Patocharacterological properties that unite this group of personality disorders are impulsiveness with a pronounced tendency to act without taking into account the consequences and lack of self-c...

Dissociative amnesia is a memory loss that is not associated with any other disease. It begins suddenly, after a traumatic event( dramatic periods, events, or even in childhood), it is more diffi...

Kleptomania is a disorder that is expressed by the inability to suppress the desire to steal. Stolen items, as a rule, are not of great value. The desire itself manifests itself as a compulsive( ...

Doctors define stutter as a speech disorder, which is characterized by frequent repetition of sounds, syllables, or words, and( or) frequent stops, indecision in speech tearing its rhythmic smoot...

INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION EPILETICAL PARTICLES ( ILAE, 1981) I. Partial( focal, local) epileptic seizures of A. Simple partial seizures( consciousness not broken) ...

Since ancient times, mankind is familiar with narcotic substances. They were also used in medical( as anesthetics, stimulants or hypnotics), and for ritual purposes - with the help of mescaline a...

Fetishism is a disorder of sexual orientation, which is based on sexual attraction to inanimate objects. Without them, the patient can not achieve complete satisfaction in sex. On the other hand,...

Homosexuality is a violation of the psycho-sexual development of a man, which leads to the manifestation of sexual interest in the persons of his sex. Homosexuality should be attributed to the co...

Paranoid personality disorder or, according to traditional domestic terminology, paranoid personality disorder "is characterized by distrust and suspicious attitude towards other people."Howev...

Schizophrenia. .. For many, if not for all ordinary people, this disease sounds like a stigma."Schizophrenic" - a synonym for the finale, the concreteness of existence and uselessness for society...

The state of affect is a violation of conscious control over actions, as a result of which uncontrolled actions can be committed. States arise out of the will, conscious control over their action...

Fear and anxiety are not only sources of human suffering, but also have enormous adaptive significance. The role of fear is that it protects us from an emergency situation, while anxiety keeps us...

There is a group of addictions that can develop in any person, regardless of its individual characteristics or concomitant diseases. If most scientists believe that the personality of the patient...

Neurotic disorders violate only certain areas of mental activity, are not accompanied by psychotic phenomena and gross violations of behavior, but they can significantly affect the quality of lif...

What associations do you have when you hear the phrase "mental retardation"?Probably not very pleasant. The knowledge of most people about this disease is based on popular films and TV shows, whe...

How often in the furious rhythm of modern life we ​​meet with the word "stress"!This concept for many people includes various unpleasant situations arising at work, in personal relationships, in ...

Nightmares or frightening dreams with a threat to life or safety charge us with negative emotions for the whole day. It is estimated that about 4% of the adult population sees nightmares, among c...

The hypochondria is translated from Greek as a hypochondrium. The ancient Greeks believed that in this area is the hearth of human ailments. And we associate hypochondria with melancholy, melanch...