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The Stories They Make up: Analysing Children’s Apperception Test (CAT)

Individuals’ personalities are formed by their consistent actions, feelings, and thoughts (Bergner, 2019). Direct questionnaires are a common method to study personality, but they may not be useful to reveal unconscious thoughts and emotions. To solve that problem, psychologists invented

Relationship

The Internal Working Model of Relationships: How We Subconsciously Predict Love? 

Have you ever wondered why you’re drawn to certain people, why some relationships feel safe and effortless, while others feel like constant push and pull? Love is often seen as a mystery, something magical that happens when two people “click”.

Education

What Is IGNOU’s 240-Hour Internship and Why It Matters for Psychology Students

The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), one of the largest open universities in India, offers a range of courses, including the Master of Arts (MA) in Psychology. The MA programme in Psychology aims to provide learners with a sound

Self Help

The Psychology Behind Financial Gaslighting and How to Cope

Money is generally a sensitive topic in any relationship, whether between partners, family members, or even coworkers. However, when money is used to control, confuse, or manipulate another, that is where the line is crossed. This is what financial gaslighting

Therapy

The Psychologist’s Role: A Guide, Not an Advice-Giver — A Clinical and Ethical View

Many people think psychologists are like wise gurus who simply tell you what to do to fix your problems. Thanks to movies and TV, the idea of a therapist saying, “You should do this,” has become quite common. But in

Awareness

The Psychology of Green Spaces: Why Nature Heals the Mind

Take a walk in the park, and you’ll likely feel better, calmer, clearer, maybe even a little happier. But why does this happen? What is it about green spaces like parks, forests, and gardens that seems to restore our mind

Health

Chocolate: Your Brain’s Cheat Code for Instant Mood Repair 

That unexpected craving for chocolate when you’re feeling anxious, tired, or low? It’s supported by interesting brain science, so it’s not just in your head—in fact, it is! Chocolate contains a unique blend of natural materials that interact with the

Awareness Self Help

Population Growth and Psychological Impacts of Resource Scarcity

Over the previous few centuries, the world’s population has steadily increased, reaching over 8 billion in 2022, and continuing to grow. The role of technological development and improved healthcare in increasing life expectancy and reducing mortality rates cannot be denied.

Relationship Self Help

The Psychology Behind Always Wanting to “Fix” People

Do you usually catch yourself in a pattern where you’re continually trying to fix others, advising them, or jumping in to fix someone else’s issue even if they didn’t request it? Perhaps you even take pride in being the go-to

Awareness

How Core Beliefs Shape Our Perspective and Behaviour

Think of moving through life with a pair of invisible spectacles that colour every experience, relationship and choice. These “spectacles” are our core beliefs—unconscious assumptions about the self, other people and the world. Often developed during childhood, they work below