psychological disorders

Vigorexia, also known as Adonis Syndrome or Muscular Dysmorphic Disorder, is a psychological illness characterized by constant dissatisfaction with the body, in which the person sees himself very thin and weak when in fact he is strong and has well developed muscles, for example. This disorder is more common in men between 18 and 35 years old and leads to exhaustive exercise, always with increased load, as well as excessive preoccupation with food and use of anabolic agents, which can pose health risks

Somatization is a psychiatric disorder in which the person presents multiple physical complaints, located in various organs of the body, such as pain, diarrhea, tremors and shortness of breath, but which are not explained by any disease or organic change. Generally, a person with psychosomatic illness is often in medical appointments or emergency rooms because of these symptoms, and the doctor usually has difficulty finding the cause

Persecution craze is a psychological disorder that usually arises because of low self-esteem and self-confidence, which leads people to think that everyone is watching, commenting, or laughing at it, and can often interfere with the person's behavior and lead to isolation. This disorder has an intensity that varies according to the person and its characteristics, being able to have a mild degree, usually being one of the signs of shyness, moderate or severe, and is usually one of the symptoms of more serious psychological problems, such as panic syndrome, depression or schizophrenia, which

Fregoli Syndrome is a psychological disorder that leads people to believe that people around them are able to disguise themselves by changing their appearance, clothing or gender to impersonate others. For example, a patient with Fregoli Syndrome may believe that his doctor is actually one of his masked family members who tries to chase him

Dysthymia is a type of chronic depression where depressive feelings such as sadness, frequent moodiness, anxiety, anxiety or restlessness are constantly present on a daily basis. Know all the symptoms of this disease in Dysthymia. This disease can be diagnosed and treated through sessions of psychotherapy or psychoanalysis, but there are some clues that help in its diagnosis

Aerophobia is the name given to the fear of riding a plane and is classified as a psychological disorder that can affect both men and women in any age group and can be very limiting, and may prevent the individual from working or vacationing due to fear, for example. This disorder can be overcome with psychotherapy and with the use of medicines prescribed by the doctor to control anxiety during flight, such as Alprazolam

Cyclothymic disorder, or cyclothymia, is a psychological condition characterized by mood changes in which there are times of depression or euphoric crises, and may be characterized as a mild form of bipolar disorder. Cyclothymia usually occurs in adolescence or early adulthood and is often untreated because often these mood changes are considered part of a person's personality

Burnout syndrome is a consequence of the excessive accumulation of stress in workers who have a very competitive profession or with a lot of responsibility, making the workday a sacrifice that involves nervousness, psychological suffering and physical problems, such as abdominal pain, excessive tiredness or dizziness, for example

Dissociative Disorder, also known as conversion disorder, is a mental disorder in which the person suffers from a psychological imbalance, with changes in consciousness, memory, identity, emotion, perception of the environment, control of movements and behavior. Thus, the person with this disorder can experience different types of signs and symptoms of psychological origin, which arise in isolation or together, without any physical illness that justifies the case

The mania of plucking the hair is a psychological illness known as trichotillomania, where there is an obsession in pulling hair strands or hair from the body, uncontrollably. One can start by pulling off only a few hairs or yarns, and it progresses until removing whole strokes of hair. This craze has a cure, but it can cause baldness, and the pulled hair can even be swallowed, which can later lead to complications due to accumulation of hair in the stomach or intestine

Bipolar disorder is a serious mental disorder in which the person has periods of alternating moods, lasting for days, months or years, since depression , in which there is deep sadness, mania , in which there is extreme euphoria or hypomania , which is a smoother version of the craze. Also called bipolar disorder, bipolar disorder and manic-depressive illness, this disease also affects men and women, which can begin in adolescence or from the age of 30 years

Mania is one of the phases of bipolar disorder, a disorder also known as manic-depressive illness. It is characterized by a state of intense euphoria, with increased energy, agitation, restlessness, mania of greatness, less need for sleep, and may even cause aggression, delusions and hallucinations. Hypomania is a milder picture of mania, with less severe symptoms that interfere less with the person's daily life

Autism is a syndrome that causes changes in the child's ability to communicate, social interaction and behavior, which causes signs and symptoms such as speech difficulties, blocks in expressing ideas and feelings, as well as unusual behaviors such as dislike of interacting, get agitated or repeat movements

Narcissism is a psychological condition characterized by excessive love for oneself or for one's own image, need for attention and willingness to control others. This condition can be normal in children up to two years for example, however it begins to be worrying when older people present these characteristics, which is called narcissistic personality disorder

The opiaphobia is the exaggerated fear of idleness, being characterized by an intense anxiety that arises when there is a moment of boredom. This feeling happens when you go through a period without chores, such as standing in line at a supermarket, being in traffic or even taking a vacation, for example

Remedies like Alprazolam, Citalopram or Clomipramine are indicated to treat panic syndrome, being often associated with sessions of behavioral therapy and psychotherapy with the psychiatrist. The treatment for panic syndrome involves a lot of dedication, because it is important that those who have this syndrome learn to control their fears, fears and especially their anxiety

Mythomania is a personality disorder where the patient has a compulsive tendency to lie. This disease is also known as obsessive-compulsive lying. One of the great differences of the sporadic or "traditional" liar to the mythomaniac is that in the first case the individual has no resistance to admitting the truth, whereas the person who has the compulsion to lie uses the lie for his or her own profit or the harm of another immorally and insensible, without feeling the need to undo the deception

The Rapunzel syndrome is a psychological illness that occurs in patients suffering from trichotillomania and trichylophagia, that is, an uncontrollable urge to tear and swallow the hairs themselves, which accumulate in the stomach, causing severe abdominal pain and weight loss. Usually this syndrome arises because the hair ingested accumulates in the stomach, since they can not be digested, forming a ball of hair, scientifically called gastroduodenal tricobezoar, that extends from the stomach to the intestine, causing obstruction of the digestive system

Postpartum psychosis or puerperal psychosis is a psychiatric disorder that strikes some women after about 2 or 3 weeks of delivery. This disease causes signs and symptoms such as mental confusion, nervousness, excessive crying in addition to delusions and visions, and treatment should be done in a psychiatric hospital with supervision and use of medications to control these symptoms

Schizophrenia is a psychiatric disorder characterized by changes in the functioning of the mind that causes disturbances of thinking and emotions, changes in behavior, and loss of sense of reality and critical judgment. Although it is more common between 15 and 35 years, schizophrenia can appear at any age, and usually manifests through different types, such as paranoid, catatonic, herbephrenic or undifferentiated, for example, that present symptoms ranging from hallucinations, illusions, antisocial behavior, loss of motivation, or memory impairment