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Psychology Identifies 8 Behaviours Common in Nighttime Overthinkers

Do you ever realise you’re overthinking at that moment? But felt helpless at that moment of overthinking. Nighttime overthinking is the most annoying thing. You are trying to turn off your mind and body, but it is coming to the

Therapy

Emerging Trends in Digital Mental Health Interventions 

In a screen-dominated world of swipes and clicks, mental healthcare is witnessing a renaissance of sorts. What was once restricted to the walls of the therapist’s office is now being dispensed across continents through smartphones, virtual reality (VR), artificial intelligence

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Cultural Interpretations of Experiences Associated with Schizophrenia Across Populations 

Schizophrenia is a serious and chronic mental illness involving disturbances in thought, perception, emotion, and behaviour. It occurs in about 1% of the world’s population with a roughly equal prevalence across cultures. Yet the expression of schizophrenia, its comprehension, and

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How Your Brain Builds Memories, One Synapse at a Time

Memory formation is one of the most fundamental processes performed by the brain, but the biological mechanisms involved are still not entirely understood. Recently, researchers at Harvard invented an imaging technique called EPSILON (Extracellular Protein Surface Labelling in Neurones), which

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The Psychological Underpinnings and Mental Health Impact of Productivity Fetishisation 

Modern professional settings often valorise busyness and constant output as markers of success, a trend sometimes called “hustle culture” or productivity fetishisation. In such cultures, hard work and efficiency are idolised, and taking breaks is stigmatised. Workaholism, defined as an

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War Anxiety: When Geopolitical Tensions Take a Personal Toll

At a time when war did not feel so distant anymore, when front lines are streamed live into our pockets and traumatic happenings unfold between memes and texts (Langdon, 2020), the affective power of conflict has seeped into our daily

Education

What Can Psychology Learn from Neuroscience – and Vice Versa? 

Imagine being able to unlock the codes of human Behaviour not just through observation and introspection but by inspecting in close-up the neural circuits that govern our minds, emotions, and behaviours. This is the promise of the interdisciplinary collaboration between

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Reality of Emotional Support Services in India

In recent years, it has been found that there is a drastic shift from the conventional idea of the counselling setup that was being provided. According to the conventional idea, counselling is something that takes place in a physical space,

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Biofeedback and its role in Stress Management 

We often experience stress because of day-to-day activities. Stress is a common cause of physical and mental health problems. According to the Ipsos World Mental Health Day report 2024, on average, 31% of people felt stressed across 31 countries, which

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Humour as a Coping Mechanism

It’s rightly said that a day without laughter is a day wasted. What’s a better way to warm your heart than sharing a few giggles with your friends? Probably nothing. But have you ever thought about the complex psychological mechanism