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Qualitative Research vs Quantitative Research

Qualitative Research vs...

There are two dominant approaches in doing research, particularly in the Social Sciences – Quantitative and Qualitative approaches. The type of approach or method selected for use in a research study depends primarily on the set of questions the researcher wants to find answers to...
Metacognition

Metacognition

What is Metacognition? In the late 1970’s, John Flavell originally coined the word “metacognition.” He defined the word as “cognition about cognitive phenomenon”, or basically thinking about thinking. Subsequent studies on metacognition described the term comparative to...
What is Alcohol-Induced Psychosis?

What is Alcohol-Induced...

Alcohol, being a neurotoxin that has great impact on people’s brains in an intricate manner due to continued exposure and repeated withdrawal, can cause serious and life-threatening health concerns. Alcoholism is associated with medical, neurological, and psychosocial...
What is Bipolar Psychosis?

What is Bipolar Psychos...

What is Bipolar Psychosis? Bipolar psychosis is a complexity of bipolar disorder, which is a mental disorder characterized by alternating periods of elation and depression. It is usually marked by sudden, extreme episodes of mania followed by periods of deep-seated depression. Not all...
What is Acute Psychosis?

What is Acute Psychosis...

Acute psychosis is characterized by development of delirium, hallucinations, and jumbled speech. A sharp striking delusion with quick changes in the structure occurs in the individual who suffers from acute psychosis after a short preliminary period of anxiety, insomnia, and...
What is Postpartum Psychosis?

What is Postpartum Psyc...

Postpartum psychosis, which is also known as Puerperal Psychosis, is a form of psychosis that refers to the set of mental ailments experienced by mothers following childbirth. It occurs in 1 or 2 out of 1000 women during the first 2 to 4 weeks after delivery. The onset of Postpartum...
What is Psychosis?

What is Psychosis?

The term ‘psychosis’ came from the Ancient Greek word “psyche” which means mind or soul, and suffix “-osis” which means disease. It originally referred to any kind of abnormal state, and consequently a severe state of mind involving a “loss of contact with...
Split Personality Disorder

Split Personality Disor...

What is Split Personality Disorder Split Personality Disorder, more formally known as Multiple Personality Disorder (MPD) and currently referred to as Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID), is a mental disorder wherein one person hosts at least two or more noticeably dissociated/...