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WHO Chief
News

Loneliness is a New Epidemic: WHO

The World Health Organisation (WHO) is trying to hire specialists to combat loneliness, a recent epidemic in the field. It is an unpleasant emotional response to feeling alone. Another term for loneliness is social pain, a psychological process that drives people to seek social interactions. It is frequently linked to a feeling of estrangement and […]

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Body Image
Self Help

The Role of Peer Pressure in Shaping Perceptions

Body image is the how you perceive and accept your body where it is been focused by types of factors such as genetics, culture and personal experience. Term peer pressure means how you get affected by others’ behavior and nature and how you change yourself according to it. Peers like friends, classmates, collegeaues have influence […]

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the psychology behind fear and phobias
Education

Understanding Psychology Behind Fear and Phobias

“I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer,” reminds the protagonist from the movie Dune. However, fear is not necessarily a bad thing. It is a powerful emotion that has evolved in humans as a survival mechanism. But when fear becomes overwhelming, irrational, and persistent, it leads to a condition called ‘phobia’. This article explores […]

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eating disorder due to pop culture
Health

Deconstructing Pop Culture’s Impact on Eating Disorders

Eating disorders, like many mental illnesses, are extremely complex and often misunderstood. Researchers have made significant strides in understanding the underlying factors associated with eating disorders, shedding light on both biological and environmental contributors. 28-74% of the risk for eating disorders is through genetic heritability (Arcelus, 2011). Besides this, the prevalence of diet culture in […]

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A sad woman
Awareness

Psychology of Misunderstandings

Have you ever been in a situation where you and a friend you were close to, somehow just faded away. Could have been because of a certain misunderstanding, lack of communication or holding onto the expectation that they would initiate first. We have all misunderstood or misread a sign and ended up in the wrong […]

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Filter Bubble and echo chamber
Social

A Deep Dive into Filter Bubbles and Echo Chambers

In the spring of 2011, Eli Pariser in his book The Filter Bubble: What the Internet is Hiding From You introduced the phenomenon of Filter Bubbles, where algorithms, search engines, and social media applications tend to present to you a distorted picture of the world around you. The promise of staying connected to “real-time events […]

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happy friends group
Social

The Psychology of Social Loafing In Group Settings?

The term social loafing refers to the tendency of people where individuals exert minimum effort on a group task in comparison to working alone. In group tasks, since the contribution of every single individual is clubbed into a group outcome, it becomes difficult to trace the exact contribution of a certain individual. Since it occurs […]

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how to deal with Depression
Awareness

Habits to Help in Avoiding Depression

Depression is a type of mood illness that results in a chronically depressing and uninteresting state. Variously referred to as clinical depression or major depressive disorder, it has an impact on one’s thoughts, feelings, and behaviour and can result in a range of psychological and medical issues. Read: Birthday Depression: When the Celebration Feels Heavy […]

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Ranbeer Kapoor
Relationship

One-Sided Love and Its Impact on Mental Health

Have you fallen in love with someone, it may be one-sided, but yes, you might have feelings for someone. When both of the partners have feelings for each other, they create a successful, loving relationship, but what if the love remains unrequited or one-sided? One-sided love is a situation in which an individual has romantic […]

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yoga
News

Heated Yoga Associated with Reduction in Depressive Symptoms: Research

The research findings, published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry and spearheaded by researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), a founding partner of Mass General Brigham (MGB), reveal that heated yoga may be an effective depression treatment for patients. Adults with moderate-to-severe depression who participated in heated yoga sessions saw far larger decreases in Depressive […]

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