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Mother-in-Law vs Daughter-in-Law Conflict: A Family Systems Theory Perspective

Think of a Saturday morning in the kitchen of a newly married couple. The wife is cooking a meal, meticulously following a recipe she has mastered. Her mother-in-law walks into the room, takes a breath, raises her hand, picks up a spice

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Hormones and Heat: Understanding the Chemical Basis of Aggression

One of the most complex human behaviours that often comes to the surface in situations of competition, conflicts, or stress is aggression. Expression of aggression is deeply shaped by social and cultural factors, but human biology plays a crucial role

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The Psychology of Cynicism: Why Some People Expect the Worst in Others

Imagine a woman, Elena, who is going to a wedding. The groom makes a tearful, heartfelt speech about devotion and sacrifice, which brings the room to silence. Elena, however, leans over to her partner and whispers, “He’s just exaggerating because he’s

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One Kiss. Three Brain Chemicals. Endless Feelings.

A reason why some kisses last forever in your memory while others leave no marks is not due to how romantic the kiss was, but rather how you processed that kiss in your mind. Even though it may have appeared

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The Pink Elephant Paradox: Neuro-Cognitive Mechanics of Thought Suppression and the Anxiety Loop 

Imagine a scenario where a surgical resident, “Dr K,” is performing his first solo operation. The  mentor leans forward and says softly, “Don’t cut the femoral artery, whatever you do.” On a moment’s notice, that one particular artery, which Dr

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Nearly 1 in 8 Mothers in Bhubaneswar Face Postpartum Depression, Study Finds

According to new research done in Bhubaneswar, almost 1 in 8 mothers has postpartum depression after giving birth. This shows how important it is to pay attention to mental health even though we don’t always think about it. Mothers who have given

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The Language of Dreams: Symbols, Archetypes, and The Science of the Sleeping Brain

Picture a man who, night after night, is standing on the edge of a crumbling building. He is not afraid; he holds a rusted key that fits into an invisible lock. In the waking world, he is a corporate executive

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Limerence: Understanding Intense One-Sided Attachment in Today’s Relationships

Frequently, our feelings fail to demonstrate themselves honestly. For example, limerence is one of those times. This word can sometimes have some difficulty in defining it. Limerence can exist in phrases like “I think I am in love” or “It’s complicated”. It

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Therapy Trailblazers: Women Who Transformed Modern Mental Health Care

For centuries, the history of psychology was always told a story held in the closet as a gallery of “Great Men”, a lineage which stretches from Sigmund Freud’s Victorian couches to B.F. Skinner’s modern behavioural cages. But this story is not

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John B. Watson’s Personal Scandal and the Fall of Behaviourism’s Public Image

Psychology encountered many challenges throughout the 20th century as it was trying to become accepted as a scientific discipline, and one of those challenges was that of John B. Watson, who had great confidence as a psychologist and wanted to