It is a well-known fact that a decent night's sleep makes us feel better. Apart from the fact that sleep gives us body time to rest and revive, it might likewise be pivotal to our brain's capacity to learn and remember. This may not be...
The recommended number of hours of sleep for an adult is between 7 and 9 hours, although this varies from person to person, less than 6 and over 11 hours of sleep is not recommended. The epidemiology of sleep is a young field of study,...
Lack of sleep can make our body malfunction. It is a natural process, which is very important for the body. And not getting proper amount of sleep can affect our body in many ways. Adequate rest is essential all together for the body to work...
Introduction Modern innovation has provided humanity with so many great things, ranging from connectivity with friends and family to constant updates on information, whether it be in the form of texts and alerts, or just notifications in general. Whether you are a student with homework...
Introduction Sleep is a vital need for human and animal alike. Many of us do not give much thought to what happens when we do not sleep well or miss an entire night of sleep entirely. Often, we shrug it off and plan to make...
Abstract Everyday terrifying events happen around the world and each time there are witnesses, victims, and casualties. When these events happen, they may cause a long term mental imbalance to the people who witness them or those that experience them as victims. While some may...
Introduction When we think of “Psychopaths” or the term “Psychopathy”, the pictures that tend to jump into our mind are those of manipulators, terrorists, psychotic serial killers, the coldblooded murderers portrayed in horror movies or the sort of nightly creatures that crawl in the worst...
Introduction Recently as the times change, society has put more interest into the study of the human mind, our emotional and mental constitutions. This is not the case for psychopathy. For many years, professionals and public alike were horrific but appealed to the idea of...
Introduction Psychopathy refers to a mental disorder in which individuals develop amoral and unethical behaviour that typically violates societal norms, values, and beliefs. Characteristics are similar to that of an individual diagnosed with Antisocial Personality Disorder where traits such as lack of empathy, remorse, guilt,...
Introduction Mental health has been a critical issue of discussion in regards to the use of classification systems. Classification has enabled the diagnosis of psychiatric disorders to allow creation of theories that can treat mental health patients. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders...
The focal point of the article online was about the unpaid caregivers of patients with Alzheimer’s. Most of these are family members of the patient, often being the spouse. There are nearly 5.7 million patients in America suffering with this disease, which also increases the...
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) is a neurodegenerative disease that has been brought to light in recent years regarding its long-term effects on subjects of repeated head trauma in the form of traumatic brain injuries (TBI). CTE has been made infamous due to recent publications regarding...
Introduction Traumatic brain injuries are complex in the sense that unlike physical medical conditions, they cannot be easily seen with the naked eye. Traumatic brain injuries, let’s call them ‘TBI’ for short are, common yet not often talked about in society. The problem with brain...
Trauma There’s a word that most people do not like to talk about. For some, it is because they just simply do not want to talk about it, and for others, it is because they have experienced some type of trauma, that has impacted their...
On March 1st, 1994, a young Pattie Mallet gave birth to Justin Drew Bieber. As a young, 17-year-old mother, Pattie was already in over her head. Little did she know that baby she had just given birth to would become one of the biggest sensations...
Introduction In the modern era, discussions surrounding mental health have gained significant traction. What was once a highly stigmatized topic is now being brought into the spotlight. Historically, individuals grappling with mental illnesses lived in fear of their struggles being misunderstood by the general public,...
Chiappelli, Iribarren, Neagos, and Prolo described post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as a mental disorder derived from an individual experiencing or witnessing a life-threatening occurrence (2005). However, the continued study of PTSD has redefined the definition to an individual involved in any type of trauma. Back,...
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is just another affliction where people who have been in disastrous events or have been sexually abuse and physically abuse cannot forget about their past events. It is known that PTSD usually happens to the people that have lived the moment...
If you look around the room or even to the person sitting right next to you, chances are you will not assume right away that they have been through or have yet to go through a traumatic event in their given lifetime. Many are not...