Bad Trip: The Anatomy of Psychedelic Distress
A bad trip, clinically conceptualized as a challenging psychedelic experience, is an acute adverse psychological...
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Psychological Dictionary
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Arginine Vasopressin: The Biology of Bond and Balance
Arginine vasopressin (AVP) is a dual-function neuropeptide and endocrine hormone that coordinates physiological fluid homeostasis...
November 8, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Avolition: The Erosion of Motivated Action
Explore the clinical definition, neurobiology, and psychological mechanisms of avolition, a cardinal negative symptom characterized...
November 8, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Avoidant Personality: The Fear of Rejection
Avoidant personality represents a pervasive clinical pattern characterized by severe social inhibition, chronic feelings of...
November 8, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Avoidant Paruresis: Understanding Shy Bladder
Avoidant paruresis, colloquially termed shy bladder syndrome, is a debilitating psychogenic disorder marked by the...
November 8, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Autopsychosis: Understanding Disorders of the Self
Autopsychosis is Carl Wernicke's classical psychiatric concept denoting profound pathology of self-consciousness, ego identity, and...
November 8, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Autopsychic Delusion: Distortions of the Self
An autopsychic delusion is an unshakeable false belief directed at one's own psychological identity, personality,...
November 8, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Automutilation: Understanding Self-Injury
An in-depth academic examination of automutilation and non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI), exploring clinical definitions, historical shifts,...
November 8, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Automatism: Actions Beyond Conscious Will
Automatism is the execution of complex, seemingly goal-directed motor behaviors without conscious awareness or volitional...
November 8, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Autognosis: The Psychology of Self-Knowledge
Explore the complete academic dictionary entry on autognosis: its clinical origins, theoretical frameworks, assessment tools,...
November 7, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Autoflagellation: Ritual, Pain, and Mind
Autoflagellation is the deliberate act of striking one's own body as a religious ascetic ritual,...
November 7, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Autoenucleation: Clinical Roots of Oedipism
Autoenucleation, or Oedipism, is the deliberate self-removal of the eye, typically resulting from severe psychosis,...
November 7, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti