Parapsychology is the study of claimed psychic or paranormal phenomena, especially experiences that seem to involve information, influence, or perception beyond the ordinary senses. Its subjects include telepathy, clairvoyance, precognition, psychokinesis, apparitions, mediumship, near-death experiences, remote viewing, and other forms…
Validation is the experience of having one’s feelings, identity, actions, or worth recognized as meaningful by another person. It can be as simple as someone saying, “That makes sense,” “I understand why you feel that way,” or “You did well.”…
Attention-seeking is often used as an insult, as if the desire to be noticed were automatically shallow, childish, or manipulative. But the need for attention is not a strange defect in human nature. It is one of the basic conditions…
Gossip is often treated as a cheap, petty, or immoral form of speech, but human beings have always talked about people who are not in the room. We discuss who can be trusted, who behaved badly, who is struggling, who…
Procrastination is one of the most familiar forms of self-defeat. A person knows what needs to be done, understands that delay will probably make life harder, and still avoids the task. The student postpones the paper until panic becomes the…
Cheating is one of the most painful forms of betrayal because it breaks more than a rule. It breaks the shared reality of a relationship. A partner who discovers infidelity often feels that the past has been rewritten: conversations, excuses,…
People lie for many reasons: fear, shame, advantage, politeness, self-protection, love, greed, insecurity, loyalty, or the desire to control how others see them. A lie may be cruel, strategic, cowardly, protective, playful, or desperate. A child denies breaking something because…
Social anxiety is more than ordinary nervousness, shyness, or discomfort in public. Nearly everyone feels uneasy before a speech, job interview, first date, performance, or difficult conversation. Social anxiety becomes a disorder when fear of scrutiny, embarrassment, rejection, or negative…
Sensory deprivation is the deliberate reduction of ordinary sensory input: sight, sound, touch, movement, social contact, and environmental variation. In its mild forms, it can mean silence, darkness, solitude, or flotation in warm saltwater. In its extreme forms, it can…
Borderline personality disorder, often shortened to BPD, is one of the most misunderstood diagnoses in modern mental health. It is commonly described through crisis, conflict, impulsivity, or emotional intensity, but that surface picture misses the deeper psychological pattern. BPD is…
Autism, formally called autism spectrum disorder, is a neurodevelopmental condition that affects communication, social interaction, sensory experience, learning, movement, and patterns of behavior. It is called a “spectrum” not because autism is vague, but because autistic people differ widely in…
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, better known as ADHD, is one of the most discussed and misunderstood conditions in modern psychology. It is often reduced to a simple problem of distraction, restlessness, or poor discipline, but that view misses the deeper nature of…