Tattoos - Tips And Tricks

Body tattooing and piercing are as old as the human civilization? Many cultures have been practicing body piercing and tattooing for centuries.

How Big of a Problem is Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder?

Why does it seem that there are so many kids with Attention Deficit Disorder these days? Are there more than when we grew up? Is it just a fad? Read more here...

What is the Treatment for Bipolar Disorder?

The treatment of mania is dependent upon its severity and acuity.

Biometrics

ABSTRACT Biometric identification refers to identifying an individual based on his/her distinguishing physiological and/or behavioural characteristics. As these characteristics are distinctive to eac...

The Psychology of Torture

There is one place in which one's privacy, intimacy, integrity and inviolability are guaranteed - one's body, a unique temple and a familiar territory of sensa and personal history. The torturer inva...

Treatment Modalities and Therapies

Narcissism constitutes the entire personality. It is all-pervasive. Being a narcissist is akin to being an alcoholic but much more so. Alcoholism is an impulsive behaviour. Narcissists exhibit dozens...

A Jungian Approach to Mental Illness

All of us suffer from some form of emotional distress at some stage. Some forms of distress can last longer than they should and may significantly impair our everyday functioning. If this persists, w...

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Nightmare After The Ordeal

Each time she watches TV shows that remind her of the incident, she gets scared, overwhelmed, and becomes agitated.

Get Out of Jail Free: Stop Being Defensive

When Marcus and Sally first met they immediately felt like kindred spirits. Marcus was generally warm and open. But as their relationship continued, Sally noticed that sometimes when he was upset he ...

Randomness of Human Thought

A discussion to get your mind thinking about software designs for Artificial Intelligence.

Dredging the Truth

Determing what is truthful for the writer is an important aspect of his or hers success.

On Dis-ease

We are all terminally ill. It is a matter of time before we all die. Aging and death remain almost as mysterious as ever. We feel awed and uncomfortable when we contemplate these twin afflictions. In...

Narcissistic Personality Disorder - Who is a Malignant Narcissist?

QUESTION Number 1 - Who is a Narcissist? Dear Dr. Vaknin, I read the excerpts you placed on your web site with great interest. I wanted to ask: Isn't your definition of malignant narcissism too w...

A Look at The Brain

Find out about just how the Brain actually works. This article first appeared in the May 2005 Zone newsletter.