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10 Ways to Improve Emotional Intelligence

Consider the best person in a professional or personal setting. It is not necessarily the smartest, most technical, or most “right-minded” person. It is the person who appears to know what people are looking for. They remain calm when things

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Digital Phenotyping: How Technology Tracks Mental Health

According to the World Health Organisation, more than a billion people worldwide live with a mental health condition, roughly one in eight of us, yet most of the information that clinicians know about a person’s mood still comes from a

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Neuroinflammation and Its Effects on Mental Health

A swollen ankle, a red wound, or a fever is easily detected as an inflammatory response because they are visible or readily experienced. But what happens if there is inflammation inside the brain? Could this affect how one feels, thinks,

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Self-Distancing: The Psychology of Talking to Yourself in Third Person

Scientists’ research finds that when an individual experiences intense emotional reactions, talking to oneself aloud in the third person while pretending another person is present is a superior emotion regulation approach. A solution exists to reverse this situation: use third-person self-reference.

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Most Controversial Debates in Modern Psychology 

As an example, consider two children born and raised in the same home environment. The children attend the same school, receive the same opportunities, and live with the same parents. Despite all of this, one develops anxiety, and another is immune to

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Body Image and Sexual Confidence: How Self-Perception Shapes Intimacy 

The concept of intimacy is not only about physical closeness but also about psychological comfort. The body image of a person is their perception of their physical appearance, which is subjective in nature and plays a very important role in

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10 Psychology-Backed Habits for a Happier, More Fulfilling Life

Happiness is something that one feels can only be realised upon reaching a particular milestone in their lives. These milestones may include a promotion, a salary increase, graduation, or owning an ideal house. However, the joy that one gets from accomplishing

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The Psychology of Situationships: Why People Avoid Commitment

Feeling confused about a person in a relationship is not an odd moment. In the process of getting to know someone, multiple questions about the other arise. But what about someone who is not sure about the relationship itself? For example, consider

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Hysterical Blindness: Symptoms, Causes and Intervention

When the Mind Shuts Down Sight, Darkness comes, though the eyes that work just fine. Take this scenario: one morning, sight vanishes without injury, with no physical cause at all. The scans show nothing: no tumours, no lesions, no broken

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Meta Fined $567 Million in Landmark US Ruling Over Social Media’s Impact on Children 

A New Mexico state court ordered Meta, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, to pay $567 million. The amount is to be paid to address the harm caused to young people due to their social media platform. During the second