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BIS Psyche & Soul 41: OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE PERSONALITY DISORDER
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In this weekend`s edition of Psyche & Soul, Jose Parappully (sumedhacentre@gmail.com) shall explore Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder.
The essential feature of the disorder is a preoccupation with orderliness, perfectionism, and mental and interpersonal control.
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In this weekend`s edition of Psyche & Soul, Dr. Jose Parappully (sumedhacentre@gmail.com) explores Narcissistic Personality Disorder which takes a toll especially on our interpersonal relationships. He contrasts the Narcissistic profile with Jesus` personality and presents Jesus` washing of the disciples` feet as the focus for prayer.
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In the weekend`s edition of Psyche & Soul, Jose Parappully (sumedhacentre@gmail.com) presents another grojup of mental illness, namely, Personality Disorders which take a toll especially on our interpersonal relationships.
A Personality Disorder, as defined by the DSM ``is an enduring pattern of inner experience and behaviour that deviates markedly from the individual`s culture, is pervasive and inflexible, has on onset in adolescence or early adulthood, is stable over time, and leads to significant subjective distress or functional impairment.``
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In this weekend`s edition of Psyche & Soul, Jose Parappully (sumedhscentre@gmail.com) explores Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, commonly known as PTSD: its causes, symptoms and treatment.
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a serious mental condition that can develop after a person has experienced or witnessed an intensely traumatic or terrifying event in which there was serious physical or emotional harm or threat, accompanied by intense fear, helplessness, or horror. Such events include sexual or physical assault, the unexpected death of a loved one, an accident, or natural disaster.
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In this weekend`s edition of Psyche & Soul, Jose Parappully (sumedhacdntre@gmail.com), presents anxiety disorders from which very many people suffer.
Anxiety is the body`s response to worry and fear. Anxiety operates on many different levels and to different degrees. There is a wide range in how deeply anxiety affects us and to what extent it interferes with our quality of life. Accordingly there are different anxiety disorders.
Psyche & Soul 36: SCHIZOPHRENIA - 3: ROOTS AND REMEDIES
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In Last weekend`s Psyche & Soul Jose Parappully (sumedhacentre@gmail.com) presented some of the major symptoms of schizophrenia. In this edition he explores the roots of schizophrenia and presents treatment options.
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Last week Dr. Jose Parappully (sumedhacentre@gmail.com) presented one major symptom of schizophrenia, namely, delusions. In this edition he explores hallucinations and other symptoms.
In hallucination the person experiences an auditory (hearing voices), visual (seeing imaginary sights), tactile (feeling sensations on the body), or olfactory (related to smells) sensation that has no basis in reality, that is, happening without an external stimulus. Auditory hallucinations are the most common.
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In this edition of Psyche & Soul, Jose Parappully (sumedhacentre@gmail.com)explores another major mental illness, namely Schizophrenia.
Schizophrenia (literally splitting of the brain) is the most serious of all mental disorders. Although not as common as the other major mental disorders, it debilitates people more than the others affecting their educational and occupational performance, as well as everyday life and relationships.
In this edition her presents He presents one of its significant symptoms- delusions.
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In this weekend`s edition of Psyche & Soul Jose Parappully (sumedhacentre@gmail.com) presents Major Depression, the most common mental illness.
According to data developed by the Global Burden of Disease study, major depression is the leading cause of DALY or the years of healthy, productive life lost to an illness, be it through early death or through disability worldwide.
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The last few podcasts have been on mental health and wellbeing. This weekend I shall focus on the burden of mental illness, that is, prevalence of mental illness globally and especially in India.
Psyche & Soul 30: ENHANCING MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING: SOME SIMPLE PRACTICES
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In the last three podcasts I have presented requisites for maintaining mental health and wellbeing. In this weekend`s podcast I shall present 7 simple practices that can help us further enhance our mental health and wellbeing. These are: Clearing away the clutter, Exercise, Walking in Nature, Doing things for fun, Engaging in in creative expressions, Reading, Listening to Music and Singing Aloud
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In the last podcast I presented 7 simple practices that can help us enhance our mental health and wellbeing. In this weekend`s podcast I present seven more simple but very effective practices. These are laughter, time with pets, time with friends, mindfulness, restful sleep, healthy diet and treatment
Psyche & Soul 29: ENHANCING MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING THROUGH MEANINGFUL LIVING
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In this weekend`s podcast Jose Parappully (sumedhacentre@gmail.com)continues exploration of mental health and wellbeing by looking at the role of meaningful living.
Recent research on health and happiness show that a sense of meaning in life is one of the major contributors to emotional and mental wellbeing.