June 2020

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Obsessed by eating right – Orthorexia nervosa

Obsessed by eating right – Orthorexia nervosa Obsessed by eating right – Orthorexia nervosa Orthorexia nervosa – definition = the compulsive fixation on the exclusive consumption of foods that are subjectively assessed as healthy, while at the same time avoiding “unhealthy” foods. The consequences can be distress, malnutrition, underweight and mental instability. Orthorexia nervosa is […]

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Non-specific environmental syndrome – definition

Nonspecific environmental syndrome definition Non-specific environmental syndrome – definition Somatization syndromes in environmental medicine include The Idiopathic Environmental Intolerance IEI = acquired disorders with numerous and recurring complaints in connection with diverse environmental influences that are well tolerated by the majority of the population. The complaints cannot be explained by a known medical or psychiatric

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Smartphone Addiction – Definition

Smartphone Addiction Definition Smartphone addiction – definition   = a pathological fear of not having access to a mobile phone (A particular form of it, the “Over-connection syndrome” occurs, when mobile phone use reduces the amount of social and family interactions while favouring virtual connectivity.) Smartphone addiction – importance In How To Break Up With

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Disorders of consciousness – definition

disorders of consciousness definition Disorders of consciousness – definition = any alteration or change in normal or everyday consciousness – as a result self-control is changed and and interaction difficult or impossible. Disorders of consciousness are therefore disorders of a vital and fundamental function of the human psyche. They are psychopathological symptoms. Disorders of consciousness

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Childhood trauma (cPTSD) – definition

Developmental trauma disorder definition Childhood trauma disorder (cPTSD)- definition = Consequence of serious traumatic stress in childhood through real sexual abuse or aggressive abuse that lead to strong psychological distress, including, among other things: Helplessness Powerlessness Hopelessness and the feeling of being overwhelmed by these affects Next to these trauma consequences, children’s fantasies add to

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