Occurring in many forms, but most commonly; lotteries, casinos, bookmaking, card rooms, and bingo, gambling is defined as betting something of value when the outcome is uncertain. Compulsive gambling or gambling addiction is characterized as an impulse control disorder. It…
The tendency to behave in excessively caretaking or overly passive ways that negatively impact one’s relationships and their quality of life is known as codependency. With other behavioral habits such as denial, low self-esteem, excessive compliance, and/or control patterns, codependency…
Developed by Marsha M. Linehan, a psychology researcher at the University of Washington, dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) is a system of therapy used to treat those struggling with borderline personality disorder (BPD). There are a number of dialectical behavior therapy…
Established by Jon Kabat-Zinn at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) is a program that has evolved into a common form of complementary medicine with the ability to address a variety of problems since its inception…