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Why Being Introverted Doesn’t Make You Antisocial | Antisocial Personality Disorder
Introverts can often feel antisocial, but they are not always the same thing. In fact, psychologists found that they have great differences in their brain’s structure and function.
SciShow
4 Psychological Terms That You're Using Incorrectly
At some point, you’ve probably heard someone use any or all of these four words to describe someone. But there’s a really excellent chance that person had no idea what these terms mean. But SciShow is here to help clear up some of these...
SciShow
Is Passive-Aggressiveness a Personality Disorder?
You might have a roommate who rolls their eyes a lot and leaves sassy sticky notes all over the place, but no matter how frustrating it is, it’s probably not a personality disorder.
Curated Video
How Insecure Attachment Affect Your Relationships
Attachment refers to the bond you form with people in close relationships such as your parents, children, close friends or romantic partners. In this video, I focus on the 3 attachment styles developed by John Bowlby and Mary Ainsworth....
Curated Video
What is Delusional disorder? How Is It Different From Schizophrenia?
Delusional disorder is very different from schizophrenia. The only thing they have in common is the presence of delusions. Schizophrenia is delusions, plus hallucinations, disorganized thoughts and behavior and other cognitive or...
Curated Video
Understanding Schizoid Personality vs Autism Spectrum
Schizoid personality disorder falls under cluster A of the personality disorders. Cluster A disorders are characterized as odd or eccentric. The three personalities in this group are Schizoid, Schizotypal and Paranoid.
Schizoid...
Curated Video
Paranoid Personality Explained – When EVERYTHING is Suspect
The general definition of paranoid is being excessively suspicious or mistrustful. So you can have a moment of paranoia where are you preoccupied with suspicions about someone or something. But the difference here is that your suspicions...
Curated Video
Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder vs Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
These two disorders have similar names but are very difference. Obsessive compulsive disorder is an anxiety disorder and obsessive-compulsive personality disorder does is a part of your personality make-up. That personality make-up does...
Curated Video
5 Signs You’re NOT Psychologically Flexible
Psychological flexibility refers to your ability to adapt to changing circumstances and be able to cope with any distress those circumstances create. Another way of saying it is the ability to pursue your goals even in the face of...
Catalyst University
Silence of the Lambs Joke | Liver, Fava Beans, & a Nice Chianti EXPLAINED
In this video, we discuss the biochemical mechanisms underlying Dr. Hannibal Lecter's medical joke in Silence of the Lambs: "I ate his liver with some Fava beans and a nice chianti.”
Institute of Human Anatomy
Understanding Psychopathy and Sociopathy
This video explores the differences between psychopathy and sociopathy, which are both part of antisocial personality disorder. It discusses the physical differences in the brain of a psychopath, such as low functioning MAOA gene, and...
Crash Course
Crash Course Psychology #34: Personality Disorders
Crash Course video in which Hank Green helps us understand Ego-Syntonic Disorders and the spectrum of Personality Disorders. [10:57]
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Exploring Multiple Personalities in "Sybil Exposed"
Did a writer, therapist, and patient create the sensational tale of multiple personality disorder? [32 mins. 52]