Low Self-Esteem involves a negative overall opinion of oneself, marked by feelings of inadequacy, worthlessness, or inferiority….
Loneliness is the distressing feeling that arises when there is a perceived gap between one’s desired social…
Logotherapy, founded by Viktor E. Frankl, is an existential approach that posits a “will to meaning”—the drive…
Lithium is a mood-stabilizing medication commonly used to treat bipolar disorder and, less frequently, certain forms of…
Light Therapy (or Phototherapy) involves exposure to artificial light—commonly a light box emitting bright, full-spectrum light—to regulate…
Learned Helplessness is a psychological state where an individual, after experiencing repeated adverse events perceived as uncontrollable,…
Emotional Lability, or mood lability, refers to rapid, often exaggerated changes in mood where emotions shift from…
The Kübler-Ross Model, also known as the Five Stages of Grief, was introduced by psychiatrist Elisabeth Kübler-Ross…
Korsakoff Syndrome (often associated with Wernicke–Korsakoff Syndrome) is a chronic memory disorder caused by severe thiamine (vitamin…
Kleptomania is an impulse control disorder characterized by a recurrent, irresistible urge to steal items that are…