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Research: A New Autism Diagnosis Method through Children’s Eye Movements

UC San Francisco researchers may have discovered a ground-breaking technique for identifying autism by observing children’s head turns and their eye movements. Children with SCN2A, a gene mutation linked to severe autism, were the subject of the study. The cerebellum,

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What is EFT Tapping and How does it Work?

EFT Tapping, or Emotional Freedom Technique, is a form of alternative therapy that involves tapping on specific meridian points on the body while focusing on an emotional issue or physical symptom. It is often referred to as “tapping therapy” and

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Psychology of Touch

For most of us, the first nurturing touch we experience is when a mother holds her baby in her arms. A mother’s gentle touch communicates a sense of safety and comfort to the newborn. This early skin-to-skin contact stimulates neural

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Common Nightmares and Its Impact on Mental Health

Nightmares are a disturbing dream which awakens you from your sleep and even causes anxiety and fear which may make it difficult to fall asleep again. It is associated with negative feelings which might persist even the following day. They

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Addressing Mental Health Stigma and Its Impact on Society

Mental Health is the most concerned and talked about issue in today’s world. People are aware of their mental health and take measures to improve it. But society was not always like this, where people accept some things. Most of

Self Help

Leaving the Couch: 9 Practical Ways to Stop Being Lazy

Within our everyday life, we can attribute ‘laziness’ to low academic effort, bad work ethic or even simply a lack of effort. However, in theory, it can be distinguished from fatigue and other psychological blocks that prevent us from performing

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Psychology Behind Token Economy

A token economy is a type of behavioral management in which an individual receives a reward for engaging in the desired behavior. The technique of physically paying someone for exhibiting particular actions that are set as expectations is known as

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Understanding My Child’s ADHD

In the past few months, there have been many cases of children being labelled by their school and/or their parents as having ADHD without a proper diagnosis. This is common among adults as well as using the term ADHD for

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Intellectual Disability: Symptoms, Causes and Treatment

The term “intellectual disability” is replaced by “mental retardation” by DSM-V as it has negative connotations, is offensive and raises misunderstandings about the nature of the disorder. Intellectual Disability refers to cognitive deficits in intellectual functioning – intelligence, reasoning, planning,

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Why Psychology is Important?

Psychology is the scientific study of the human mind and behaviour. As a research-and experiment-based discipline, psychology draws on a rich tradition of psychological theory to shape contemporary methods and procedures. Psychology clarifies human behaviour and enables us to comprehend