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Relationship

Why Making Friends Gets Harder With Age? A Psychological Perspective

Friendship has been referred to as one of the simplest pleasures in life, yet with the passage of time, getting to know new friends becomes mysteriously complex. As children, we may connect through a game or a toy; as students,

Research

Surprising Research: Motherhood Unlocking New Behaviour for Survival 

Aggression neurons have been discovered to activate in female mice during the phase of motherhood, as per a recent research study. Though the neuron is present long before, it gets activated after giving birth and is usually dormant in non-pregnant

Self Help

The Psychology Behind Forecasting Failure: Why We Imagine the Worst

Uncertainty is present everywhere in human existence. Whether we’re waiting for a medical diagnosis or waiting for the outcome of an interview, we are often faced with situations in which we just don’t know what’s ahead of us. In those

Social

The Filtered Self: How Social Media Shapes Our Body Image and Mental Health

In the era of social media, our dressing table mirrors that once reflected our most authentic selves have been replaced with our phone camera lenses and an endless river of enhancing filters. Social media platforms that were once designed to

Awareness Social

Double Vulnerability: The Intersection of Gender and Disability in India 

India as a country has progressed in its infrastructure as well as programmes and more for the disabled people; a major part of it needs to be evaluated and understood in terms of vulnerability, which is the intersection of gender

Entertain

Depiction of Psychological Disorders in Bollywood

Bollywood, being one of the world’s biggest movie industries, has tremendous clout in influencing the public’s attitude towards the most sensitive subjects, including mental illness. Its depiction of psychological illnesses, over the years, has been a chancy mix of ridiculous

Social

Bigg Boss Show: A Psychological Perspective

Bigg Boss is not simply a reality television performance; rather, it is a high-stress psychological experiment. By placing contestants in a small, monitored space without clocks or any connection to the outside world, each contestant becomes a victim of extreme

Health

When the Body Trembles: Understanding the Somatic Roots of Chronic Anxiety

Anxiety is often referred to as a tempest of thoughts: ceaseless apprehension, disastrous what-ifs, or simply an inability to quiet a restless mind. But anyone who has lived with anxiety becomes accustomed to the fact that it doesn’t stay just

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Negative Thoughts: The Best Techniques to Get Rid of Them

Today, many people focus on negative things. Some of them are connected with their personal problems, and some relate to the global ones. Practising frequent negative self-talk can lead to serious mental disorders like depression, anxiety, anorexia, bulimia, and many

Education

Ego Integrity vs. Despair: Understanding the Final Psychosocial Conflict (8th & 9th Stage – Joan Erikson)

Ego integrity captures the ability of a person, particularly in old age, to evaluate his or her life with satisfaction and accomplishment. This concept is at the heart of Erik Erikson’s psychosocial theory of development, stage eight, “Ego Integrity vs.