Orthorexia Nervosa: The eating disorder that’s taking over
Orthorexia Nervosa. Eating healthy has become the main subject today in social media. There has been a craze over who is the fittest and who […]
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Breathing Techniques: Exercises and types of breathing
Breathing Techniques. Controlling our breathing is one of the most effective means of intervening in our bodily and physiological state. Breathing connects the mind and […]
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Pica Disorder: What is is? Discover everything about this eating disorder
Pica disorder also called “pica” is not well known but has serious health implications. It is a type of eating disorder in which there is […]
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Bravery: Looking for challenges and overcoming obstacles
Bravery. In 1967, the Boston Marathon was an all-male event. Still, Kathrine Switzer became the first woman to run it and complete it. She had […]
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Nucleus Accumbens: What is it, functions, anatomy, diseases.
The nucleus accumbens is a brain structure that is part of our pleasure and reward system. It activates our motivation and allows willpower to translate […]
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Triangular Theory of Love: How Does Love Develop?
The Triangular Theory of Love was developed by Robert Sternberg in 1986. It states how love can be described in three components which form a […]
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Grieving: Complete guide to what is it, phases, symptoms, and tips
When we lose a loved one we start to have all kinds of negative feelings and emotions. Grieving is a normal process when we lose […]
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Self-Improvement: Personal Development Techniques and Strategies
You lead a very full life, you apparently don’t lack anything and have everything you want, but still, you are not satisfied. There is something […]
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Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS): Getting to know Aunt Flo
Premenstrual syndrome. Fun fact: in Victorian times, it was possible for a woman to be institutionalized if they experienced any kind of menstruation-related anger. This […]
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Anger management for kids: Teach your child to deal with frustration
Anger management for kids is one of the most daunting parent tasks. In the following article, we will explain what is frustration and anger and […]
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Color Psychology: How Colors Affect Us and What Each One Means
What is color psychology? How do colors influence emotions? What do the colors mean? What do the colors convey in different cultures? The meaning of […]
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Mental Health: What Is It and How to Be Mentally Healthy
What is mental health? We all want to be healthy and enjoy a general well-being, but this is impossible if we are not mentally healthy. […]
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Cognitive Psychology: Inquiring in Mental Processes
What is cognitive psychology? Who are its main authors? What are its characteristics? In this article, we will talk about the study of cognitive processes. […]
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Type A and Type B Personality: Is there a Type C? Which one are you?
Type A and Type B personality. Are you a person who is competitive by nature? Do you or the people you know consider you a […]
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Animal Assisted Therapy: What it is, and how does it help?
Nothing but heart eyes galore anytime we see an owner with a dog on a street. We see those sad commercials with animals who are […]
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Brain Hemispheres: Everything you need to know
What are the functions of each brain hemispheres? What does each half of our brain do? Is it true that the left hemisphere is the […]
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Cognitive Distortions: What are they and How to avoid them?
What are Cognitive Distortions? What are their characteristics and consequences? What types of cognitive distortions are there? In this article, we will solve these questions […]
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Night Terrors: What are they, Symptoms, Causes, and Prevention
Trouble sleeping is common. Whether due to a busy schedule, stress, or other factors, many people struggle to get a healthy amount of sleep. In […]
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Mental Decline Can Be Determined By Your Gait
CogniFit is the primary cognitive training tool being used in an innovative study aimed at improving gait through executive function training. Gait, or how you […]
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Autoimmune Disease: What are they, symptoms and treatment.
Commonly referenced by those who have autoimmune diseases, these types of diseases are often invisible. Sometimes, when looking at a person, you can often tell […]
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Rote Learning: Retaining Information Without Deepening Its Meaning
Do you remember when you learned to multiply? You repeat the same multiplication tables over and over. This is a technique called rote learning. Do […]
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Theory of Mind: What it is, evaluate it and activities to enhance it
Have you stopped to think about what your world would be like if you were not able to imagine others’ intentions and thoughts? The ability […]
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Asperger’s Syndrome: What It Is, Symptoms, Causes, Treatment and Tips
Sheldon Cooper has helped make this disorder more popular in recent years. This disorder affects the quality of life of children and adults around the […]
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Oppositional Defiant Disorder In Children: How To Spot It?
Every child and adolescent react to difficult situations in their own way according to different factors. Some of them may include character, genetics, education, and culture. […]
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Online Cognitive Assessment and Training Market Just Became a Billion Dollar Opportunity
CogniFit, leader in brain training and brain stimulation, is part of the brain fitness market which is forecasted to reach over $9.48 billion by 2022. […]
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When Brain Training Works, It Can Help Millions of Lives and Improve the Quality of Life of the World’s Aging Population
An Australian systematic review shows how CogniFit solutions are both effective and useful, and why few brain and neuro scientific solutions work. A new study […]
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Learning Difficulties: What Is It, Symptoms, Types and Intervention?
