Questions tagged [abnormal-psychology]
For questions about this branch of psychology which seeks to classify and characterize mental disorders. Aberrant or socially maladaptive thought patterns are the earmarks of many of these disorders, but the extent to which they are socially abnormal is evaluated subjectively based on customs and social practices. For questions related to treatment consider the tag psychiatry and for somatogenic disorders --- neurology.
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What is Attention Deficit Disorder on adults and how is it treated?
Attention deficit disorder often corrupt other people's thought on the person that has ADD. The person with ADD is very forgetful, and often get agitated easily. Moreover, people with ADD can to be ...
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Pathological distress caused by being discouraged to say “thanks” on online communities
The Stack Exchange network users are not encouraged to leave comments expressing thanks.
Please do not add a comment on your question or on an answer to say "Thank you". Comments are meant for ...
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Is it normal to seek revenge when there's no rational benefit of it?
My understanding of the psychology of revenge has always been very simple: if you are wronged and do nothing about it, the perpetrator and everyone else who learns about that may get tempted to wrong ...
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Bipolar narcissism?
I was intrigued by the observation that high levels of narcissism tend to be associated with an increase in "flip-flopping" between grandiosity and self-doubt/vulnerability, e.g as stated in Jauk et ...
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INPP Neuromotor Immaturity
Can someone shed some light on this "Neuromotor Immaturity (NMI)" syndrome that's been mainly promoted/researched by a UK group called INPP. As you can seen from that page, they take themselves very ...
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ADHD Symptoms Emerging in Adolescence or Young Adulthood
I recently read a fascinating article about the pattern of young women receiving ADHD diagnoses after first displaying symptoms in their late teens or early twenties, typically corresponding to ...
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Is it harmful for a right handed person to play a left handed guitar
This is a little bit of music especially handedness. But I do believe it's more inclined to cognitive sciences. Here's my case. I'm naturally a right handed person, writing, throwing, picking up ...
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What conditions are associated with more intense feelings and stronger reactions to stimuli? [closed]
What conditions are associated with more intense feelings and stronger reactions to stimuli?
i.e., where someone may normally feel small amounts of happiness, pleasure, sadness, grief, etc., someone ...
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Are all psychological problems only biochemical in nature?
Are all psychological problems only biochemical in nature or do some 'mental' components ( that is some form of conceptual 'conditioning' caused directly or indirectly or 'subconsciously' by the ...
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How to change someone's beliefs? [closed]
I tried to change my brother's beliefs. He gets motivated by some bad ideas. Following my attempt to change his beliefs, his beliefs have become even stronger.
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What is the reason behind terrorist attacks?
From psychology point of view, what is the reason behind terrorist attacks?
What is the motivation for the leaders of terrorists?
What is the motivation for the person who performs terrorist attacks?
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Why is the initial first-line response to a psychological problem not a brain scan?
I get the impression most people having a cognitive problem are encouraged to see either a psychologists or psychiatrists (the actual medical doctors) to
engage in verbal or pharmaceutical therapy. I ...
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Eating disorders and childhood sexual abuse
It is my understanding that extreme eating disorders such as bulimia are very intertwined with childhood sexual abuse. Just how strong is that link?
I have a relative who is killing herself with ...
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The psychology of disproportioned people in artwork
Hitler was an artist, unbeknownst to some people. He painted and sketched. In his work, the people were disproportionately large within any given scene. Given his extreme personality, I have often ...
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Has there been any studies of pathological “nomad-ness”?
I've spent some time trying to search for this but my lack of knowledge limits my ability to find any information about this subject.
I know someone who constantly sees another city as a "Grass is ...
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Can a depressed person experience the sense of happiness?
Has anyone every truly lost their sense of happiness or maybe love? I realize a negative condition like depression can make it seem like it is only possible for one to be sad. Is it possible for ...
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Have the effects of MRIs and other electromagnetic devices on human psychology been studied?
What are the effects of MRIs and other electromagnetic devices on the human brain? Naturally they could move metals to or through the brain cell's membrane. I can also see the experience of being in a ...
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What are the DSM requirements for 'Paranoid Personality Disorder'?
What are the requirements for Paranoid Personality Disorder as specified by the current revision of the Diagnostic Statistical Manual?
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Do bullies pick on sociopaths?
As a percentage of their endeavours, do those with a tendency to use bullying focus more or less on sociopaths as a per capita of their targets?
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How objective are scientific measures of paraphilia?
Paraphilia (from Greek para = beside and -philia = friendship, meaning love) describes the experience of intense sexual
arousal to highly atypical objects, situations, or individuals.
Which ...
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Psychological explanation for exorcisms?
I'm doing research on alleged testimonies and evidences of the spirit realm. In particular, I've been lately reviewing testimonies and live recordings of exorcisms, some of which I find particularly ...
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Can General Assessment of Functioning (GAF) be used to measure recovery etc. from all mental health problems?
Can General Assessment of Functioning (GAF) be used to measure recovery etc. from all mental health problems?
I know it's used with 'schizophrenia', but what about things like personality disorders, ...
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Is there evidence or indication that highly sensitive people (HSP) can feel elektromagnetic waves?
HSP's are often very sensitive persons for all kind of sensories, but are there any experiments that they can feel EM-waves or are more affected by them?
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Anti-psychotic medication withdrawal-induced psychosis
Can psychosis result from anti-psychotic medication withdrawal for a non-psychotic patient? That is, a patient that takes anti-psychotic medication for off label reasons, such as treatment-resistant ...
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Do graphemes relate to communication and thought disorders?
