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Education

Overconfidence vs. Underestimation: The Psychological Trap of the Dunning-Kruger Effect

You might have come across people, who are misinformed about their competency. For example, an under-confident employee might avoid applying for a promotion, even though they have the qualifications and skills needed for the role. Conversely, a competent employee who’s

Industrial Life Style

8 Habits of Successful Decision Makers, According to Psychology

Decision-making is an important skill that plays a vital role in every aspect of our lives. From being a kid deciding a birthday party theme to as an adult making career choices, making decisions has an effective contribution. It is

Positive

Conflict Resolution Strategies and Skills

Conflict resolution is the process where two or more individuals or groups try to find a mutual solution to a conflict. Conflict is a disagreement or difference between ideas or opinions of two or more individuals or groups. For example,

Awareness Relationship

The Psychology Behind the Silent Treatment

Silent treatment is a frame of passionate mishandling where one individual denies communicating with another. This gesture can beget confusion, stress, and emotional pain. Understanding the psychology behind the silent treatment can help you feel it, address it, and ease

Positive Self Help

How to Emotionally Detach Yourself from Someone?

Imagine you have a friend who constantly finds fault with everything you do. They make you feel unworthy. Your friendship with that friend has been long yet you don’t feel they are a safe space. The relationship is turning toxic

Awareness

Understanding Atelophobia: The Fear of Imperfection and How to Overcome It

An intense fear of imperfection, where individuals tend to harshly judge themselves for being not perfect and set unachievable goals. This may sound like one of the symptoms of OCD but it is called Atelophobia. Let’s learn the causes, symptoms,

Self Help

Empower Yourself: The Art of Setting Boundaries in Everyday Life

A good fence makes good neighbours, similarly, good boundaries make a better life. Robert Frost Becoming a people-pleaser is one of the most common symptoms of having no boundaries. Why have I said these? People-pleasing leads us to always say yes to

Awareness Education

The Psychology Behind Crowd Behaviour and Mob Mentality

Researchers have observed the psychological phenomenon of mob mentality in various instances around the world. In India, the most prominent instances usually revolve around politics, religion and/or culture. Conflict between people of different cultures and the common occurrences of prejudice

Education

Hyper-Independence as a Trauma Response: Signs and Strategies

Trauma responses manifest in diverse forms, becoming intensely infused in our behavioural patterns. Many refuse help, even from loved ones and seek extensive self-reliance to feel secure. In the long term, excessive independence or hyper-independence pushes our well-wishers away and,

Health

The Psychology of Regression

The father of psychoanalysis, Sigmund Freud, proposed several intriguing yet debatable ideas. Defence mechanisms are a popular concept and represent unconscious coping methods that distort reality to deal with anxiety-provoking events. Often, many display childlike behaviours during stressful events, such