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23-year-long study shows teenage loneliness increases adult mental illness risk by 20%

Cambridge University conducted research over two decades on 2600 Norwegian participants to understand how loneliness in adolescence can increase the possibility of mental disorders like depression and psychosis in adulthood.  Loneliness vs being alone: Loneliness is an emotional state of

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The Psychology Behind Worship: Why Humans Believe in Religion and Spirituality

Worshipping God has been a part of human existence for centuries. What makes humans believe in religion and spirituality? With not much evidence of its existence, humans still have quite an expensive faith for centuries. What is the psychological interpretation

Motivation

Understanding Commitment: The Psychology Behind Promises and Hard Work

When someone says that they are committed to their work or that they have made commitments to themselves, it simply means that they have planned an action and they intend to fulfil it. Commitment here refers to a certain kind

Crime Self Help

The Psychology Behind Stalking

A pattern of persistent harassment, texts, phone calls, and other codes of conduct directed towards a particular person can be interpreted as stalking. This activity leaves the target feeling uneasy and overburdened. In modern society, Stalking has been listed as

Motivation

The Psychology Behind Willpower

There are two major elements that an individual requires to achieve success, intelligence and strength. When we talk about strength, we are talking about self-control or, as it is famously known, willpower. I call it strength because that would mean

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A Decade-Long Battle: Alok Shukla Awarded Green Nobel For Saving Chattisgarh Forests

Alok Shukla has been fighting to save the Hasdeo Aranya forest in Chhattisgarh from turning into coal mines. With a battle of 12 years, he was able to stop million-dollar companies from digging coal. Alok Shukla was recently awarded with

Motivation

Psychology Behind Perseverance

“There’s always gonna be another mountain, I’m always gonna wanna make it move. There’s always gonna be an uphill battle, sometimes I’m gonna have to lose”. These famous lyrics from the popular Miley Cyrus song “The Climb” discuss how there

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Kohlberg’s Theory of Moral Development

The subject of how individuals evolved morally has arisen over time. Lawrence Kohlberg (1969) utilizes his theories to expand Piaget’s (1932) theory of development and establish the framework for the present psychological discussion about the continuous processing of morals. He

Awareness Education

Exceptionality: Special Education Insights

Learning disabilities are described as neurodevelopmental conditions that affect how people process and acquire information. They can influence several areas such as reading, writing, math, and language skills. These problems are not related to intelligence and people who have learning

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Is Revenge the Right thing to do? A recent study shows how Perception varies for Avengers

In a recent study by the Polish Association of Social Psychology, psychologists show how social perception for avengers varies. Taking revenge is mostly considered unethical in most cultures. How do people perceive avengers? What is revenge? Revenge is simply a