Schizoid personality disorder is characterized by a marked distancing from social relationships and preference for carrying out other activities alone, feeling little or no pleasure in carrying out these activities, in addition to a reduction in the change of expressions in social situations. Thus, it is common for people with this disorder to be described […]
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Post-traumatic stress disorder is a psychological syndrome in which a person keeps “reliving” some traumatic event from the past, such as having participated in a war, a robbery or having suffered sexual abuse, for example. Although fear is a normal reaction of the body during and after trauma situations, post-traumatic stress causes excessive and constant […]
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Dissociative disorder is a type of psychological disorder in which the person presents changes in consciousness, memory, identity, emotion, perception of the environment, control of movements and/or behavior, which can happen after traumatic or highly stressful events. Thus, a person with a dissociative disorder can experience different types of signs and symptoms of psychological origin, […]
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Generalized anxiety disorder, also called GAD, is a psychological disorder in which there is excessive worry in everyday life, which can lead to the emergence of psychological and physical symptoms, such as irritability, restlessness, cardiac and respiratory changes, tiredness, mouth dryness, excessive sweating and difficulty concentrating, for example. The causes of GAD are not fully […]
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Schizotypal personality disorder is a mental disorder characterized by a reduced capacity for intimate relationships, great discomfort in relating to others and eccentric behavior, causing symptoms such as distrust or lack of affection towards others. People with this disorder have a greater risk of suffering from depression, anxiety, problems in relationships with others, problems with […]
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Premenstrual dysphoric disorder, or PMDD, is a condition that appears before menstruation and causes symptoms similar to PMS, such as food cravings, mood changes, menstrual cramps, or excessive tiredness. However, unlike PMS, in dysphoric disorder, these symptoms become disabling and make day-to-day tasks difficult. In some women, premenstrual dysphoric disorder can even lead to anxiety […]
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Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a group of changes in neurological development that can affect to some degree the child’s communication, social interaction and/or behavior, causing difficulty in forming sentences, making facial expressions or behaving within the environment. “social norm”. The identification of autism spectrum disorder is normally made in childhood, but it can persist […]
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