What is ADHD? Attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder that usually starts in childhood and may extend up to adolescence and is characterized by a lack of awareness of detail and hyperactiveness. (1) A child with ADHD may present signs and symptoms such as daydreaming, talking excessively, making silly mistakes, and sometimes...
COPING WITH A PERSON SUFFERING FROM PARANOID PERSONALITY DISORDER Paranoid Personality Disorder: A paranoid personality disorder is a behavior pattern characterized by an unreasonable distrust and suspiciousness towards other individuals thinking other people’s intentions are hostile. [1] People with paranoid personality disorder always assume that people are planning to harm them, so they always look...
Autism spectrum disorder is a developmental and neurological disorder that affects the development of an individual’s ability to communicate and behave socially. It is usually diagnosed in the first two years but can be diagnosed at any age. (1) Autism is called a spectrum disorder because the intensity and severity of the disease change with...
What Should You Know about Stimming and How to Manage It? Stimming or self-stimulatory behavior in an autistic person generally refers to certain behaviors like rocking, hand-flapping, repeating phrases and words, or spinning. Stimming is a pretty common symptom of autism and is the most obvious one. Although one can argue that almost everyone stims...
Antidepressant Discontinuation Syndrome – Stopping Antidepressants Safely Have you been recently prescribed an antidepressant by your doctor to ease some anxiety or boost your mood? And as soon as you started feeling well, you decided to stop taking the medication, assuming you no longer needed it? And then suddenly you see these symptoms of having...
Everything About Psychosocial Development – Erik Erikson’s Stages Erik Erikson, a well-known stage theorist, adopted Freud’s controversial theory of psychosexual development and made it into psychosocial theory. According to Erikson, the ego contributes positively and helps the development of the individual by mastering skills, ideas, and attitudes at each step of development. According to Erikson,...
Is Your Spouse Cheating on You? 5 Signs You May Look For What is trust? Well, it is almost like a piece of paper, isn’t it? And like a paper, once it’s crumbled, things can’t go back to how it was ever. That being said, I think we can all agree that relationships are hard...
What is Couples Counseling and What to Expect from Couples Therapy Romantic relationships aren’t exactly easy, are they? And I think in a way we all can agree that romantic relationships are a lot like cars. They require a lot of hard work, effort, and time to keep it running smoothly. And the truth is...
