Archive for the 'Psychology' Category

Is Phobia an Anxiety Disorder? – Part II (Agoraphobia)

Agoraphobia is an anxiety about being trapped in situations or places with no way to escape or to get help easily. This anxiety is also categorized as panic disorder along with phobic disorder, and like with social phobia, it can lead to avoidance of the situations or places. According to Mental Health Association NSW Inc, [...]

Is Phobia an Anxiety Disorder? – Part I (Social Phobia)

A phobic disorder, known as phobia, is a type of an anxiety disorder where the person experiences fear of a certain object, place or situation. The phobic disorders can either be developed after panic disorders or can trigger panic disorders in later life if untreated or when the disorders become severe. Phobias can be summarized [...]

The Importance of Deep Sleep Stages

Twenty-four-hour cycles are the most important cycles involving the Biological rhythms, which monitors and causes the sleep/wake stages. Everyone needs sleep for restoration (to restore energy), adaptation (to minimize harms in less visible time, night), growth (to release growth hormones), and memory (to store information to long-term memory) purposes. Sleep deprivation can affect physical and/or [...]

Neuroscience Approach – Can It Ultimately Replace Psychology?

Psychology is an applied discipline involving the scientific study of behavior and mental processes. My initial understanding of psychology is based upon the broader meaning of it that the methods used in the studies are simply observation or interview/questionnaire method. What I have not considered as an alternate study method of behavior and mental processes [...]


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