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Health

How to Keep Your Brain Healthy: Tips from Neuroscience

It was just a week after her 68th birthday when Meera forgot how to get home from the nearby grocery store, which she had walked for over thirty years. When her son found her sitting on the pavement, confused and

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

Education

Old School Libraries vs. New Age Media: Psychological Perspectives on Information Consumption

Key Takeways: 1. Traditional libraries enhance focus, memory, and mental well-being. 2. Digital libraries offer fast, flexible, and global access to information. 3. Screens can strain the eyes, reduce attention, and affect emotional health. 4. Printed books support deeper comprehension

Self Help

Why You Feel Emotionally Drained Around Certain People 

Have you ever felt drained after a conversation? Maybe you spent an evening listening to a friend vent nonstop about their problems, or you found yourself facing someone who just radiates negativity. You shake it off as “I’m just tired,”

Self Help

What Science Says About Self-Help And Why It’s Not Enough

In the fast rhythm of modern life, the self-help industry has expanded leaps and bounds with numerous resources ranging from books to podcasts and smartphone applications at hand, all promising self-enhancement and mental health. Even though such resources have the

Relationship

Why Do I Always Attract the Same Kind of Partner?

“Wait a minute! Again, you’ve chosen that drama? How is it possible to end up in yet another toxic relationship?”  Many of us have heard, or asked ourselves, such blunt questions, often without knowing the answer. People with intentions to

Education

Behavioural problems in School-aged children: A Psychoeducational Perspective

One of the most pressing concerns of modern education is the behavioural issues exhibited by school children. These problems manifest in the form of aggression, inattention, social defiance, etc., which disturb the classroom dynamics and affect the academic development of

Education Health

Recognizing Cognitive Biases in Mental Health Diagnosis

Imagine sitting in the office of a therapist, feeling vulnerable and open, ready to receive help and healing, to receive a diagnosis that doesn’t quite capture your experience. That discrepancy is sometimes more than a matter of misunderstanding; it might

Awareness

The Role of Theory of Mind in Autism Spectrum Development

Theory of Mind (ToM), a concept in brain and behavioural sciences, refers to one’s ability to accurately understand people as mental beings and their respective mental states. It includes recognising the fact that there are minds out there besides one’s

Health

Exploring the Biopsychosocial Model in Modern Mental Health Practice

Picture yourself entering a clinic with chronic anxiety. Rather than simply writing out medication, your clinician inquires about your family history, emotional state, social circumstances, and even your daily habits. This holistic approach reflects the biopsychosocial model—a revolutionary model that