴The research also revealed that 68 percent of cyberbullying victims spoke up about their harassment to friends, parents or other authority figures.

🔴That disclosure provides an opportunity for parents and others to ask whether the child is struggling socially or experiencing communication problems with peers. They can then work with the child to find ways to prevent future incidents.

Source apa.org

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26 October 2016 21:06

🔴NOTE: None of the 16 types is better than the other, each has its own pros and cons and together these types make up the varied society that we live in.

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07 October 2016 08:09

Must read, on mental illness

http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2016/10/03/when-mental-illness-is-hereditary/

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28 September 2016 14:39

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26 September 2016 18:34

If you have five of these symptoms, you might be depression:👇🏻


🔴A depressed mood during most of the day, particularly in the morning

🔴Fatigue or loss of energy almost every day

🔴Feelings of worthlessness or guilt almost every day

🔴Impaired concentration, indecisiveness

🔴Insomnia (an inability to sleep) or hypersomnia (excessive sleeping) almost every day

🔴Markedly diminished interest or pleasure in almost all activities nearly every day

🔴Recurring thoughts of death or suicide (not just fearing death)

🔴A sense of restlessness or being slowed down

🔴Significant weight loss or weight gain

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26 September 2016 15:09

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02 September 2016 13:02

Psychosis is a set of symptoms that involve a person’s mind “playing tricks on him or her.”  The person experiencing psychosis may have difficulty telling the difference between his or her own thoughts and perceptions and those that come from the outside world. Although real to the person experiencing psychosis, psychotic experiences are not experienced as real to others. In fact, as a medical term, psychosis refers to a loss of contact with reality, or difficulty telling what is real from what is not real.

Psychosis is more common than many people think. Symptoms may come and go or be relatively constant. It is often associated with mental health disorders like depression, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia.  However, psychosis can also occur for many other reasons, including substance abuse, brain injury, seizure disorders, or conditions of extreme sleep deprivation or isolation.  

Most importantly, psychosis is treatable. It may be preventable.

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29 August 2016 15:15

🔴 #Marijuana use can cause laziness (at least in rats)

A new study has found that tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the main psychoactive ingredient in marijuana, makes rats less willing to try a cognitively demanding task.

“Perhaps unsurprisingly, we found that when we gave THC to these rats, they basically became cognitively lazy,” said Mason Silveira, the study’s lead author and a Ph.D. candidate in the department of psychology at the University of British Columbia.

“What’s interesting, however, is that their ability to do the difficult challenge was unaffected by THC. The rats could still do the task — they just didn’t want to.”

The study may throw some light on what has been called amotivational syndrome in humans who smoke marijuana heavily for a long time. While still a point of debate among experts and researchers, the syndrome is characterized by apathy, dullness, lethargy, and impaired judgment, but only affects some heavy users.

For this study, published in the Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, researchers looked at the effects of both THC and cannabidiol (CBD) on rats’ willingness to exert cognitive effort.

They trained 29 rats to perform a behavioral experiment in which the animals had to choose whether they wanted an easy or difficult challenge to earn sugary treats.

At the beginning of each experiment, the rats chose between two levers to signal whether they wanted an easy or hard challenge.

Choosing the easy challenge resulted in a light turning on for one second, which the rats could easily detect and respond to by poking it with their nose, receiving one sugar pellet as a reward. In the more difficult challenge, the light turned on for only 0.2 seconds, rewarding the rat with two sugar pellets if they responded with a nose poke.

Under normal circumstances, most rats preferred the harder challenge to earn a bigger reward, according to the researchers. But when the rats were given THC, the animals switched to the easier option, despite earning a smaller reward.

When the scientists looked at the effect of CBD, an ingredient in marijuana that does not result in a high, researchers found the chemical did not have any effect on rats’ decision-making or attention.

CBD, which is believed to be beneficial in treating pain, epilepsy and even cancer, also didn’t block the negative effects of THC.

“This was surprising, as it had been suggested that high concentrations of CBD could modulate or reduce the negative effects of THC,” said Dr. Catharine Winstanley, senior author of the study and an associate professor in University of British Columbia’s department of psychology. “Unfortunately, that did not appear to be the case.”

Given how essential willingness to exert cognitive effort is for people to achieve success, Winstanley said the findings underscore the importance of realizing the possible effect of cannabis use on affecting the willingness to engage in harder tasks.

The findings highlight a need for more research to determine what THC does to the human brain to alter decision-making, the researchers noted. That could eventually allow scientists to block these effects of THC, allowing those who use medical marijuana to enjoy the possible benefits of cannabis without the less desirable cognitive effects, they said.👀

Source: University of British Columbia

Second source: http://psychcentral.com/news/2016/08/28/marijuana-use-can-cause-laziness-at-least-in-rats/109136.html

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24 August 2016 16:58

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23 August 2016 10:06

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23 August 2016 10:04

Self-portrait of a person with schizophrenia, representing that individual's perception of the distorted experience of reality in the disorder

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23 August 2016 10:03

what is #Schizophrenia ?

🔴Schizophrenia is a mental disorder that generally appears in late adolescence or early adulthood - however, it can emerge at any time in life.

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22 August 2016 11:41

ible career options include clinical psychology, forensic psychology, health psychology, and industrial-organizational psychology.

❤️9 Psychology Studies Both Normal and Abnormal Behavior

When many people think about psychology, they immediately think about the diagnosis and treatment of abnormal behavior. However, it is important to remember that psychology studies normal behavior as well.

❤️10 Psychology Seeks to Describe, Explain, Predict, Modify, and Improve Behaviors.🔚

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21 August 2016 07:07

🚩we can roughly state three different categories of phobia.

🔴1. Specific / Simple Phobias

These are relatively common phobias and involve the fear of specific living creatures, situations, places, activities or objects. Some examples are a fear of bats (chiroptophobia), snakes (opidiophobia), flying (aviophobia) and dentists (dentophobia).

🔴2. Social Phobias

People who suffer from a social phobia (often referred to as social anxiety disorder) find it difficult to be physically present at social events or in situations were social interaction is important. Going to weddings, parties or exhibitions may result in feelings of anxiety and a fear of being embarrassed or humiliated in public.

🔴3. Agoraphobia

This last category can be seen as an extreme case phobia. People who suffer from Agoraphobia are frightened to find themselves in situations where there is no escape. They have a fear of being somewhere where there is absolutely no help from other people. Examples may include the fear of traveling in a bus or train, going to large shopping malls or cinema’s. People who suffer from a severe case of Agoraphobia may even find it unbearable to leave the comfort of their own house.🔚