Living With Someone With ADHD
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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Complete Guide
You may have heard people talk about how they may think their child has Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder because they’re having trouble sitting still, […]
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Learning to Drive: Guide To Mastering This Skill
Most of us had to learn how to drive- albeit at different ages under different circumstances such as snow and ice or extreme heat […]
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Fibromyalgia Diet: Is there a specific diet?
Diets are all the rage nowadays, but what about diets for people living with chronic pain from a disease with an unknown cause? How […]
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Types of Mood Disorders: An inside look
Types of Mood Disorders. Did you know that mood disorders could increase the risk of developing other disorders? Across the United States, a prominent […]
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Hormone Therapy: An Introductory Guide
Your body produces hormones in order to help function properly in the natural world. Occasionally, an irregular hormone concentration within our body can lead […]
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Types of Attention: A Useful Guide
Attention is the direction of cognitive resources toward certain stimuli in the environment. As a cognitive process, it is essential for almost every endeavor […]
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Fugue State: Complete Guide to this Disorder
You might have heard it called by different names: Dissociative Fugue, Psychogenic Fugue. But the name isn’t as important as the mess it creates: […]
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Language Acquisition Theory: A Comprehensive Guide
Language is what makes us human- it’s what sets us apart from so much of the animal kingdom. But how do we acquire language? […]
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Depression Treatment: Finding One That Works
“Well, that’s depressing” is a statement often given without a second thought. Those without depression seldom pause to contemplate the context of their words. […]
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Early Signs of Dyslexia: Learn how to spot them
Early signs of dyslexia. “What is Dyslexia?”, “How can I tell if my child is dyslexic?”, “How can parents can help their dyslexic child?”. […]
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Stages of Sleep: Discover what happens when you sleep
Stages of Sleep. Everyone needs sleep and although the overall reason as to why is still a mystery, science is finding out more and […]
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Pregnancy Depression: A Complete Guide
Pregnancy is supposed to be one of the happiest times of one’s life. If that’s true, then why do 14-23% of women struggle with […]
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Concentration Problems: Symptoms, Causes, and Tips
Problems concentrating isn’t only something that happens to kids- many adults find themselves struggling to concentrate, and we’ve probably all had moments where, no […]
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Cognitive processes: What are they? Can they improve?
Detecting changes around us, remembering a shopping list, deciding what apartment to rent, helping a friend with a problem… What do all these situations […]
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Treat Dyscalculia: Find out the different accommodations
If you are already seeking treatment it is probably because you or your child has been diagnosed with dyscalculia or math dyslexia. Dyscalculia is […]
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Infidelity: Taking Betrayal to a Whole New Level
We’ve all felt betrayed at least once in our lifetime. Whether it’s been by a close friend or a sibling, this intense feeling of […]
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Theories of Personalities: Everything you need to know
When you tell your friends about a date you had, how often do you immediately describe their personality? I’m sure you often find yourselves […]
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Play therapy: A safe environment mentally and physically
Being able to provide a setting in which a child can be entertained, and feel comfortable has been an issue that all parents have […]
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Déjà vu: All about that feeling of familiarity
“Been there. Done that” is a common saying in English. Did you know that “Been there, Seen that” is, too? We just don’t say […]
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Family Therapy: A Guide to Improving Family Relationships
Family therapy aims to restore family balance, improve communication and solve family conflicts that generate tension. Family therapy is recommended when there are conflicts […]
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Empathy: Can you put yourself in someone else’s shoes?
You’ve probably talked or heard about it, but do you really know the implications of empathy and its meaning? Empathy is much more than […]
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Anorexia Nervosa: What it is, symptoms, causes and treatment
Anorexia nervosa is currently one of the mental disorders with the highest mortality rates. 90% of anorexia nervosa cases happen in women and its […]
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Guilt: Find everything you need to know about this emotion
Guilt is a human emotion and can come in many different forms, it has the ability to affect everyone differently. Some may have the […]
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Co-Sleeping With Your Newborn- A Complete Guide
After 9 long months of anticipation and mixed emotions, you finally get to welcome your little bundle of joy into the world. You’ve gained […]
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Gray Matter: Complete guide to how we process information
We “normal, everyday people” have all probably heard the term “gray matter” when talking about the brain. We’ve also probably heard about “white matter”. […]
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Graphology: Guide to interpreting our handwriting
Do you remember how when you were beginning to learn how to write that the teacher used stencils and other materials to help you […]
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Binge watching: Complete guide to its effects on the brain and body
Just about everyone and their pets have binge-watched something before. Netflix found that on average, 61% of users watch between 2-6 episodes in one […]
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Adjustment disorder: A situational reaction to a stressful event
Some people aren’t the best when it comes to dealing with large amounts of stress. They simply have a really difficult time adjusting to […]
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HIV AIDS: Complete guide to understanding this virus
HIV and AIDS are a rather big deal in the medical world and yet, in this day and age, they remain uncurable. They have […]
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