The human touch: connecting two or more humans
Human touch has been important throughout history and is vital to our wellbeing- but, why? What is the human touch and how does it affect […]
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Anna is currently studying a Bachelors in Spanish, International Studies, and Intercultural Communication at the University of Saint Louis-Madrid.
Brain Reward System: A complete guide to our pleasure center
Our brain reward system is incredible in how it functions! But what is it and how does it function? How does the brain reward system […]
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What is Epilepsy: A complete guide to this chronic disorder
We’ve all heard of people who can’t be around flashing lights because of their epilepsy, but what is epilepsy? In this article, we will […]
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Dialectical Behavior Therapy: An overview on this type of therapy
Imagine having emotions that are constantly difficult to control… behaviors that are hard to live with. In this article, we will cover what dialectical […]
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Psychogenic Amnesia or dissociative amnesia: Complete guide to this memory loss
Imagine going through an accident and not remembering anything surrounding the accident, including the accident itself. This is what is known as psychogenic amnesia. […]
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Stress inoculation: Can you train for stress?
Imagine a time when you were so stressed out about something, it made everything worse. Welcome to stress inoculation 101! In this article, we […]
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Somatic Symptom Disorder: An in-depth guide to this illness
Ever felt that that migraine was a tumor forming in your brain? Well, if you have somatic symptom disorder, that’s exactly how it is! […]
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Sympathetic Nervous System: A guide to understanding how it works
Our bodies rush with adrenaline and we get into fight-or-flight mode, which is the activation of our sympathetic nervous system. But what is it? […]
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Paraphilia: An abnormal sexual desire
Ever heard of crazy foot fetishes? Well, those are a type of paraphilia. This article will tell you everything you need to know about […]
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Compassion: A complete guide on being a compassionate person
The Dalai Lama once said, “If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.” But what […]
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Light Sleep: Do you wake up feeling refreshed?
Sometimes you just don’t wake up feeling refreshed. Why is that? In this article, we will answer: what is light sleep, what are the […]
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Retrograde amnesia: Forgetting your past completely
Imagine forgetting everything from the past decade and being completely unable to recall those years. In this article, we will find out what retrograde […]
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Nomophobia: Fear being away from your phone?
Do you ever feel anxiety because you’re away from your phone? Do you always use your phone to look up things you don’t know? […]
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Hypertension: A complete guide to high blood pressure
“I was walking down to the supermarket and started to feel vision problems, headache, chest pain, difficulty breathing and pounding in my chest and […]
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Assertiveness: A complete guide on this social and communication skill
Assertiveness. Imagine that you are living the following situations: You lend a friend one of your books. She returns it with pages missing. Your […]
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Cognitive Dissonance: How Does it Influence How We Think?
Have you ever felt one way but did the opposite? Or have you ever had two different opinions about the same thing? You’ve experienced […]
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Gender Dysphoria: A complete guide that clarifies everything about this dysphoria
Have you ever wondered what gender dysphoria is? In this article, we’ll show you not only what gender dysphoria is and the history of […]
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Dysphasia: Difficulty with comprehension of spoken or written language
Imagine not being about to sing your favorite song, or not being able to write or say how you feel or what you are […]
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Sports Psychology: From training your body to your emotions
Have you ever thought about how your favorite athletes are able to do what they do? They do it by using sports psychology. In […]
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Stages of Grief: Complete guide on what stages to expect when grieving
Everybody grieves at some point in their life… but what is grief? What are the different stages of grief? How does grief affect the […]
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Probiotics: Everything you need to know about our friendly bacteria
What are probiotics? Where do I find probiotics? How do probiotics affect my health? Can I eat too many probiotics? These are all questions […]
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Parenting Styles: A complete guide to different types of parenting methods
Everybody is raised in a different way. We have all, at least once, said: “If I did that my (insert parent here) would be […]
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The Effects of Sugar on the Brain: Everything you need to know
We are always hearing about how sugar is bad for us, but how does it affect us? How does sugar affect our brains? In […]
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Teaching Styles: Everything you need to know about teaching methods and strategies
Have you ever thought about how each classroom teaches things differently? In this article, we answer what are teaching styles, why are there multiple […]
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Phonemic Awareness: The Sounds of Reading
Have you ever thought about the difference between the pronunciation of “bat” and “pat”? e. In this article, we answer questions like what is […]
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Hypnotherapy: What is it, what are the different types and treatments?
Hypnotherapy. Have you ever thought of being hypnotized? In this article, we answer some questions you might have: what is hypnotherapy, what are the […]
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