Sentences with phrase «controlled compulsion»

A recent trial at Brigham and Women's Hospital suggests that the anticonvulsant Topamax, currently used to treat everything from migraines to obesity, may offer a more effective means of controlling the compulsion.

We presented evidence suggesting that declarative memory enables people with OCD or Tourette's syndrome to learn to control compulsions and tics; allows individuals with autism to memorize strategies that improve social interactions; and helps people with dyslexia or SLI overcome reading and language difficulties.

«Teaching young people how to better manage their personality traits or vulnerabilities helps them make the right decisions in given situations, whether it is a matter of overcoming their fears, managing thoughts that make them very emotional, controlling their compulsions, analyzing objectively the intentions of others or improving their self - perception.»

The young man tries to sculpt his life in the shape of a «young gentleman» mostly in his dress and habits, but he can't seem to control his compulsions - he likes to wear bras and panties, and he hangs out at a transsexual bar whe

Meditation is often used in therapy, allowing the individual to control his compulsions and anxiety.

«Teaching young people how to better manage their personality traits or vulnerabilities helps them make the right decisions in given situations, whether it is a matter of overcoming their fears, managing thoughts that make them very emotional, controlling their compulsions, analyzing objectively the intentions of others or improving their self - perception.»

By working with a carefully matched hoarding counselor for your specific needs, you can identify the root of your addiction and learn how to control your compulsions.

Not exact matches

If your soul - searching causes you to conclude that it's time to rein in your social media use for the sake of your sleep, be aware that there are lots of expert tips out there on how to get your compulsion to check these sites under control.

Though physical force in human affairs is largely replaced by rational and purposive controls, the connection of these higher forms of power with direct compulsion remains.

Physical compulsion is thus largely replaced in social relationships by mental control.

32 Persuasion is affirmed as a positive alternative to coercion or compulsion, surrendering the illusion of control and intending not to violate the freedom of the one being persuaded.

Although the person is no longer responsible for drinking — since he now drinks compulsively, i.e., beyond the control of his will — he is responsible for having caught the compulsion or illness.

The «desire» that Eve has can be understood as a desire to control Adam and the «rule» Adam has can also be understood to be about a compulsion to control.

It generally involves compulsion, loss of control, and continued use of alcohol and other drugs despite adverse consequences.

There is no compulsion or control here, only gift and persuasion.

This compulsion to protect ourselves from what was once overwhelming poison in our relationships, creates a desperate need for control and prevents us from taking new opportunities.

They may feel compelled to perform routines and rituals, called compulsions, to try to control their thoughts and ease their anxiety.

But the awkward way he handled the budget rollout is part of Gov. Cuomo's compulsion to control every aspect of every action taken by his administration and to distinguish himself as different from his predecessors.

Glens Falls Post-Star: (T) the awkward way he handled the budget rollout is part of Gov. Cuomo's compulsion to control every aspect of every action taken by his administration and to distinguish himself as different from his predecessors.»

This understanding helps to control the food compulsions after the fast, thereby helping in weight loss.

Everyone else — everyone else — has been preoccupied with the mad scientist whose compulsion to create life went wildly out of control.

Federal compulsion will not bring about better schools in a country that has a two century history of local control.

Value efficiencies reflect the price and other terms, that would be arrived at in transactions between willing control buyers and willing control sellers, each with knowledge of the relevant facts and neither under any compulsion to act.

Traditionally, obsessions and compulsions in dogs are controlled through a combination of medication and behavior modification.

Almost half of the TC dogs showed lowered responsiveness during bouts and displayed also other types of compulsions more often than the controls.

In a pooled breed analysis we found tail chasers to also have other compulsions more often than the controls, such as «invisible flies» or light - chasing behaviours (Kruskal - Wallis, x21, 308 = 4.42, p = 0.035), licking (x2 = 10.37, p = 0.001), repetitive pacing (x21, 308 = 11.23, p < 0.001) and freezing or trance - like behaviour (x21, 308 = 5.08, p = 0.024)(Fig. 5).

Neutering in female dogs reduces the production of progesterone and oestradiol, which may have a controlling effect on compulsions.

When culled from the proliferating archives — at the curatorial hand of the artist or the artistic hand of the curator — the compulsion toward photographic evidence that underpins this history comes up haunted by the vicissitudes of time, belief, prejudice, and ultimately, the betrayal of control and intention.

Sceptics have interpreted this supernatural reference as a convenient alibi, a way of deflecting attention from a compulsion she could not control, yet which remained indispensable to her life.

One simple fix to this would be to exercise some self control, and to learn how to turn the phone off, or to put it away during «real life» events, but as with most addictions, the compulsion to do it is too strong to overcome any sort of social pressure.

We must have population control at home, hopefully through a system of incentives and penalties, but by compulsion if voluntary methods fail.

«We must have population control at home, hopefully through a system of incentives and penalties, but by compulsion if voluntary methods fail... The birth rate must be brought into balance with the death rate or mankind will breed itself into oblivion.»

Paranoid control - freakery; an obsessional hatred of any criticism or contradiction; the lust to character - assassinate anyone even suspected of it; a compulsion to control or at least manipulate the media... the majority of the rank and file prefer to face the wall while the jack - booted gentlemen ride by.»

Sexual addiction, also referred to as sexual compulsion and sexual dependency can be defined as any sexual activity that feels «out of control».

It is based on the philosophy that alcoholism and chemical dependency is a treatable illness characterized by compulsion, loss of control, the tendency to use despite adverse consequences and a tendency to relapse unless support systems are fully utilized.

Compulsions are the behaviors you repeat in attempts to control the obsessions.

I work with individuals that struggle with PTSD, compulsion, anxiety, anger control, defiance and grief.

Defining sexual addiction Sexual addiction, also referred to as sexual compulsion and sexual dependency can be defined as any sexual activity that feels «out of control».

When sexual addiction compulsions become severe or out of control, inpatient treatment may be warranted.

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