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Janet Polivy – 1951 Present
A comprehensive academic examination of Janet Polivy's life, dietary restraint theory, the boundary model, the...
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Anticipatory Grief: Mourning Loss Before It Arrives
Anticipatory grief is the complex emotional, cognitive, and physical response to an impending loss, experienced...
October 24, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
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Anticipatory Anxiety: Dread of What Lies Ahead
Anticipatory anxiety is the cognitive, affective, and somatic distress experienced prior to a feared event....
October 24, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
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Anticathexis: The Ego’s Defensive Energy
Anticathexis is the psychoanalytic psychic energy used by the ego to block, repress, and counter...
October 23, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
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Irwin Hoffman – 1943 2021
A comprehensive academic analysis of Irwin Z. Hoffman (1943–2021), his dialectical-constructivist model, and his transformative...
October 23, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
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ANR: Conditioned Nausea and Retching
Anticipatory Nausea and Retching (ANR) is a classically conditioned behavioral and physiological response where patients...
October 23, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
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Anorgasmia: Understanding Orgasmic Dysfunction
Anorgasmia is an established sexual dysfunction characterized by the persistent or recurrent delay in, or...
October 23, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
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Anorexia Nervosa: Clinical Profiles and Etiology
Anorexia nervosa is a complex, life-threatening psychiatric disorder characterized by chronic caloric restriction, severely low...
October 23, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
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Anorexia: The Psychology of Starvation
An authoritative academic guide on anorexia nervosa, exploring its clinical etiology, diagnostic criteria, neurobiology, and...
October 23, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
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Insoo Kim Berg – 1934 2007
A comprehensive academic examination of Insoo Kim Berg (1934–2007), co-developer of Solution-Focused Brief Therapy, exploring...
October 23, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
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Anniversary Reaction: Echoes of Traumatic Loss
An anniversary reaction is an episodic resurgence of emotional and physical distress on the recurring...
October 23, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
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Annihilation Anxiety: The Terror of Psychic Collapse
Annihilation anxiety is an archaic, catastrophic fear of psychic extinction, bodily fragmentation, and the total...
October 23, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti