Eating Disorders (EDs) are mental illnesses and the main categories are: anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder. The common denominator is the individual’s intense preoccupation with weight and body image and controlling food and weight. Binge Eating Disorder is the third, and relatively new, independent diagnostic category of Eating Disorders according to the...
The psychologist Angeliki Bravou, a graduate of the Society of Cognitive Behavioral Studies, talks about the CBT intervention in smoking cessation. The talk begins by modifying myths that hold smokers captive to the unhealthiest behavior of choice and moves on to its harmful consequences and the beneficial effects of quitting. The speaker then explains the...
Psychology is the science that deals with the study of the human mind and behavior: the way we think, feel, act and interact individually and in groups. Psychology deals with all aspects of behavior and the thoughts, feelings, and motivations that govern that behavior and incorporates methodological and theoretical approaches from the social, natural, and...