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What is a Personality? The term personality is used in a number of different contexts; however, according to The Encyclopedia of Psychology it refers clinically to an organized collection of dynamic characteristics that influence the behavior of a person. These dynamic characteristics contribute to the way the person acts, feels, and thinks. They reflect and […]

Everyone will experience the sensation of anxiety or fear at one time or another. Classically, the distinction between anxiety and fear was that anxiety occurred in response to a vague threat or to a lack of an external threat, whereas fear was more intense than anxiety and only occurred in response to a tangible threatening […]

American Addiction Centers At AAC, we strive for clinical excellence in everything we do. Our approach is holistic: we provide wraparound care to treat the whole person—not just the addiction. Patient confidentiality is a part of the culture at AAC and all of your medical records and treatment plans are kept 100% private. Treatment doesn’t […]

Effects of Drug and Alcohol Misuse on the Cardiovascular System Misusing drugs or alcohol can have a significant impact on your health and can contribute to several cardiovascular problems, including:2-7 Hypertension (high blood pressure). Some drugs, like cocaine, can generate dangerous and sudden high blood pressure. Other substances, such as alcohol, may cause chronic hypertension, […]

Depression Everyone experiences transient sadness associated with some particular distressing event. Some individuals may experience feelings of sadness and not be able to understand why they are experiencing these feelings. For the vast majority of people, these occasional issues with sadness or depressed mood resolve rather quickly or when the situation that is associated with […]

What is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder? Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is an anxiety disorder that is caused by a traumatic experience in a person’s life, such as military combat, sexual abuse, or car accidents.2 According to the National Center of PTSD, about 8 out of 100 Americans will suffer from PTSD.3 Some may experience symptoms that […]

Examples of impulse control disorders include oppositional defiant disorder, conduct disorder, intermittent explosive disorder, kleptomania, and pyromania.2 According to data from the fourth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV), about 10.5% of the general population is estimated to have an impulse control disorder.3 Males may be slightly more prone to […]

Addiction and stress often go hand in hand. For those who are dealing with high levels of stress in their daily lives, alcohol and drugs are often used to diminish the symptoms of stress, sometimes leading to substance abuse and addiction. People who have experienced trauma may take this to the extreme, using alcohol or […]

People suffering from delusional disorder may function normally in society for the most part. Delusional disorder, as defined by Psych Central, is the presence of untrue beliefs that are either bizarre or non-bizarre in nature that persist for at least a month. Bizarre delusions are beliefs or situations that are likely not plausible, while non-bizarre […]

According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, psychosis refers to an episode in which an individual has a break from reality. This often includes but doesn’t require delusions, or false beliefs that are firmly held despite clear evidence to the contrary, and hallucinations. About 3 in every 100 people will experience at least one […]