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Education

Theories of Intelligence in Psychology

Theories In Psychology That Shaped How We View Intelligence What is Intelligence? Intelligence is a psychological phenomenon that eludes a simple definition. In the simplest terms, it refers to the mental ability of a person. The American Psychological Association defines intelligence as ‘intellectual functioning’. The layperson is usually aware of the concept of ‘Intelligence Quotient’, […]

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Self Help

Cognitive processes as an enhancer of mental health

Mental health is one of the fundamental parts of health. It is not just the absence of psychiatric or psychological disorders. A principle of the constitution of WHO also states that ‘Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.’ Furthermore, mental health is […]

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Social

Why do people change their behavior?

As humans, we have all heard people, close or known to us often comment, “You have changed.” When they say this, most of the time it is to express their annoyance at you for behaving differently than your past behavior. Sometimes, by listening to this comment, people become sad and judge themselves more. They even […]

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Awareness

The Intricacies of Online Identity

The Intricacies of Online Identity Online identity means how you show yourself on the internet. It’s a mix of traits that make you unique in cyberspace, separate from others online. Thanks to tech progress, people have lots of tools to shape and share their online selves. The Internet allows individuals to express themselves freely. Some […]

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Education

Use of Psychology in Advertising and Marketing

Use of Psychology in Advertising and Marketing Today, the world of advertising is excelling as humans find themselves constantly surrounded by advertisements of products or ideas. Advertising can take on many shapes such as television advertisements, brochures, billboards, etc. They might seem easy to come up with, but in fact, a lot of thought is […]

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Awareness

Contextual Integration and Event Boundaries in Human Memory Systems

Each event in daily life is made up of a series of unfolding experiences that are arranged according to changes in context. How to integrate successive instances within events while preserving their details and preventing over-integration across diverse contexts is a significant difficulty facing human memory systems. A memory system’s task is to discern between […]

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Awareness Education

Impact of Media Violence on Mental Health

Impact of Media Violence on Mental Health How often do you witness violence while engaging with media? Which modes of media portray violence? Digital media has become an integral part of people’s lives today. Most people are exposed to media from a very young age. Parents use media to occupy their children when they need […]

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Education

The Art of Persuasion

Persuasion has been described as a behaviour or method used to influence the actions and decisions of others, or as a way to get someone to accept and follow through with a suggestion. Persuasion is not similar to coercion. Rather, it is much more delicate as compared to coercion where force and threats are used. […]

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Health

Can spinal cord stimulation help depression without using medication?

A feasible and well-tolerated way of treating major depressive disorder, spinal cord stimulation (SCS) has been demonstrated by researchers in a pilot clinical experiment. Twenty patients participated in the research, which lasted eight weeks and featured thrice weekly 20-minute SCS sessions. The study findings indicate that the active stimulation group showed a higher reduction in […]

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Awareness

What is ketamine? Its uses, effects, and impact on medicine and mental health

Ketamine is a medically approved drug, which is used by doctors or medically trained officers to induce anesthesia in humans or animals during or after surgeries to lessen the painful effects. It is a general as well as dissociative aesthetic. General anesthetics make you fall asleep so that you won’t be able to feel pain […]

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