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The Neuroscience and Psychology Behind Overgeneralization

Overgeneralization is a cognitive distortion in which one deduces very broad generalizations based on a single incident or very little evidence. For example, a student failing one examination can conclude, “I always fail at everything.” Generalizing can be considered a

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Masculinity and Mental health

You would have come across or heard of expressions like “Real men don’t cry”, “Real men are not emotional” and “Men are more logical than women”. These questionable phrases prescribe how men are supposed to act, think, feel or behave

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Is Dimple’s Grief App in Mismatched A Comfort or a Barrier to Healing?

In the latest season of a popular web series Mismatched, A character named Dimple creates a grief app that allows users to interact with digital simulations of deceased loved ones. This mimicry of the deceased using voice messages and chats

Health

How Infertility Affects Emotions and Relationships

Reproductive challenges are used as an umbrella term for various challenges like irregular menstruation, low sperm count, low sperm motility, issues with pregnancy and childbirth, etc. Infertility is one of those reproductive challenges. It can be described as the inability

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How ADHD Affects Emotional Regulation

ADHD stands for attention, impulse control, and activity regulation problems. ADHD is the most common diagnosis for children, and often, this condition continues into adulthood. Common symptoms include the following:  It is a disorder of impulsivity, which leads to either reactive

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The Psychological Effects of Growing Up in Poverty 

Millions of people live in poverty worldwide. They lack basic facilities such as food, shelter, clothing, etc. Poverty is not a choice, and it affects people in several ways. The detrimental effects are more pronounced in children. Families in poverty

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The Role of Psychoanalysis in Today’s Therapy Rooms

Psychoanalysis is the most enduring and influential theory in explaining human behaviour and the effective treatment of psychological disorders. Founded by Sigmund Freud at the close of the 19th century and the opening of the 20th century, psychoanalysis introduced new

Industrial

Is Your Job Making You Sick? The Hidden Dangers of Overworking

Today, in this fast-paced world, getting neck-deep and working beyond capacity has become very normal and much revered as proof of dedication and success. Their ideals and values never fail to encourage healthy competition amongst people, further driving them to

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The Impact of Immigration and Acculturation Stress on Mental Health

Immigration is a change of life that promises many exciting opportunities, cultural enrichment and a better more fulfilling lifestyle, but often not without acculturation stress,  which is a type of psychological strain experienced when trying to adapt to a new

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Karnatka University Appoints Its First Transgender Guest Lecturer

By appointing Renuka Pujar as their guest lecturer, Karnataka University makes history for being one of the first universities in the state to do so. The 27-year-old completed her master’s from the same university in 2022 and joined the Nandihalli