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The Psychology Behind the Male Gaze

Laura Mulvey in the essay of the name- “Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema”, establishes the concept of the male gaze, where, in the visual media, the majority of representation of women is of objects of desire portrayed through a heterosexual

Social

The Psychology of Pride and Its Positive Side

Positive psychology formulates pride as a positive emotion. Yet pride is not a constructively portrayed emotion among individuals. Pride is regarded as a manifestation of ego and hubris. In previous research, pride is often considered a selfish emotion and thus is

Self Help

Ride your waves, My friend

I have always admired beaches because of my love for the sea and beautiful sunsets. If you’ve walked on a beach bare feet, leaving foot imprints and enjoying the touch and go of the waves; as you look at the

Health

Growing Strong: Mental Health Promotion for Children and Teens

Mental Health is a very decisive domain of our lives. It refers to overall cognitive, behavioural, and emotional well-being. Mental health usually reflects how people think, feel, and behave. Any distortions in mental health can affect daily living, relationships, and

Awareness

Are we prepared enough to cope with failures?

According to famous psychologist, Tobin (1984, 2001), people cope with situations in myriad ways. One set of these coping mechanisms is understood as ‘engagement coping’ which requires the active involvement of the individual to reduce the cause of his/ her

Awareness

Mental Health and Women

Women and men are different not only in their physical attributes but also in their psychological well-being. Women and men differ in the way they communicate, deal in relationships, express their feelings, and react to stress. Thus, gender differences are

Education

Corporal Punishment: Is Hitting Children the Correct Way of Discipline?

Have you ever been slapped by a teacher in school or told to hold your ear and stand outside the classroom or face the wall and stand? If not this then give a sarcastic comment for not behaving in a

Social

What Is the Psychology of Pretty Privilege?

Pretty privilege is a social concept that shows the advantages that certain individuals receive in the context of life because they are perceived as conventionally attractive. It is usually associated with factors like race or socioeconomic status, with the main

News

A Man Saved by Mumbai Police after Noticed Multiple Searches Related To Suicide On Google    

A rescue operation by Mumbai police was done after Interpol detected a suicide alert, after a 28-year-old man resident of Malvani in Malad West, searched up “Suicide best way” on Google. Probing by police found that the man was under

Parenting

Intellectual Disability: It’s Time We Pay Attention

“He is dumb,” an old friend retorted when his seven-year-old child did not greet me ‘the way he was supposed to’. It agitated me. The whole conversation left a sad lingering feeling. I had met this child as an eleven-month-old