We all heard the terms "psychopath" or "sociopath". These are the old names for a patient with the Antisocial Personality Disorder (AsPD).

What is the Difference between Healthy Narcissism and the Pathological Kind?

Personality assessment is perhaps more an art form than a science.

Well into the eighteenth century, the only types of mental illness - then collectively known as "delirium" or "mania" - were depression (melancholy), psychoses, and delusions.

Sometimes even the most minor snafu can send us storming out of the room, slamming down a phone, or just shutting down entirely. The way to managing our anger and knee jerk reactions is to establish new connections by refocusing our attention to a different outcome or possibility. This will rewire our brain and make a new neural connection—a connection to positive change!