The link between mental health and relationships is complex and multifaceted, but when they work together in harmony they are mutually beneficial to one another.
How to distinguish between Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (C-PTSD) and Borderline Personality Disorder.
Coercive control refers to a pattern of behaviour that seeks to dominate and control another person through the use of various tactics, such as isolation, intimidation, financial control, and emotional abuse.
While the specifics of the laws can vary between states and territories, there are several key elements that are common across Australia.
The cycle of abuse in domestic violence typically involves four stages: the tension-building phase, the acute or explosive phase, the reconciliation or honeymoon phase, and the calm or normal phase.
Narcissism is a personality trait, but not everyone with this trait has narcissistic personality disorder.
DARVO is a defence mechanism used by individuals accused of wrongdoing and avoids accountability by shifting the blame back onto their accusers.
The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) is a personality assessment tool that categorises individuals into one of 16 different personality types based on their preferences in four dichotomies.
Neurodivergence is a term that describes the natural variation in human neurology and cognitive functioning. It refers to individuals who have neurological differences that are outside the typical range of variation in the human population.
C-PTSD symptoms can include emotional dysregulation, dissociation, chronic feelings of shame or guilt, and difficulties in forming and maintaining healthy relationships.
The primary goal of TFP is to increase a patient’s capacity for emotional regulation and integration by addressing the underlying personality structure, especially in patients with borderline personality disorder (BPD).
Conduct disorder refers to a group of behavioural and emotional problems characterised by a disregard for others. The primary diagnostic features of conduct disorder include aggression, theft, vandalism, violations of rules and/or lying.
Personality disorders are long-term patterns of behaviour and inner experiences that differ significantly from what is expected and fall into three major groupings.
