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Life Style

10 Subtle Traits of Greedy People that You Should Know, According to Psychology

The word ‘greed’ has a different meaning for everyone. For some, greed might be the driving force that motivates you to do better, while for some greed is immoral, wrong, and comes at the expense of other people’s needs and emotions. The word ‘greed’ has its origin in the German language. It means eager or […]

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Education Hindi

सीखने की प्रक्रिया में मेटाकॉग्निशन का योगदान

मेटाकॉग्निशन क्या होता है? मेटाकॉग्निशन सोच के बारे में सोचना होता है। यह उन प्रक्रियाओं को सम्मिलित करता है जो स्वयं की समझ और प्रदर्शन की योजना बनाने में, निगरानी करने में और मूल्यांकन करने में सहायता करता है। कॉग्निटिव मॉनिटरिंग मॉडल – मेटाकॉग्रिशन को सबसे व्यापक और सरल शब्दों में सोचने के बारे में […]

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Relationship

How Withholding Affection Can Ruin Your Relationship

Affection is the pulse of intimate relationships. It is the silent language that builds trust, deepens connection and keeps partners feeling loved. However, when one partner begins withholding affection—consciously or subconsciously—the dynamic can shift from warmth to chill, leaving one or both individuals feeling misunderstood, neglected, or even resentful. This silent act of withholding love […]

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Awareness Education

How Does Cognitive Appraisal Influence Our Emotional Responses and Behavior?

The term “cognitive appraisal” refers to the subjective interpretation of the stimuli. Each individual has their interpretation leading to unique emotional responses. Cognitive appraisal can be done unconsciously or even consciously. The James-Lange suggests that cognitive appraisal may occur unconsciously, including physiological changes such as increased heart rate, way before the emotion associated with the […]

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Awareness Education

Exploring Self-Concept, Authenticity, and Self-Esteem in Humanistic Psychology

Humanistic Psychology focuses on studying the individual as a whole being. It is widely known as the third force in psychology. This perspective views the behaviour through the individual exhibiting it, instead of just observing their behaviour from the spectator’s point of view. It talks about how for individuals to achieve their full potential, their basic human […]

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Education

The Role of Women in the Early History of Psychology

In my psychology class, I noticed that women outnumbered men. Most of my professors were women as well. When I used to go to the clinic for therapy sessions, the names on the board were mostly of women rather than men. The more I focused on this gender disparity, the more I realized that while […]

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Life Style

Indian Philosophical Perspectives on Anxiety and Fear

Anxiety and fear are those human emotions that are deeply embedded in the fabric of human nature. We constantly feel them in our everyday lives. Before we dive into the ancient Indian perspective on anxiety and fear, let us first understand what anxiety and fear are and how they are different. Anxiety is the anticipation […]

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Self Help

How to deal with Brain Fog?

Brain fog is a symptom rather than a formal diagnosis caused by a plethora of reasons that contribute to the dysfunction of our cognitive structures. Our cognitive structures include numerous areas associated with memory, attention and concentration. Brain fog subsequently leads to the inability of an individual to concentrate, focus and remember entities accurately. Brain […]

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News

Psychology Behind Digital Arrests and CyberCrime, According to Experts

Cyber fraud has become a serious issue in India, affecting both individuals and organisations. Many people have lost crores of rupees, and the emotional impact on the individual is often severe. NDTV’s ‘Hum Log’ recently invited Psychologist Dr Arvind Otta to understand the psychology behind cybercrime and digital arrests. Several shocking cases related to online […]

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Therapy

How Does Therapy Impact the Human Brain Function?

In a world where depression is equivalent to the ‘common cold’, disorders like anxiety, phobia, OCD, and even psychosis have become a word for almost every family the use of therapy is the ultimate weapon of the hour. Psychotherapy, more commonly known as therapy, refers to the strategic and scientific procedures used for the treatment […]

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