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POPSPassionate Love compared the lover's serotonin levels with those from the OCD group and another group who were free from both passion and mental illness. Levels of serotonin in both the obsessives' blood and the lovers' blood were 40 percent lower than those in normal subjects. ... Translation: Love and mental illness may be difficult to tell apart. ... "Why doesn't passionate love last? ... Biologically speaking, the reasons romantic love fades may be found in the way our brains respond to the surge and pulse of dopamine ... cocaine users describe the phenomenon of tolerance: the brain adapts to the excessive input of the drug ...
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POPSAnimal hoarding:An expert illuminates the psychology behind this behavior Hoarders often have major dysfunction in work, social and daily activities, reduced awareness of surroundings, and impaired ability to form close relationships with people. Contrary to what we originally thought, animal hoarding does not seem to be strongly associated with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and it is not yet defined as an independent psychological condition. Clinical evaluations indicate that it is often associated with a wide variety of psychological disorders, including borderline personality disorder.
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POPSObsessive compulsive disorder - Caused by bugs? Injecting mice with the germs behind "strep throat" led to them developing repetitive actions similar to sufferers of OCD, the journal Molecular Psychiatry reports. The study was carried out by scientists from Columbia University in New York.
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POPSIt's All in the Head: Psychotherapy Changes Brain Activity Medication or psychotherapy? Pharmaceutical companies would have us believe that depression and anxiety disorders cannot possibly be lifted if we don't address the underlying neurochemical imbalance with medication. Yet increasing evidence indicate that receiving counseling and therapy brings about similar changes in the brain that are associated with improved mood and functioning. I'm really excited about findings like this. To be sure, I'm not advocating that we do away with medication altogether. Medcation may indeed be necessary to treat psychotic symptoms or severe depression. But I am hopeful this and other studies will get us to think twice before we reach out for that bottle of Adderrall or Concerta for ourselves or our kids.
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POPSOCD, May be caused by Strep We all could use more information about how childhood illnesses may cause long term problems in adults....maybe our parents mistakes ( concerning our upbringing ) didn't cause us to go crazy....maybe the unhappiness of our adult lives caused us to develop OCD.
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POPSAre We the Face of OCD? Some of us clippers can probably relate to this disorder, although it shouldn't be taken lightly. People with this problem suffer, as well as their families who watch helplessly.
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POPSHe's eaten 23,000 Big Macs since 1972 Not quite sure which of these two facts is more alarming: the volume of Big Macs or the compulsive receipt collecting. I hope for his sake he's compulsive about taking Lipitor as well...Yikes.
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POPSPsychology Stuff Some very interesting surveys here. The fake smile quiz was particularly fun (I got 16/20 right).
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POPSA Clutter too Deep for Mere Bins and Shelves It's interesting how you organization skills can affect your health because it's overwhelming and also the simple fact that if you can't find your running shoes, you're not going running! People should be motivated to clean their homes and get into shape!
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POPSObsessive Compulsive Disorder: brain research Potentially a contribution to understanding brain disorders. I very much like the scientists' scientific caveats, their 'mays' and 'appears to be"s. Correlation studies need to be contextualised in conceptual mapping.
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POPSTop 16 Signs Your Co-Worker Is Obsessive-Compulsive # Does word search and sudoku puzzles without a gun to his head. # "OK, pay attention, everyone. Martha Stewart's Living -- take 2,351." # You had to change your name to make partner at Larue, Levin, Lomax, Lohnson and Lmith. # She's been stuck at the bottom of the lobby escalator all morning because someone cleaned the gum off of "her" step.
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