Sleep is briefly defined as a particular loss of consciousness characterized by a variety of behavioural and neurophysiological effects. It is worth mentioning that the best research on human sleep is carried out in a [...]

Η οικονομική κρίση που μαστίζει την υφήλιο και, αναμφίβολα, και την πατρίδα μας την Κύπρο, έχει δημιουργήσει, σε ένα μεγάλο ποσοστό του πληθυσμού πολλά προβλήματα υγείας, ιδιαίτερα ψυχοσωματικά, που προκαλούνται από το άγχος. Αξίζει να [...]

The Autonomic Nervous System is part of the Peripheral Nervous System which also includes the Somatic System.  Deriving its name from the fact that many of the activities it controls are autonomous or self-regulating, the […]

In order to become a “good-enough parent”, it is important to understand the differences not only between parenting styles but, also, parenting practices themselves so as to be fully aware of the results that each […]

Ο όρος βουλιμία (bulimia διεθνώς) προέρχεται από τις λέξεις «βους» (βόδι) και «λιμός» (πείνα) και με την έννοια αυτή μπορεί να περιγράφει δύο πράγματα: αυτόν που μπορεί να φάει «σαν βόδι», αυτόν δηλαδή που είναι [...]

Ξυπνώ, ανοίγω τα μάτια μου σιγά-σιγά και σκέφτομαι την τόση ομορφιά που υπάρχει στη φύση και, ειδικά, στους χώρους που εγώ αγαπώ. Σηκώνομαι, τεντώνομαι, κάθομαι για κάποια λεπτά στην πολυθρόνα μου και με θετική σκέψη [...]

The World Health Organisation reports that each year some 340 million new cases of syphilis, gonorrhoea, chlamydia and trichomoniasis occur in men and women aged 15-49. Overall, Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) prevalence rates continue to […]

Jean Piaget, the renowned father of the Theory of Cognitive Development, was born in Neuchatel, Switzerland, on August 9, 1896. Having received his Doctorate in Science in 1918 from the University of Neuchatel, he worked […]

Undoubtedly, each one of us feels complimented to hear that we are considered mature by others as maturity is a coveted condition because it increases our prestige, our value as a citizen and, certainly, our […]