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Awareness

How to Avoid Herd Mentality and Think Independently

We have all witnessed, heard of, or even experienced a situation where one adopts the beliefs or behaviours of the majority in the group, at the expense of our judgment or individuality. This is what psychology refers to as herd mentality, otherwise known as mob mentality or crowd mentality. Some real-life examples of herd mentality […]

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Awareness

Regret, Remorse and Image Building

Remember when you made a wrong choice or opted for an option that didn’t go down well and you ended up with an intense feeling of regret. Often in the course of life, we end up deciding upon something that we think is the best decision we have ever made. However, sometimes these may not […]

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Awareness Education

Cultural Kaleidoscope: Learn about Cross-Cultural Psychology

We live in a world, that is diverse. It has different colours, practices, and patterns which reflect the richness of cultures around the globe. Just like in a kaleidoscope, whenever we turn it, we see a new pattern, similarly, when we move from one place to another, we see a new culture altogether. A culture […]

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News

An International Conference will be held in Jaipur for Promoting Health & Wellbeing

An international conference is going to be organized by Department of Psychology, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur in collaboration with Psychiatric Centre of SMS Medical College & Hospital in Jaipur. This conference will be organized under the aegis of RUSA 2.0, Project No. XIII, the Psychological Interventions for Promotion of Holistic Health and Well-Being. Date of […]

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Relationship Social

Divorce Counseling: How it is important for married couples?

One of the most fortunate times in a person’s life is their marriage. What transpires, though, if one experiences abuse or if the other believes that marriage is a failure? Marrying someone can provide happiness, joy, friendship, and love; but divorcing someone can be challenging and emotionally draining, leaving one feeling dismal, depressed, and even […]

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Awareness Education

The Sylvia Plath Effect Explored

Sylvia Plath is not someone who requires even a word of prior introduction. Everyone who has fallen in love with classic Western poetry ought to have heard quite a lot about this poetess. For those unfortunate enough not to have glimpsed into the soul-tearing poems of this artist, Sylvia Plath, an American poet, novelist, and […]

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Positive

The Psychology of Patience

Patience is not simply the ability to wait- it’s how we behave while we’re waiting Joyce Meyer You may drive yourself out of control, act irritable, feel like a victim or try to force a certain outcome – these are all self-destructive reactions that alienate others and cause bad things to happen. Alternative resignation, button […]

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Social

The Psychology behind Freedom

The ability to make choices without the fear of repercussions. A state where a person doesn’t feel shackled by the customs of life. He who is free from diabolical emotional clusters. Freedom can also be looked at ‘choosing to live’, rather than ‘having to live’. We are as free as we choose to be. It […]

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Life Style

What is True Freedom and How Can We Achieve It?

Freedom has been considered to be a positive political ideal that most countries’ constitutions try to provide for their citizens. According to a simple dictionary definition, freedom is the ability and power to do, act, speak, and behave in a manner that one wants. Political freedom has also been related to the notions of liberty […]

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Health

Health Psychology’s Evolution: The Biopsychosocial Model

Since the early 20th century, researchers and professionals have attempted to integrate psychology into health by proposing various theories and models. In 1973, the American Psychological Association created a task force to focus particularly on the potential role of psychology in health research. This decision along with other factors such as growing chronic illnesses, advances […]

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