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Sciences > Psychology Individual vulnerabilities that may lead to anorexia

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Despite popular belief, the etiology of an eating disorder is not solely based on the psychosocial effect of the media or popular culture. There is no denying that the thinness of pop-icons has the ability to influence some young women and does tend to exacerbate a negative body image (or underlying pathology). However, in r... More..

Sciences > Psychology The evolution of seasonal affective disorder

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The most important difference between Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) and other types of depression is the atypical way in which it manifests itself. Both manic depression and major depressive disorder would have been evolutionarily disadvantageous for our ancestors, while SAD would have been beneficial in numerous ways. T... More..

Sciences > Psychology What's your greatest fear?

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Running Head: ETIOLOGY AND CONSEQUENCES OF PHOBIAS The Etiology and Consequences of Specific Phobias Rebecca Palmer New College While snakes and spiders may have some crawling up the walls, others refuse to look out the windows of tall buildings or even venture outside. Fears and phobias exist on a continuum of severity; pho... More..

Sciences > Psychology Understanding psychopathy

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Psychopathy both terrifies and fascinates us. People actively follow news of a serial killer and eat up stories similar to Jeffery Dahmer or Hannibal Lector. Yet, despite this morbid fascination, it seems almost beyond the realm of (normative) human understanding to comprehend the depths of this disorder. Although the sympto... More..

Sciences > Psychology Understanding different aspects of obessive compulsive disorder

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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is one of the most multifaceted disorders that exist within our world. It is the integration of thousands of years of evolution and natural selection, yet an exaggeration of once beneficial actions. Through an integration of evolutionary, developmental, biological and cognitive perspective... More..

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2. Bullying behavior: The role of the target
3. Understanding psychopathy
4. The evolution of seasonal affective disorder
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