The brain is an incredibly complex organ that processes incoming sensory information to produce appropriate behavioral responses. One such response is fear, which is essential for survival.
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The human brain develops through experience, including interactions with parents and other significant caregivers during childhood. Childhood neglect is characterized by poor parental involvement or...
Sexual Pleasure and Genital Innervation Density
How do variations in genital innervation density impact orgasmic thresholds and perceived pleasure during sexual activity? This question has been...
Political trauma is defined as "the experience of profound psychological distress caused by the realization that one's world has been destroyed or fundamentally altered" (Wolf, 2018). This can...
Prolonged identity suppression refers to the process of intentionally concealing one's gender identity from others for an extended period of time. This can be done through various means such as...
Sexual fantasies are common among humans. They can be thought of as mental images that focus on sexual thoughts, behaviors, and desires, which can be accompanied by feelings of excitement and...
There has been an increasing interest in understanding the effects of social stigma on health outcomes among members of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBT) communities. One area...
Chronic exposure to discrimination is an important factor that can lead to adverse effects on neurocognitive processes, including those related to threat detection and social evaluations....
The phenomenon of identity-related trauma is a relatively new concept that has recently emerged within psychology, and it refers to the experience of a profound sense of threat to one's self-concept...
Researchers have shown that chronic concealment has a significant impact on cognitive functioning and emotional stability. Chronic concealment is defined as hiding one's true feelings, thoughts,...