The question Does language and/or culture affect an individual's cognitive capacity? explores the possibility of differences in cognition based on language and cultural variations.
In this question ...
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Comorbidity of Neurodevelopmental Disorders between them and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3416662/
OCD being an anxiety disorder and OCPD being a personality disorder it is entirely possible that these two can be present on the same patient.
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Dopamine dysregulation syndrome in non-Parkison's subjects?
I realize that giving L-dopa or similar drugs to people who don't need it would be unethical owing to their side effects*, but given that L-dopa is abused by some Parkinson's disease patients, are ...
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Does Machiavellianism concept attempt to combine different personalty types?
Wikipedia states that:
Machiavellianism has been found to be negatively correlated with Agreeableness and Conscientiousness
Next, agreeableness article has following words:
The lower-level traits, ...
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What to expect from a seriously mentally ill individual when a poor prognosis is revealed through improper channels?
I recently learned about a friend who is suffering from some serious mental illness from someone who has yet to reveal this illness to the individual. Apparently the individual in question suffers ...
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What's the opposite of major depressive disorder?
Bipolar disorder, BD, involves manic episodes and depressive episodes.
If someone has a depressive episode, that person may have major depressive disorder, MDD or BD.
If someone has a manic episode, ...
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How does robot-assisted autism therapy compare to traditional autism therapy?
There have been many applications of robots for treatment of autism, for example ASK Aldeberan therapy. However, how do the results from these therapies compare to traditional therapies such as ...
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What is the concordance rate for schizophrenia in monozygotic and dizygotic twins?
What is general level of concordance for twins and is it higher for monozygotic twins?
What research is available on this?
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Terminology for deep-seated feelings?
I'm interested in human emotion. Particularly, we have many words for different emotions, such as love, hate, etc. The issue arises that I have not found words for some of the emotions I've heard my ...
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What is the current state of SAD treatment according to research?
Seasonal Affective disorder SAD affects many people moods during seasons when the sun is less prevalent, myself no included. What is the current state of SAD treatment options according to published ...
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How widespread is learned-helplessness in society?
Looking at these resources:
Wikipedia, Learned helplessness
Christopher Peterson, Learned Helplessness, 2010
Mario Mikulincer, Human Learned Helplessness: A Coping Perspective, 2013
I'm still unable ...
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DSM and references to ICD
I am still studying and where I extensively use the DSM whilst writing essays etc. for my coursework, a question has arisen with regard to referencing the International Statistical Classification of ...
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Is there an example of a major mental handicap being rectified similar to Awakenings, the 1990 film and 1973 nonfiction book?
For those born with cognitive impairment, could technology progress to a point where their disability is rectified to a level of regular human faculty? In the movie and memoir, Awakenings, a new drug ...
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Research on the psychopathology of rapists
Since not all sexual assaulters are psychopaths or sadists as the media often chalks them up to ,there is scope to at least mend the thinking of some of the rapists, or any which haven't yet given in ...
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Does OCD play a major contribution in an individuals suffering from anorexia nervosa?
Although I have seen several studies that did substantiate low self esteem having a significant correlation with anorexia nervosa, but does OCD also play a major contribution in understanding the ...
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Do any personality factors reduce illusory superiority?
Apparently individuals suffering from schizotypy lack illusory superiority in one particular domain: evaluation of their affect. That is to say, neurotypicals overrate their positive affect (and ...
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Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder and Oppositional Defiance Disorder
In my answer to the question How does a person know if he should seek treatment for depression since feeling moody is unavoidable?, I have pointed out that DSM-5 (American Psychiatric Association, ...
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Do vulnerable/covert/shy narcissists seek therapy for NPD?
It is known that common (a.k.a. overt, flamboyant) narcissists rarely seek therapy on their own. However, there is an atypycal type of narcissism called “shy”, “covert” or “vulnerable“. They behave ...
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Which long-term effects can hypocortisolism have on behavior?
Chronic stress can have a serious impact on our physical as well as psychological health due to sustained high levels of the chemicals released in the ‘fight or flight’ response.
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The NART as a measure of premorbid IQ in serious mental illness
How reliable is National Adult Reading Test in estimating premorbid IQ in schizophrenia?
Is it compromised if the difference between current IQ and the NART is a standard deviation or more?
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Do antidepressants reduce displays of anger prevalent in those diagnosed with ADHD?
According to Wikipedia and WebMD , difficulties in managing anger are more prevalent in children with ADHD.
Why are antidepressants used in treating symptoms of ADHD?
Is this due to a relationship ...
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Do psychopaths shun physical touch?
I have in the back in my mind the idea that psychopaths don't like to be touched physically. However a quick google search doesn't tell me whether the idea is founded in good research or I picked it ...
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Do ADHD exams necessarily test ADHD or merely ADHD-PI?
I read on reddit and Wiki that the types of ADHD are ADHD-PI (predominantly inattentive), ADHD-C (combined) and ADHD-PH (predominantly hyperactive or impulsive).
In a psychological test intended to ...
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Brain structures related to risk-taking behavior
I did a preliminary research on brain structures in which activity might underlie risk-taking behavior. I came to two research that described right prefrontal cortex (Knoch et al., 2006), or ...
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Where to find statistical prevalence data for psychopathology over time?
Are there any places where is possible to find historical data for trends of psychological disease?
For example some Google website (similar to google trends or NGrams)
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Is happiness a result of cognitive or a side effect of neurobiological processes? [closed]
This morning I've heard this talk on Ted.com:
Matt Killingsworth: Want to be happier? Stay in the moment
The presenter is discussing an iPhone app used to track happiness, and seems to draw a ...
