Necrophilia is an uncommon and extreme paraphilia involving a profound sexual interest in a dead body. Psychologically speaking, it is less a moral concern and more a problem of pathological behavior indicative of emotional scars, attachment issues, or a personality disorder. Some scholars break down necrophilia to a genuine necrophilic attraction and an opportunistic approach […]
In psychology, the term ‘nature’ denotes the impact of genetic, biological, and hereditary components on an individual’s behavior, personality, and mental processes. This concept only addresses part of the ‘nature versus nurture’ debate, which discusses the extent to which human traits are a product of biological inheritance as opposed to environmental factors. Nature includes elements […]
A neuron is a nerve cell which is configured to receive, interpret, and transmit information along with other cells through electrical and chemical impulses. Every neuron has a cell body, an axon which sends messages to other neurons, muscles, or glands and one or more branching dendrites. It is a complex and interconnected web of […]
Neurosis is a term that refers to a broad range of mental and emotional disorders including anxiety and distress, and coping mechanisms that are maladaptive, without a break from reality. In contrast to psychosis, which is the loss of touch and characterized by the presence of delusions and hallucinations, neurosis refers to excessive worry, irrational […]
In psychology, neologism is defined as the use or the invention of new, meaningless words or expressions, which often possess only personal significance. Although the invention of words is prevalent in daily language and creativity (for example in technology or slang), in clinical psychology it is referred to as language that is atypical in relation […]