Interview of C.R. Mukundan
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS: Diploma in Medicine and Social Psychology, Ph.D. INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE: Conducted various workshops and conferences internationally; Associated with Forensic Psychological Investigations (Singapore) PUBLICATIONS: About 100 research publications in national and international journals, 4 books, contribution of chapters in several
Wiring of an anxious brain and how to rewire it
Try to remember the time when you had to face an interview, appear for an important exam or give a presentation and notice everything that you were experiencing in your body and in your mind. All the situations mentioned above
Quitting smoking is easy; I’ve done it hundreds of times
Addiction is a compulsive behaviour, despite knowing the harm it causes. Addiction may be persistent because of the feeling of pleasure and/or value. This behaviour may involve a particular substance or activity. Substance addiction includes intake of any harmful substance
How does Fragrances work on Human Psyche?
Perfumes and essential oils have been associated to pleasure and happiness since ages. It used to be a luxury of the elites of the distant past. Though the concept of the use of aroma for therapeutic purposes exists since first
THE STORY OF ADDICTIONS: A LOOK AT PSYCHOLOGICAL MECHANISM OF ADDICTIONS
The Case of T: Mom and Dad were surprised when their usually hassle –free 21-year-old son T., who had come home for a month from hostel to prepare for his 5th semester engineering exams announced a day before his return
ADHD and Need for Rehabilitation
It is one of the common complaints of many parents that their child is not doing well in the studies, teachers consider their child as a slow learner, they have a reluctant handwriting which is too difficult to understand, at
SOCIAL MEDIA ADDICTION Vulnerability, early symptoms and self management
After this, identify the activities or hobbies which have been the source of entertainment, were pleasurable in the past and connect to the real-time social groups in which you can actively participate. List out all your friends whom you can
Nomophobia
Nomophobia is the marked anxiety or fear of being without a mobile phone or being unable to see a mobile phone, or losing network or internet connectivity. The term Nomophobia includes: “no”, “mo” and “phobia”. It was given by a
“It’s more about how to be angry and not about never being angry”
Emotions surface the human mind time to time, depending upon the external and internal circumstances, while some emotions bring pleasant feelings like joy, happiness, surprises, pride etc. there are other emotions which are negative emotions like – hatred, anger, jealousy,
Terminal Diseases: Underlying Behavioural and Social-economic Issues
Socio-economic Aspects of Terminal Diseases: With respect to the economic, demographic, and healthcare development, India is passing through the transitional phase. During the last two decades, India has shown remarkable economic development, but the acquired progress has benefited a very