Factitious Disorder: Is it a Game?
Elizabeth was a single mother that worked on construction sites throughout her native city of Memphis, until she badly sprained her ankle ..
Conversion Disorder: Can You See It?
Barrelling down a seemingly empty Pennsylvania highway, Ayanna anxiously starts biting her thumbnail, and begins whispering under her brea..
Mixed Features: The Fight Between Emotions
Imagine being happy, yet sad at the same time. Overjoyed but devastated. Arrogant and insecure. Having a bipolar episode with mixed featur..
Anxiety Versus Culture
“What’s wrong?”, your mother asks which brings you back to reality. You reply “nothing” as always. Except it isn’t nothing. You need someo..
Illness Anxiety Disorder: What If?
You are sitting down in your art history class and everything is as it always is. The professor is greeting the class and all the students..
OCD in Pop Culture: Howie Mandel
It’s 2006, and Howie Mandel is on the Howard Stern show to discuss the game show he hosts, “Deal or No Deal.” Maybe you’ve heard of him, h..
The Influence of Pop Culture on Gender
People often feel rejected when they do not conform to social norms. Barbara Risman, a sociology professor at the University of Illinois a..
Ride Of Terror: Response to Trauma
The cranking of metallic safety bars generates an echo of laughter as the wheels of the vibrant cart begin to roar. Riding on the high of..
Is it All in Your Head?
Looking up from tightening the straps of his ankle boot, Shea says to her husband, “Oh, Micheal. I don’t know why the doctor can’t figure ..
Can I Take a Step Outside?
Imagine feeling overwhelmed at your desk: hands shaking, heart pounding, adrenaline racing through your veins. You feel dazed. Your anxiet..