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Education

The Psychology behind Scapegoating

The history of the word “scapegoat” begins way back in the 16th century, when the Jewish community placed their sins onto the described ritual animal in preparation for Yom Kippur, the day of atonement. A key part of Yom Kippur, as described in Torah, the Jewish Hebrew Bible, is the ritual slaughter of two goats; […]

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Social

The Correlation Between Hair Loss and Mental Illness

Scalp hair is more important socially and psychologically than it is biologically to humans. Hair serves no purpose in humans other than providing cranial cushioning and protection from the sun’s rays. Beyond its socioeconomic significance, hair can become an important component of self-identity or “body image.” Scalp hair makes a statement. A full head of […]

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News

Childhood Insomnia Can Create Problems in Adulthood: Study

According to the result of a new study, conducted with participants from the Penn State Child Cohort, the symptoms of persistent insomnia start to arise in childhood and continue through young adulthood. This one is the first study to find out how childhood insomnia symptoms affect the long run and how the problem differs between […]

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Health

9 Foods that Boost Serotonin

Have you ever heard of “happy” hormones? Serotonin is frequently referred to as the “satisfied” or “sense-appropriate” neurotransmitter. It performs an important position in regulating mood, urge for food, sleep and overall health. Low serotonin stages are related to depression, tension and other mental problems. One way you can keep count of body serotonin levels […]

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Therapy

What Is EMDR Therapy?

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy (Shapiro, 2001) was created in 1987 to treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and is based on the adaptive information processing concept (Shapiro 2007). EMDR is an individual therapy that is normally administered once or twice a week for a total of 6 to 12 sessions, however, some patients […]

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Education

Understanding Terror Management Theory

The one who has come to life has to go one day, it is the truth of life. Death is inevitable. And this truth sometimes causes a kind of existential anxiety in people. These thoughts of impending doom might be more frequent than we might think. How we manage these thoughts is what is explained […]

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Positive

Helpful Breathing Techniques for Meditation

“Fight or flight” is often referred to as the stress reaction. It is what the body does when it prepares to face or avoid danger. When used correctly, the stress response may help us overcome a variety of obstacles. However, difficulty arises when this response is repeatedly triggered by less significant, day-to-day occurrences such as […]

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Awareness

Thalamus: One of the Essential Parts of the Human Brain

The diencephalon’s thalamus, which is primarily composed of gray matter, plays a number of vital roles in human physiology. The thalamus is made up of several nuclei, each of which has a distinct function. These functions include the regulation of consciousness and alertness as well as the transmission of sensory and motor impulses. There are […]

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Life Style

9 Ways to Spot an Fake Apology

An apology is an expression of regret for a behaviour or an action that might have hurt or offended another person. The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy defines apology as “the act of declaring one’s regret, remorse, or sorrow for having insulted, failed, injured, harmed or wronged another”. Such an act might seem small or even […]

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Health

The Depths of Major Depressive Disorder: A Journey through Darkness

It is important to first understand what is depression before discussing and talking about MDD (Major Depressive Disorder) which is a very serious type of depression. It is very common for people to say that they are feeling depressed, but, feeling depressed and suffering from depression are two majorly different things. You might feel depressed […]

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