The obsessive compulsive disorder syndrome was described as a mental disorder for the first time in 1838 by Esquirol (Riggs & Foa). Even though the definition has changed over the years, the essential elements that were established in it still stand: “obsessive compulsive [patients[ experience both intrusive thoughts, ideas that generate distress and repetitive behaviours that are carried out compulsively” (Riggs & Foa, 2006, p. 169).
Schizophrenia is a very serious psychosis, usually of a chronic type, that manifests in some young patients and is clinically characterized by signs of mental dissociation, affective dissonance and an incoherent, raving activity. It generally leads to losing contact with the exterior world and to bringing the individual to a state of degradation, both from a social point of view, as well as from a psychological and biological one, even… Read More
Sleep disorders are conditions that affect the normal sleeping patterns in humans or animals, which can, if manifested for a prolonged period of time, seriously affect one’s health and well functioning in a waking state.
Sleep disorders are usually accompanied by psychological dysfunctions (depression, schizophrenia, anxiety disorders etc.), but they may also come as a stand-alone dysfunction. In order to determine what type of sleep disorder a person has… Read More
Social learning theory has its roots in Albert Bandura’s experiments and studies and comes to explain the fact that learning is facilitated by social context and by the models presented in that specific social context. Ever since the 1960′s, Bandura discovered that individuals are being subjected to a quick learning process when exposed to a certain type of behavior.
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