Paraphilic disorders are conditions where there’s a recurrent, intense urge or sexually arousing fantasy that’s distressing or disabling because it involves inanimate objects, children or nonconsenting adults, or suffering or humiliation of oneself or another person. Psychological factors are thought to play a major role, especially events in childhood that led the individual to associate sexual pleasure with a specific event or object. Often, a child who is the victim or observer of inappropriate sexual behaviors – including online, learns to later imitate the behavior. Other causes i ..read more

A food allergy is a medical condition where there’s an abnormal immune reaction to some food. Now, a variety of food proteins can cause food allergies, but the most common are known as the big eight, these include proteins within milk, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts, seafood, shellfish, soy, and wheat. Food is essential to life, and normally food doesn’t cause an allergic reaction – in fact, the process that allows for that is called oral tolerance. Let’s see how that works. Normally, when food travels through the stomach and intestines, the proteins within them are broken d ..read more

If you were asked to describe a friend’s personality, you might describe them as generally being a creative type, or easy-going but nervous in groups. Basically, you’re trying to summarize the personal traits that make them who they are—either how they think or how they act. Sometimes these thought patterns or behaviors which make up a person’s personality can actually be harmful in the sense that they interfere with their day-to-day functioning in their personal life, at work, or in social settings. If this were the case, we would say that the individual has a personality disorder. The ..read more

What is the mutation news in England? I explain it not with sensations or headlines, but with the scientific data we have: What is Newly mutated COVID19 virus? What’s so different that it raised global alarm? Newly mutated COVID19 virus has interesting mutation on B.1.1.7 Lineage Cluster mutation, which reported by CovidGenomicsUK. What is this B.1.1.7 lineage set? We can look at the genome sequences of all living things with a “phylogenetic” family tree. We can compare the genome sequences of viruses in the family tree and see genetic diversity and new branching. These branches are given na ..read more

Cocaine, sometimes called coke, is a powerful psychoactive stimulant that alters how the brain functions—specifically, how we perceive our surroundings. Cocaine comes from the leaves of the South American coca plant, and has been used for over a thousand years. In modern times, it’s become a popular “party drug” because cocaine reduces inhibitions and creates a feeling of euphoria or pleasure; this feeling lasts between fifteen and ninety minutes, depending on how the drug’s it’s administered. Around 18 million people worldwide use cocaine, and because of its strong potential for addiction an ..read more

Body-focused repetitive disorders is an umbrella term in the DSM-5 for disorders where individuals compulsively damage their physical appearance. These used to be classified as impulse-control disorders, but now belong in the family of obsessive-compulsive disorders. Two of the more well-known ones are trichotillomania, which is a hair-pulling disorder, and excoriation, which is a skin-picking disorder. Obsessive-compulsive disorders are usually defined by psychological obsessions—thoughts, urges, and images that are unwanted, intrusive, and recurrent—as well as behavioral ..read more

 Odd Andersen/AFP/Getty Images Talking about extremism had never been so easy, it happens everywhere from religion to binge drinking. In this article, we’re going to take a look at some examples of extremism and scientifically analyze these behaviors What is Extremism? Extremism means, literally, “the quality or state of being extreme” or “the advocacy of extreme measures or views”. I’m going to take a step further for better explanation; In every aspect of human life he needs extremism and passion. For example, every language needs exaggerated vowels to express its emotional outburs ..read more

László Tökés is not remembered much outside Romania these days. Now 58 and the bishop of Királyhágómellék, in March 1989 he was a parish priest in Timosoara facing eviction from his church apartment. His crime was to have preached against the policy of “systemisation” – the restructuring of his country’s towns and villages ordered by the authoritarian regime of Nicolae Ceausescu. Ethnically Hungarian, Tökés had a long history of criticising the regime and so when he refused to quit his home, it became a cause célèbre and drew the attention of Ceausescu’s secret police, the notorious Securitat ..read more

Today I think I helped myself a little bit to get rid of those monsters in my head, there’s a hope I can feel its breeze slamming my brain. Weather became moody and cloudy here, as I like it the most and forecasts predict I have a week without damn sun in my city, feeling blessed and sanctified at this moment. There’s moments in my life that I don’t want to share it with anybody at all cost, I love feeling burden lifted from my shoulders, love feeling those butterflies in my stomach alone, you know? I never understood people who goes to cafe with their friends, MAN that should be your moment ..read more

Recently, the DSM-5 changed the name of “seasonal affective disorder,” or SAD, to “depressive disorder with seasonal pattern.” The new name isn’t quite as catchy as “SAD,” but it does describe the condition more precisely. That’s because depressive disorder with seasonal pattern is not really a distinct disease, but rather depression that worsens at the same time each year, usually in the late fall and winter. So let’s first review depression. Depression, or major depression, is a serious condition where someone loses their sense of life being enjoyable; this feeling of malaise affects every ..read more