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Life Style

Understanding the “April Theory”: A Psychological Perspective

As April approaches, there is a certain transition of chill air to a warm breeze. Spring eventually envelopes the hemisphere, creating a noticeable shift in the collective psyche. Spring rolls over, there is a sudden change in climate, and it

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Taking Care of Your Mental Health in Toronto: The Benefits of Seeing a Therapist

People enjoy living in Toronto because of the city’s great ethnic diversity and the various activities that it has to offer. However, city life as well as the work culture can be exhausting as it comes combined with social engagements

Awareness

EcoPsychology: Nature as a Co-Therapist 

Ecopsychology combines the human element from psychology, with the study of how biological systems work together from ecology. A more in depth explanation of ecopsychology is that it seeks to help humans experience themselves as an integral part of nature

Research

The Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences 

Many researches has been done to find out the effect of childhood trauma on emotional responsiveness towards negative stimuli or stressor, as a result we all know that childhood adverse experience influences how we react to the negative events. Interestingly, a new

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Dopamine’s Role in Cognitive Flexibility: New Research Insights 

A recent study published in The Journal of Nuclear Medicine, provides new insights into the neurochemical basis of cognitive flexibility. The study, titled “Dopaminergic Mechanisms of Cognitive Flexibility: An [18F]Fallypride PET Study” by Isabelle Miederer and her team, used advanced

Health

Neglected and Unaddressed: Post-Stroke Psychological Disturbances

A stroke patient in his 70s with a premorbid stubborn and aggressive personality refuses to step out or meet anyone, is irritable and shows frustration and anger in conversations. He is unable to accept his state of mental health making

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The Imperative Need to Explore the Reciprocal Nature Between Student and Faculty Well-Being in Indian Colleges and Universities!

This article establishes the importance of addressing both the faculty and student mental well-being in Indian higher educational institutions. The Indian Universities are yet to realize the reciprocal nature and the importance of both faculty and student well-being. It is

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Negativity Bias: The Hidden Force Behind Self-Doubt and Stress

The negativity bias is our propensity to focus on unpleasant events and to notice them more easily. This negativity bias, often referred to as positive-negative asymmetry, occurs when we experience the pain of a reprimand more strongly than the delight of

Self Help

Beyond the Stressor: The Science of Emotion-Focused Coping

Emotion-focused coping refers to the technique of managing affective distress instead of focusing on the cause of the stress. Emotion-focused coping is especially useful where there is no possible way to change the stressor, including illness or loss. Such people try

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Psychedelics enhances Intimacy, Attraction and Sexual expression 

Have you wondered what mushrooms do to us, not the edible mushroom we use in the kitchen, but the one that is classified under psychedelics? Are they good or bad? Do they truly benefit those who use them? Let’s see what