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Aboulomania (from Greek a– 'without' and boulē 'will') [1] is a mental disorder in which the patient displays pathological indecisiveness. [2] [3] The term was created in 1883 by the neurologist William Alexander Hammond, who defined it as: ‘a form of insanity characterised by an inertness, torpor, or paralysis of the will’.
In one study of subjects ambivalent about suicide, persons inclined towards death were 6.5 times more likely to die than those and inclined towards living. [4] O'Connor et al. even tried to categorize people at risk due to suicidal ambivalence. Patients with a prevailing desire to die were significantly more likely to attempt suicide than were ...
The two main symptoms of a major depressive episode are a depressed mood and a loss of interest or pleasure. [3] From the list below, one bold symptom and four other symptoms must be presented for at least 2 weeks for a diagnosis of a major depressive episode. Weight loss or gain; Change in body activity (psychomotor changes) Change in sleep ...
In psychology, posttraumatic growth (PTG) is positive psychological change experienced as a result of struggling with highly challenging, highly stressful life circumstances. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] These circumstances represent significant challenges to the adaptive resources of the individual, and pose significant challenges to the individual's way of ...
She channels her hard-won life lessons from being the one and only into real connections. “There’s so much power in my individuality,” she says. “I can help so many other people, even ...
Itimad al-Qanou, a Palestinian mother struggling to feed her seven children, feels abandoned by everyone. She sometimes feels that death is the best way to end her family's suffering after a year ...
Existential crises may occur at different stages in life: the teenage crisis, the quarter-life crisis, the mid-life crisis, and the later-life crisis. Earlier crises tend to be forward-looking: the individual is anxious and confused about which path in life to follow regarding education, career, personal identity , and social relationships.
Protein is the key to keeping you full and energized. But when it comes to the source, some proteins stand above the rest, according to a new report from an advisory committee to the United States ...