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Therapy

The Impact of Risk and Protective Factors in Psychological assessments and interventions

Our mental health is shaped by a delicate balance between our strengths and weaknesses. The factors that increase the likelihood of experiencing mental health challenges are known as risk factors—such as trauma, poverty, and loneliness. In contrast, protective factors act

Self Help

The Restless Mind: Why the Brain Seeks Worry in the Absence of Threat

Understanding Worry: Definition and Context Worry: It’s something we all know, a fundamental human experience. Yet, when it becomes relentless, a constant focus on potential negative outcomes, it can spiral. While a touch of worry can certainly sharpen our awareness

Parenting

When Gratitude is Replaced by Expectation: A Cultural Shift in Parent-Child Relations

Saying ‘Thank you’ to your parents in the Indian culture is almost always considered criminal, but gratitude is an integral part. It is expressed non-verbally through involved obedience, duty and respect. Even though words rarely ever counted, the efforts went

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How People Dating After 40 Use Apps to “Interview” Instead of Connect

You’re wiser, smarter, braver, and more discerning in your 40s than you were in your 20s and 30s, which means that finding the right person can be both productive and exciting. Still, there are aspects that may not have been

Life Style

The Psychological Toll of Financial Instability on Freelancers 

The number of freelancers and other independent contractors all over the world has been soaring during the past few years: almost half of the population of workers are independent or freelance around the world (Forbes, 2023), and the workforce of freelancers

Awareness

Fragile X syndrome Through a Lifetime: Emotional Health Challenges from Childhood Through Adulthood 

Every summer in July, Fragile X Awareness Month shines a light on an illness that profoundly affects thousands of families, without much public awareness. Though Fragile X Syndrome (FXS) is widely associated with developmental delay in young children, its influence

Positive

Trauma Exposure and Compassion Fatigue: Why Professional Growth Must Include Emotional Renewal 

The noble professions, such as medical services, social work, mental health services, and caregiving, often reserve a significant portion of their emotional or mental space for their clients to address various issues. Their constant giving nature in professional settings leads

Life Style

When Productivity Becomes a Burden: Escaping the Pressure to Always Do More

In this hyper-connected age, ambition is no longer a choice. It’s an obligation. And rest, once self-intuitive and standard, has become a curated and deliberate act. While people swipe endlessly through feeds that fete constant productivity or serene polish, they

Social

Why Do We Glorify the West? Psychological Roots of Cultural Inferiority Complex

Western culture is celebrated as the peak of development, progress, modernity, and civilisation. This glorification is not accidental; rather, it stems from long-standing historical and psychological processes. During the colonial era, Western powers constructed narratives that framed non-Western societies as

Life Style

Need for Drama: Deconstructing the Psychology behind Dramatic Personalities

The wide range of human needs—from biological imperatives to intricate psychological and social motivations – has received a lot of attention across the psychological literature throughout history. From psychogenic needs to motivational hierarchies, theorists such as Frederick Herzberg, Abraham Maslow,