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Job Hopping as Identity Exploration in Young Professionals: A Psychological Perspective

A recent graduate enters a workplace full of enthusiasm and hope. She is restless a year later.  Her resume has been updated. She soon takes on a new role. Friends refer to it as “job hopping,”  but is it solely

Education

Alfred Adler’s Inferiority Complex: From Struggle to Strength

New psychological concepts seldom come about independently; they frequently originate from the personal experiences of the person developing them. This relates to Alfred Adler, one of the earlier forefathers of Psychology and the Father of Individual Psychology. For him, the

Social

Winnie the Pooh and Neurodivergent Traits: A Psychological Perspective

A bear reaches the far corner of the room only to lose track of his reason for moving. When a small pig trembles at shadows, loud sounds, or even silence, fear shapes most moments. Each morning begins for the donkey

Education

The Evolution of Psychoanalysis Through Anna Freud

Anna Freud was born on 3 December 1895, the sixth and youngest child of Sigmund Freud and Martha Bernays, the same year that her father co-authored Studies on Hysteria with Josef Breuer (Breuer & Freud, 1895), which is often considered

Psychologs eMagazine May 2026

The May 2026 issue of Psychologs Magazine explores the complexities of the human mind, focusing on emotional resilience, identity, and evolving social realities. From developmental mental health and happiness to self-perception, trauma bonds, and unconscious behavioral patterns, this edition highlights

Awareness

What Is Fear of Failure? Understanding Atychiphobia and Its Psychological Roots

Fear is one of the very first and core emotions that we grow up with. Everyone must have feared cockroaches, lizards, dogs or any situation. The most common being fear of failing something really important to us, this could be

Awareness

Selective Outrage: Why We Care About Some Issues but Ignore Others in Society

From the recent discourse, people are opposed to the Transgender Bill and the Delimitation Bill. Protesters rallied against both bills, yet they succeeded in only one instance. Why do people protect political power, not the people’s dignity? Justice must be

Education

The ‘Baby in a Box’ Myth: What B. F. Skinner Really Created

Imagine hearing that a psychologist raised his own child inside a box. Not a metaphorical one. A literal one.  For many years, the literature reported an unbelievable incident regarding B. F. Skinner, one of the foremost psychologists of the twentieth century

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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

Education

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