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Rumination syndrome, or merycism, is a chronic motility disorder characterized by effortless regurgitation of most meals following consumption, due to the involuntary contraction of the muscles around the abdomen. [ 1] There is no retching, nausea, heartburn, odour, or abdominal pain associated with the regurgitation as there is with typical ...
Early childhood trauma refers to various types of adversity and traumatic events experienced during the early years of a person's life. This is deemed the most critical developmental period in human life by psychologists. [ 1] A critical period refers to a sensitive time during the early years of childhood in which children may be more ...
False memory syndrome. In psychology, false memory syndrome ( FMS) was a proposed "pattern of beliefs and behaviors" [ 1] in which a person's identity and relationships are affected by false memories of psychological trauma, recollections which are strongly believed by the individual, but contested by the accused. [ 2]
Rumination (psychology) Rumination appears closely related to worry. Rumination is the focused attention on the symptoms of one's mental distress. In 1998, Nolen-Hoeksema proposed the Response Styles Theory. [ 1][ 2], which is the most widely used conceptualization model of rumination. However, other theories, have proposed different ...
Learned helplessness is the behavior exhibited by a subject after enduring repeated aversive stimuli beyond their control. It was initially thought to be caused by the subject's acceptance of their powerlessness, by way of their discontinuing attempts to escape or avoid the aversive stimulus, even when such alternatives are unambiguously presented.
April 23, 2024 at 10:59 PM. "Baby Reindeer" is sparking a nuanced conversation about mental health. The hit Netflix series tells the tale of struggling comedian Donny Dunn (Richard Gadd) and his ...
Post-traumatic embitterment disorder ( PTED) is defined as a pathological reaction to a negative life event, which those affected experienced as a grave insult, humiliation, betrayal, or injustice. Prevalent emotions of PTED are embitterment, anger, fury, and hatred, especially against the triggering stressor, often accompanied by fantasies of ...
CPSS stands for Child PTSD Symptom Scale, CPSS-I is the CPSS Interview, and CPSS-SR is the CPSS Self Report. The CPSS consists of 26 self-report measures to childhood PTSD diagnostic symptoms developed by Edna Foa, that assesses PTSD diagnostic criteria and symptom severity in children ages 8 to 18. [ 1] It includes 2 event items, 17 symptom ...