Eating Disorders
Restriction of nutrient intake relative to requirements, which leads to significantly low body weight
Anorexia Nervosa
A type of talk therapy, an offshoot of CBT, that teaches skills to manage intense emotions, cope with stress, improve relationships, and live mindfully, particularly effective for borderline personality disorder, self-harm, and eating disorders
DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy)
A personality disorder characterized by an exaggerated sense of self-importance, a need for admiration, and a lack of empathy for other people
Narcissistic personality disorder
Fear of heights
Acrophobia
Deaf composer whose dramatic swings from suicidal depression to frenzied mania can be heard in the dramatic swings in dynamics and tempo in his music.
Ludwig van Beethoven
A type of eating disorder where a person frequently eats a large amount of food then tries to prevent weight gain with self-induced vomiting
Bulimia Nervosa
Goal-oriented, evidence-based talk therapy that helps people change unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviors to improve their emotions and manage life's challenges
CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy)
An excessive need to be cared for, leading to submissive, clinging behaviors, and a deep fear of separation or abandonment, causing individuals to avoid responsibility, struggle with decisions, and tolerate mistreatment to keep relationships intact
Dependent Personality Disorder (DPD)
Fear of situations where escape might be difficult (crowds, open spaces, being alone)
Agoraphobia
Serbian inventor (who has a car/tech brand named after him now) suffered from severe obsessive-compulsive disorder throughout his adult life.
Nikola Tesla
This is a disorder where someone regularly eats large quantities of food in a short timeframe and feel a loss of control when overeating
Binge Eating Disorder (BED)
A mindfulness-based therapy that helps you build psychological flexibility by accepting difficult thoughts and feelings, rather than fighting them, while committing to actions aligned with your personal values to create a meaningful life, even with ongoing pain
ACT (Acceptance Commitment Therapy)
Marked social inhibition, feelings of inadequacy, and extremely sensitive to criticism.
Avoidant Personality Disorder
Fear of germs or contamination
Mysophobia/Germaphobia
English scientist that sailed to the Galapagos suffered from agoraphobia and panic disorder.
Charles Darwin
Characterized by the persistent craving and consumption of non-food items that have no nutritional value
Pica
A brief, future-focused approach that helps clients build solutions by identifying strengths and goals using techniques like the Miracle Question and scaling to encourage positive change and empower individuals to create their desired future
Solution-Focused Therapy (SFT)
Someone with this disorder prefers to be alone, is not interested in having relationships with others, appears to be cold or not interested in others and is limited in how emotions are expressed.
Schizoid personality disorder
Fear of needles or injections
Trypanophobia
Vulgar, child prodigy and prolific composer of the Classical period is believed to have suffered from this disorder
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
An eating disorder characterized by a persistent failure to meet nutritional needs, which results in significant health problems like weight loss, nutritional deficiencies, or dependence on nutritional supplements
Avoidant or Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID)
A talk therapy that explores unconscious patterns, past experiences, and unresolved conflicts to understand how they influence current emotions and behaviors
Psychodynamic Therapy
Features odd behaviors, eccentric thinking (magical thinking, paranoia), and distorted perceptions, alongside a desire for connection but discomfort in social situations
Schizotypal personality disorder
Common treatment for phobias; gradually face feared situations while learning to resist performing compulsions or safety behaviors to break the anxiety-compulsion cycle, teaching your brain that the feared outcome doesn't happen and reducing distress over time.
Exposure therapy or ERP (Exposure and Response Prevention) Therapy
Norwegian artist who painted "The Scream" suffered from clinical anxiety as well as hallucinations
Edvard Munch