Does your child have difficulty reading, doing math problems, writing, centering his attention, or coordination? Perhaps these problems could be due to a learning difficulty. In […]
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Blended Learning: Why It’s Taking The Lead In Education
We have all used different methods of ‘blended learning’ models when being educated in our classrooms and trained in the workplace. Whether we realized it […]
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What is Empty Nest Syndrome? A Useful Guide to this Evolving Phenomenon
As summer slowly comes to an end, college students are transitioning back to their academic year with many moving into their dormitories. While college students […]
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Addiction: From Drugs to Brain to Behavior
Addiction is a very common concept in today’s society. When we think about addiction, we usually picture drug addicts, looking for another fix. Addiction, however, […]
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Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) or Dysmorphophobia: People obsessed with their defects
Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) – People obsessed with a part of their body that they are not comfortable with and want to modify it. For […]
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Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT): What is it and how does it work?
Throughout decades different types of therapy have emerged. From art therapy to narrative exposure therapy to cognitive behavioural therapy. In this article, we will explore […]
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Peer Pressure: Why We Feel It, How to Overcome it, and Can It Be Positive?
Peer Pressure. When we hear the phrase ‘peer pressure’ we often think back to grade school. We might think of the pressure children and adolescents […]
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Adrenalin or Epinephrine: A Useful Guide with Questions and Answers
Learn all about Adrenalin (epinephrine): What it is and what does it do, characteristics, functions, effects, release, what happens when we have an excess, its […]
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Erectile Dysfunction: Brief Treatment Guide on How to Overcome It
Erectile Dysfunction: Brief treatment guide in how to overcome it. The level of daily stress is enough to encourage situations in which you are not […]
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Agoraphobia: Fear of public places and situations
Agoraphobia can make you feel trapped and feel like you are not able to get out. It’s a mental disorder that causes you to worry […]
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Borderline Personality Disorder: What it is, Causes and Treatment
Between 1.6% and 5.9% of the population has borderline personality disorder. Symptoms develop early in adulthood but can be observed as children through emotional instability […]
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Phantom Pain: The Feeling Is As Real As It Can Get!
Phantom pain is a sensation that various individuals perceive towards a part of the body or an internal organ that doesn’t exist. This phantom pain […]
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Interpretation of Dreams: Our dreams have meanings?
Interpretation of dreams. What does it mean to dream about snakes, spiders, rats, teeth falling out, or flying? You may be one of those people […]
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Mindfulness Meditation: What Is This Meditation Everyone Talks About?
Mindfulness is a technique that has become very popular, but there is still a lot of doubts about what it really is and how it […]
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Synesthesia: Can You Hear Colors?
What is it like to hear colors and see sounds – people who have synesthesia might be able to give a little insight into that. […]
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Prosopagnosia: Inability To Recognize Loved Ones
Prosopagnosia or face blindness is quite a devastating condition. Imagine, suddenly finding yourself at a position where you are unable to recognize your family and […]
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OCD or Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: The Danger of Repetitive Behaviors
OCD or Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Knock-knock-knock. You knock 3 in a steady manner. Every single wooden piece of furniture in your room needs to be knocked. […]
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Limbic System Functions: Limbo With Your Limbic System
Your limbic system functions range from regulating your emotions to storing your memories to even helping you to learn new information. Your limbic system is […]
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Child Hyperactivity: What it is, causes and how does education play a role?
Sometimes we find “unruly” and restless children in the classroom, whose grades keep getting worse and disrupt the class any chance they get. They can’t […]
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Psychologist vs Psychiatrist: together for better treatment
Psychologist vs psychiatrist has been a question on the minds of a plethora of people who are seeking professional help. In the society that we […]
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What Is Early Onset Dementia? Signs And Symptoms
Early onset dementia. Imagine you are at your friend’s 50th birthday gathering and you forget everyone’s name, how you got there and where you are? […]
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Placebo Effect: What is it and how does it work?
The medical and scientific community has recognized the placebo effect for many years. For a person that is not involved with science, the phrase might […]
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Optogenetics: An all powerful revolutionary technique?
Optogenetics is a new form of stimulating and controlling cells in the living tissue. Research is advancing in ways that we have not thought imaginable […]
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Benefits of exercise on the brain: How does exercise help?
You’ve probably heard before how the brain is “like a muscle” and just like our other muscles, we need to exercise it regularly. But how […]
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