The BLUE Psychology

ALCOHOL USE DISORDER (AUD ) is a long-term state of mind in which patients cannot stop or control their alcohol drinking addiction even at the cost of their social lives, their jobs, or their health getting affected.   When repeated drinking results in serious consequences, the patient becomes a victim of  ALCOHOL USE DISORDER.  It also includes Alcohol Dependency, which causes the patient to lose control over drinking. In spite of realising that Alcohol Addiction can be the cause the problems, it becomes difficult to get rid of the problem. Even to enjoy being in the drunk state of mind or to run away from those problems, patients prefer to drink alcohol again or experience withdrawal symptoms when trying to quit alcohol.   Use of Unhealthy Alcohol includes the use of alcohol which endangers patient’s health or safety or causes other alcohol related problems. It also includes a binge drinking pattern - in which a person consumes five or more drinks within two hours ...

KLEPTOMANIA is an uncommon mental disorder wherein the patient unknowingly develops a habit of stealing or lifting things. People having issues with controlling their impulse are often found to be a victim of this mental illness. Such patients find it difficult to have control on their emotions and behaviours. Therefore, this ailment is classified under Impulse Control Disorder or is considered a symptom of impulsive behaviour. This ailment makes it difficult for the patient to control the temptation or desire to perform any act that can prove fatal for others and even themselves. According to DSM (Diagnostic and Statistics Manual) , patients of KLEPTOMANIA never steal for any profit or any economic or materialistic desire. It is a strange addiction associated with human behaviour. Due to this ailment, the patients are unable to control the desire or urge to steal or lift things. The patients don’t have any intention to earn money by selling the stolen things like any th...

  People suffering from HYSTERIA are likely to be associated with HYSTREONIC mind set or HYSTERICAL Individualism. Such humans are, self centred, dramatic and eccentric in nature. Their personality seems to be open minded, attractive and social on the outer front, but they are equally narrow & fickle minded on the inner front. Such people are expert at getting their work done by their sugar coated talks. They are well versed at over exaggerating any activity due to which they can easily manage to gain people's attention. HYSTERICAL people gain popularity easily. But their friendship cannot last long due to their selfish nature. At some point of time, their self centred nature somehow starts reflecting.  HYSTERIC  people always try to show their supremacy over others, wherever they find a chance to do so. They have a habit of imposing themselves on others. For example, if a hysteric person comes to stay as a guest at anyone’s house, he/she slowly starts dominating ...

The previous blog was an attempt to give information related to  PHOBIAS . This blog is an attempt to give information and create awareness related to the treatment of  PHOBIAS .  PHOBIC patients are found in every age group. Children are also no exception. By the way, every age may have its own problem related to fears. Children are afraid of going to school in childhood, they suddenly start having stomach aches at the time of going to school. This fear persists until they settle in a new environment. After some time, when the children get attached to the school's environment, the fear residing in their mind also goes away. In the student’s age, every person encounters something similar during exams or results. At that time, if the examination or the date of the result gets postponed, they get very relaxed on that particular day. In middle age, the fear or pressure of impressing others, for instance, the boss in the office, and in old age the thoughts of loneliness or ph...

The OLDAGE is the last phase of life. Basically old age is just a mind-set. If you are a positive minded person, then even at the age of 80, one can make him/herself and the people around them feel young forever. But if one has a negative mind-set then, the person can look old even at the age of 40. However, some other conditions can also be responsible for depression in old age. Research says, mostly in old age the fear of death, financial worries, loneliness, unexpected death of a close friend, a close relative, spouse or someone younger can be the cause of depression . In earlier days, joint family systems were functional. So the whole family used to stay together in every phase of life till old age. With the changing times, now the nuclear family system especially in the urban culture became functional. As children grew up, for better prospects related to their jobs, business & profession they started getting settled away from home in another city or another country. ...

MIDLIFE CRISIS Midlife crisis can also be a cause of depression in men and women in normal life. The midlife crisis was researched by psychologist Carl Jung and according to him it is a simple proof of the process of maturing. After age 38-40, people experience an emotional transition in this process. Due to this, some people wish to change the surrounding conditions of their lifestyle and manage to do it easily. But those who are not able to do it easily can become a victim of depression or anxiety . Many a times, husband and wife become so busy in earning money that they forget the purpose for which they are earning the money. In today's age, many people plan to work rigorously and earn lot of money only to retire at the age of 40. So after retirement, they can experience the life by doing all the things they actually wish to do apart from their profession or career by using the money they have earned. But till the age of 40, they lose their mindset in such a way that they cann...