All-or-Nothing Thinking All-or-nothing thinking is also known as black-and-white thinking or polarized thinking. This type of thinking involves viewing things in absolute terms: Situations are always black or white, everything or nothing, good or bad, success or failure. An example of all-or-nothing thinking is dwelling on mistakes and assuming you will never be able to do well, instead of acknowledging the error and trying to move past it. One way to overtime this cognitive distortion is to recognize that success and progress are not all-or-nothing concepts....

Introverted people are not necessarily apprehensive about talking to others, although some introverted people certainly do experience shyness or social anxiety. Introverts prefer to think before they speak. They typically don’t enjoy a lot of chit-chat or small talk. So, the next time you notice someone who is quiet and reserved, don’t assume that they are shy or afraid of talking to others. If you are an introvert, you might recall being told by parents or other adults to “come out of your room and stop sulking,” when you were really just trying to have a little quiet time....

Certain poses can be done just about anywhere, and a yoga session can go for hours or minutes depending on your schedule. Enjoy the many benefits of yoga by engaging in this practice in a way that fits your lifestyle best. What Is Yoga? The practice of yoga involves stretching the body and forming different poses while keeping your breath slow and controlled. This helps the body become both relaxed and energized at the same time....

While TikTok will never be a replacement for therapy, this platform has allowed mental health professionals to reach a much wider audience than they otherwise would, and de-stigmatize the process of therapy and seeking help for mental health in general. If you’d like to search for these professionals yourself, you can look up the hashtag “#tiktoktherapist” on TikTok to find a slew of licensed therapists sharing tips, making funny videos, and giving out mini doses of therapeutic advice....

Is psychology a good degree? The answer to that questions depends on: Whether you understand all your optionsWhat you plan to do with your degreeWhat you expect to get out of a degree Psychology can be a fascinating topic and rewarding career choice, but that doesn’t mean that it’s the best major for everyone. Even if you’ve had a lifelong love for the subject, you might find that a future in psychology is not necessarily the best choice for you....

Tobacco Companies and Ingredient Lists As a result of this legislation, the list of 599 cigarette additives below was submitted to the United States Department of Health and Human Services by the five major American cigarette companies in April of 1994. Ingredient lists of specific cigarette brands were not shared due to manufacturers’ proprietary recipes. The tobacco companies reporting this information were: American Tobacco CompanyBrown and WilliamsonLiggett Group, Inc.Philip Morris Inc....

Learning how to meditate can be fun as there are so many meditation techniques that can be effective—if one style meditation doesn’t feel right, another style will. For those just learning how to meditate, mindfulness meditation requires no props or preparation (no candles to light, mantras to choose, or techniques to learn); long-term practice can bring a calmer mind and less reactivity to stress. The key feature of mindfulness meditation is a focus on the present moment....

This mental health condition may also be referred to as unipolar, mixed state, mixed features, mixed mania, depression with psychomotor agitation, or mixed episode depression. Overview There are many types of depression which, as a group of mental health disorders, affect over 264 million people of all ages worldwide. AD is one way depression manifests. The diagnosis remains somewhat controversial and inconsistent (for example, some clinicians prefer to use the diagnosis of depression with mixed features or consider it part of bipolar disorder) as the characteristics of the condition overlap with a variety of other types of depression....

Alcohol-related dementia can cause problems with memory, learning, and other cognitive skills. Overview of Alcohol-Related Dementia Alcohol has a direct effect on brain cells, resulting in poor judgment, difficulty making decisions, and lack of insight. In short, alcohol misuse can cause dementia in some cases. Nutrition problems, which often accompany long-time alcohol misuse, can be another contributing factor to alcohol-related dementia, since parts of the brain may be damaged by vitamin deficiencies....

1. Causal or Experimental Research When most people think of scientific experimentation, research on cause and effect is most often brought to mind. Experiments on causal relationships investigate the effect of one or more variables on one or more outcome variables. This type of research also determines if one variable causes another variable to occur or change. An example of this type of research would be changing the amount of a specific treatment and measuring the effect on study participants....

An essay is one type of paper that can be written in APA format; others include lab reports, experimental reports, and case studies. Before you begin, familiarize yourself with some of the basic guidelines of writing a paper in APA format. Of course, it will also be important to follow any other formatting instructions that are part of your assignment. What Is APA Format? Whether you’re taking an introductory or graduate-level psychology class, chances are strong that you will have to write at least one paper during the course of the semester....

5.6 million people reportedly lost work because their employer closed or lost business due to the pandemic, 400,000 more than July. Black, Hispanic, and Asian people still had higher rates of unemployment than White counterparts, and data about additional experiences of marginalization such as queer identity were not reported.A recent report published by the Mental Health Foundation, a UK-based non-profit, explains that joblessness is linked with negative mental health outcomes for adults and notes that many lack the practical help and mental health support they need to get through this tough time....

Asphyxiation may be caused by suffocation, smothering, strangling, choking, drowning, Injury, exposure to noxious gases (such as carbon monoxide), or such medical conditions as sleep apnea, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), or congenital central hypoventilation syndrome (CCHS). Within the context of addiction, we tend to associate asphyxiation with a drug overdose or alcohol poisoning. A less common cause is the intentional self-infliction of strangulation, known as autoerotic asphyxiation. Drugs and Alcohol There are several different ways that drug or alcohol use directly or indirectly cause asphyxiation death....

Austedo is currently only available as a brand name drug, there is currently no approved generic version available for purchase. The active ingredient in Austedo is deutetrabenazine and it belongs to a class of drugs called selective vesicular monoamine transporter 2 (VMAT2) inhibitors. VMAT2 inhibitors are drugs which cause a reduction of chemical messengers like dopamine and serotonin, especially in your nerve terminal. This helps to treat chorea and tardive dyskinesia....

If you are concerned about your child’s behavior, it can be helpful to learn more about some of the conditions that can contribute to behavioral issues in childhood. Getting intervention can help your child develop skills that will help them deal with some of these challenges and help you adapt as a parent so that you can better support your child. Sometimes behaviors might be viewed as problems because they do not conform to what a child is expected to do in a particular setting....

Some associations form easily because we are predisposed to form such connections, while other associations are much more difficult to form because we are not naturally predisposed to form them. For example, it has been suggested that biological preparedness explains why certain types of phobias tend to form more easily. We tend to develop a fear of things that may pose a threat to our survival, such as heights, spiders, and snakes....