Some healthy people want to be amputated because they have a syndrome called identity disorder and body integrity, although DSM-V doesn’t recognize it. This psychological disorder may be associated with apotemnophilia, in which people, although seemingly healthy, are not satisfied with their own body or feel that a certain part of the body is not […]
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Major depressive disorder or classical depression, also called unipolar disorder, is a mental health disorder that is usually caused by low hormone production. In general, the most common symptoms include feeling empty, lack of interest in routine activities, terminal insomnia and unsurpassed sadness, lasting at least two weeks in a row, making it one of
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Bipolar disorder is a serious mental disorder in which the person has periods of alternate mood, for days, months or years, from depression, when there is deep sadness, mania, extreme euphoria or hypomania, which is a milder version of mania. Also called bipolar disorder, bipolar and manic depressive disorder, this disease affects men and women
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Dependent personality disorder is characterized by an excessive need to be treated by others, leading to those who suffer from it to be submissive and exaggerate the fear of separation. This disorder usually occurs in early adulthood, which can lead to anxiety and depression and treatment consists of psychotherapy sessions and, in some cases, medication,
Schizoid personality disorder is characterized by a marked detachment from social relationships and a preference for other activities alone, feeling little or no pleasure when performing these activities. This disorder usually occurs in early adulthood and treatment should be done as soon as possible to avoid complications, which are usually psychotherapy and medication sessions, if
Paranoid personality disorder is characterized by an excess of distrust on the part of the individual and a distrust of others, in which his intentions are, in most cases, interpreted as malicious. This disorder usually occurs in early adulthood and can be caused by hereditary factors and childhood experiences.Treatment is done with psychotherapy sessions and
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Avoiding personality disorder is characterized by a behavior of social inhibition and feelings of insufficiency and an extreme sensitivity to the negative evaluation of others. Usually, this disorder occurs in early adulthood, but even in childhood some signs may begin to appear, in which children feel excessive embarrassment, are isolated more than is considered normal,
Antisocial personality disorder is a mental disorder, also known as psychopathy, characterized by indifference and violation of the rights of others, usually these people are aggressive, insensitive and have great difficulty adapting to the rules of society, not respecting them and violating them. The root causes can be hereditary, related to deficiencies in a person’s
Dissociative identity disorder, also known as multiple personality disorder, is a mental disorder in which the person behaves as if they were two or more different people, which vary according to their thoughts, memories, feelings or actions. This psychological imbalance leads to changes in self-perception, loss of control over behavior and memory problems, which may
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Refusal to eat can be a disorder called selective eating disorder that usually develops in childhood, when the child eats only the same foods, rejects all other options outside of their acceptance standard, has little appetite and lack of interest in new foods.It’s common for kids to always like to eat the same meals, reject
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