While it's particularly common in children between the ages of seven and ten, it becomes a serious concern—requiring clinical and psychological consultation—when it persists into adolescence and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tension and stress are often the triggers for nail-biting, says paediatrician Monika Niehaus. Jens Schierenbeck/dpa Many children ...

Did you bite your nails today? While it might seem harmless, nail biting can actually increase your risk of infection. “Nail biting can cause small injuries around the nail, allowing bacteria, viruses ...

Nail-biting, procrastination and avoidance are often framed as bad habits we can't control, but a new psychology book argues that they’re more like survival strategies that may have once protected us.

Nail-biting, known medically as onychophagia, has long been considered a common habit, especially among children and teenagers. Yet doctors caution that the behaviour can be far more damaging than it ...

When body-focused repetitive behaviors (BFRBs) are discussed, the conditions that typically come to mind include trichotillomania (hair pulling) and excoriation disorder (skin picking). However, one ...

Patterns that look self-defeating often have a deeper logic, according to a new psychological analysis by Charlie Heriot-Maitland, a clinical psychologist whose work examines why people harm ...

I’ve been biting my nails for as long as I can remember. It started when I was at the age when copying my parents (who also incessantly bite their nails) was my most important day-to-day task. It ...

My four year old daughter has recently started biting her nails obsessively. She chews them down to the quick! I'd like to help her now before this becomes a lifelong problem (I have a sister who ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New psychology research explains why nail-biting, procrastination and self-criticism may stem from the brain’s survival instincts.