This is a type of personality disorder, which is marked out by the sufferers need for constant attention and exaggerated show of emotion. It tends to occur more in women than men. Individuals with HPD are lively, dramatic, enthusiastic, and flirtatious. They may be inappropriately sexually provocative, express strong emotions with an impressionistic style, and […]
Tourette Syndrome (TS) is a medical condition affecting around one in a hundred children. The main symptoms are motor and vocal tics – jerky movements or sudden noises that a person makes unintentionally. A common misperception is that all people with TS swear uncontrollably, which is not the case. Only a minority of people with […]
“I don’t know if I can do it.” Jeremy seemed truly frightened. “My GP is a woman, and I can’t talk to her about my loss of sex drive.” As a sex and relationship therapist in private practice, I’d been working with Jeremy (aged 43) and James (41) to explore their lack of sex. “It […]
This is a complex eating disorder which is characterised by low body weight accompanied by a body image distortion. The sufferer has an obsessive fear of putting on weight, so they control their calorie intake by starvation, vomiting, excessive exercise and other weight control methods According to The Royal College of Psychiatrists, Anorexia nervosa is […]
Self-harm is when someone deliberately hurts or injures him or herself. This can take a number of forms including: cutting, taking overdoses of tablets or medicines, punching oneself, throwing their bodies against something, pulling out hair or eyelashes, scratching, picking or tearing at one’s skin causing sores and scarring, burning, inhaling or sniffing harmful substances. […]
Fear is a basic human emotion which causes a pyschological and physiological response in the body known as ‘fight or flight.’ It occurs as a result of a sense of impending danger, evil or pain. Fear is a necessary defensive stragegy against things that may cause us harm because it serves as a motivation to […]
This STRESS SCALE was developed by Gladeana McMahon, co-director of the Centre for Stress Management. Gladeana McMahon (FBAC, FIMS) helped found the Association for Coaching and is a former lecturer in the Psychology Department of the University of East London, where she taught on the diploma and masters programmes for many years. Stage 1 Loss […]
It may seem like the junior doctors are being battered and harried as a group by events, but they are probably enjoying a renewed sense of confidence and optimism. The secret lies in the phrase ‘in a group.’ When people feel united against a common foe, a sense of common purpose and ‘us against them’ can […]
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I am not a medic, but during 17 years of working in Parenting Education and support, I have had the privilege to coach a number of parents who are combining a job in medicine and a raising a family. My view from the non-medical world has shown me that on the whole, doctors make great parents. […]