Author Archives: JmaC

Depression: According to the World Health Organization, unipolar depression was the third most important cause of disease burden worldwide in 2004. Unipolar depression was in “eighth place in low-income countries, but at first place in middle- and high-income countries.”1 In … Continue reading →

The psychology behind happiness – how positive affect is quantified and what influences happiness. Just how happy are you? Do you ever wish for a life that brought more moments to be joyful? Happiness is often an elusive experience – … Continue reading →

What someone’s eyes can tell you about what they’re thinking. They’ve existed for 540 million years and most of us have a pair, but aside from giving us sight, what can we tell from looking at someone’s eyes? People say … Continue reading →

Introduction to the cognitive approach in psychology. Explanation and evaluation of this approach. The Cognitive Approach in psychology is a relatively modern approach to human behaviour that focuses on how we think, with the belief that such thought processes affect … Continue reading →

Are mental illnesses becoming more prevalent, or is psychiatry overdiagnosing? By Dulce Zamora WebMD Feature Reviewed By Brunilda Nazario In the span of a few months, Jacqueline Castine went from making $2,000 as a motivational speaker to getting fired from … Continue reading →

Drug abuse and addiction, now both grouped as drug use disorder, is a condition that is characterized by a self-destructive pattern of using a substance that leads to significant problems and distress, which may include tolerance to or withdrawal from … Continue reading →

The link between the unconscious and emotion. No feeling is permanent. There is a constant oscillation between the positive and negative feelings. Emotions are constantly changing, in part because feelings change, and in part due to the constant stream of … Continue reading →

Why do people and animals experience emotions, and what makes us experience different types of emotions. Ian Heath looks at emotional states, the link between the sub-conscious and our feelings. The analysis of emotions has been ineffectual up till now … Continue reading →

A look at common defense mechanisms we employ to protect the ego. Whilst defense mechanisms such as repression, sublimation and identification with an aggressor can often be identified, there are also numerous other mechanisms that have been identified since Sigmund … Continue reading →