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Psychological Disorders

The Vacation Destinations Most Likely To Put You In A Psych Ward

The Huffington Post | Mark Hanrahan | Posted 05.01.2013 | Travel
Read More: Video, Foreign Travel, Stendhal Syndrome, Jerusalem, Jerusalem Syndrome, Middle East, Travel News, Psychological Disorders, Vacation, Paris Syndrome, Israel, Europe, Culture Shock, Paris, Florence, Travel News

They say travel broadens the mind, but it appears that some vacation destinations can actually blow your mind. The cities of Florence, Jerusalem a...

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Ripoff Knives and Body Doubles: How Your Brain Recognizes Fakes and Impostors

Ben Thomas | Posted 03.13.2013 | Science
Read More: Fraud, Fregoli Syndrome, Neuroscience, Counterfeiting, Martha Stewart, Martha Stewart Emeril Lagasse, Psychological Disorders, Emeril Lagasse, Science, Psychology, Brain Science, Home Shopping Network, Capgras Delusion, Science News
Ben Thomas

Your brain's recognition system is neither simple nor always predictable. Have you ever felt sure you'd seen your friend's face in a crowd only to realize that you'd just creeped out a stranger by staring too long?

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Is Focusing On 'Normal' Making Us Unhealthy?

Therese Borchard | Posted 11.14.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Mental Disorders, Healthy Living Health News, Healthy Living Mind, Mental Disorders and Treatment, Explaining Mental Disorders, Psychological Disorders, Causes of Mental Disorders, Abundance of Mental Disorders, Healthy Living News
Therese Borchard

"Why are there so many disorders today?" Those seven words, or a variation of them, surface a few times a week.

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Money-rexia: Do you Know Anyone With this Disorder?

Lauren Cahn | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Spouse, Marriage, Balanced Life, Wealth, Relationships, Money, Psychological Disorders, Money-Rexia, Living, Recession, Economy, Healthy Living News
Lauren Cahn

"Money-rexia" is characterized by the belief that one can never be rich enough and the concurrent and irrational fear that one will become destitute.

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