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Awareness

How Childhood Trauma Influences Narcissistic Personality Formation

Not all wounds are visible. Some just sit there quietly. They affect the way a child thinks about themselves and how they love and protect themselves. When a child goes through something like being neglected or abused, it does not just

Awareness

Exploring Grief through Attachment Theory: A case study of Lee Eun Jeong from Be melodramatic

Grief is a complex emotional response, deeply influenced by an individual’s attachment style, as outlined in Bowlby’s attachment theory. In this article, I discuss the character Lee Eun Jeong from the drama series Be Melodramatic, whose boyfriend, Hong Dae, leaves

Awareness Parenting

How to Talk to Children About War, Crisis, and Fear: A Developmental Psychology Guide

The world feels like it is vibrating all the time with crisis. There are a lot of problems like geopolitical alliances, border conflicts and money issues. All these are white noises that never stop. This is very tiring for grown-ups.

Awareness

Purple Day: Transforming Myths with Facts and Compassion

Purple Day is on March 26, and to most individuals, the meaning of this day is not known. There are approximately 65 million epilepsy patients throughout the globe, with 1 out of 26 Americans being diagnosed with the disease at

Awareness

Why ‘Kidulting’ Is A Growing Trend And There Is Nothing Wrong in It

Do you still buy stuffed toys? Not for your child, but for yourself? Before you give that smirk, here’s a fun fact. Studies show that adults who keep or buy childhood toys and stuffed animals are more emotionally resilient. And,

Motivation

From Small Towns to Big Cities: The Psychological Impact of Career Chasing

Every year, students step out of academics with big dreams of getting highly paid and reputed jobs, but not all find jobs. Yet, job opportunity scarcity hits everywhere. They are moving to cities in search of survival jobs. Are cities

Education

How We “Read Minds”: Implicit and Explicit Theory of Mind Explained

When people learn that you hold degrees in psychology, their first question is often, “So … can you read minds?” This inquiry is sometimes made in jest, yet also stems from a sense of curiosity surrounding the field of psychology due to

Health

Fear of Separation: An Anxiety Disorder

When I first started going to pre- primary school, I saw my friends, including me, also crying so much before entering the classroom, hugging their parents tightly with a feeling of fear and did not want to come inside the

Motivation

When Success Defines You: The Hidden Psychology of High Achievement and Existential Anxiety

Consider an example of a senior consultant who has never had a full day off in three years. She wakes up at 5:00 am and checks her mail even before the kettle heats, and goes to sleep with her phone

Health Relationship

The Psychology of Emotional Granularity: Why Naming Your Feelings Changes Everything

As adults, we do not necessarily have the same amount of common ground. In addition to sharing interests or agreeing upon a preference, having an emotional connection and mutual understanding has become more important than ever before. When forming a friendship, we