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BLOG POST 17: The ALZHEIMER'S

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ALZHEIMER'S  ailment is a progressive disorder that causes brain cells to deteriorate, slowly making it inactive.  ALZHEIMER'S  ailment is the most common cause of DEMENSIA . This causes a steady decline in human thinking, behaviour and social skills. At the same time it impedes the patient's ability to function independently. In 1906, Dr.  Alois Alzheimer noticed changes in the brain tissue of a woman who had died of an unusual mental illness. Since then, the ailment is named after the doctor's name. Symptoms: Initial symptoms of ALZHEIMER'S  ailment can be forgetting events or interactions. As the ailment progresses, patients begin to suffer memory loss and lose the ability to perform everyday tasks.They may have difficulty in organising their thoughts. A family member or a close friend are more likely to notice all these symptoms in the patient.  ALZHEIMER'S  ailment may cause increased discomfort due to changes in brain function: Rememberance:...

Blog Post 11: The HYSTERIA

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  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 ...

Blog Post 10: The OCD (Obsessive Compulsion Disorder)

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Previous 2 blogs were an attempt to provide information & create awareness about different types of PHOBIAS and remedial measures related to them. This blog attempts at providing information and creating awareness about OBSESSION and the mental status related to it. In broader terms, OBSESSION doesn’t much differ from PHOBIA . The fears related to some bad experience, a person, a thing or a situation are categorised under PHOBIA . But if the same fear gets transformed into some thing like disgust, it is called OBSESSION . And the effort of getting rid of it can take the form of a mental illness. In OBSESSION , the disgust is mostly associated with waste, dirt, cleanliness or tidiness. The most important difference between PHOBIA and OBSESSION is that in PHOBIA , once the situation of fear is averted, the person going through it gets calm & relaxed, but in OBSESSION the human cannot get rid of the feeling of disgust. The second major problem of OBSESSION is to clear the d...

Blog Post 09: The PHOBIAS: Part 02

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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...