Issue 31 Emotional Regulation and Psychosis: A Lack of Control Over One’s Experience of Their Own Emotions Psychosis can uproot the life you once knew. This fact is displayed all too well in the case of Grohl, a young man who came to define himself as socially flourishing and creative, before schizophrenia broke his tether with reality.
Issue 31 Dummy Treatment, Real Results: The Placebo Effect The term placebo comes from the Latin phrase “I shall please,” but today, it typically means a sham medical treatment. Despite being inactive, placebo treatments can still have significant beneficial effects on patients, known as the placebo effect.
Issue 31 Neurobiological Basis of Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD) PMDD is an intensified form of PMS characterized by unusual and inexplicably severe physical, emotional, and behavioral symptoms that begin during the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle, wherein the uterine lining thickens right before menstruation occurs.
Issue 31 Narcissism: Myth Turned Reality The most well-known form of narcissism is grandiose narcissism, which is characterized by heightened self-confidence, entitlement, and lack of empathy.
Issue 31 Pain and distress in animal research Documentation of pain and distress that may affect behavior and wellbeing is generally more difficult for animals than it is for humans, which can skew the results.
Issue 31 Snoring Is Not That Simple: Snoring And Neurocognition Understanding Snoring Have you ever shared a dorm room with someone else and been rudely awakened in the wee hours of the morning by your roommate’s snoring? If you've
Issue 31 An Unseen Sickness: Seizures and Brain Cancer A person can walk around experiencing seizures for months without realizing it. If someone experiencing these odd symptoms...they could risk ignoring what is often the first symptom of a much deadlier disease: brain cancer.
