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Education

Kleptomania: Symptoms, Causes and Treatment

Kleptomania is a rare (around 1% and below 4% of the population as per DSM) psychological condition defined by repeatedly acting on consistent irresistible and overpowering impulse to steal items that an individual does not need. This condition is elusive

Life Style

Why Do People Sometimes Ignore each other?

Why Do People Sometimes Ignore Each Other? We have all been at the receiving end of ghosts on text or ignored by someone. Likewise, we have also ignored people in our lives at one time or another. Whether you’ve been

Parenting

How to Handle Children’s Dictatorial Demands

Parents of highly sensitive children (HSCs), children who process their experiences in the world more deeply, report that their children routinely make these kinds of seemingly outrageous demands, even though children of all personality types have occasionally been known to

Self Help

How to Immediately Get Over a Bad Mood

Depressive disorders may be associated with mind wandering that strays toward the negative pole of emotions, at least when this occurs consistently. Previous studies have demonstrated that individuals who are at risk of developing clinically diagnosed depressive disorders may be

Education

What is Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT)?

APA Dictionary of Psychology defines REBT or Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy as a form of cognitive behaviour therapy that is based on the idea that an individual’s self-defeating beliefs influence and may even create negative feelings and behaviours. REBT was

Awareness

Dealing With the Ever Lurking Economic Anxiety

Now and then, Gods roll their dice and the things we take for granted, something we consider a part of our lives, change in a moment without any fault of ours. Situations change in a moment and the dynamism that

Self Help

The psychology behind intrusive thoughts

In day-to-day life, everyone has several thoughts which can be positive and negative. Each thought generates certain emotions that can impact day-to-day life if people give enough importance to such thoughts and emotions. Most of the time people try to

Entertain

The Psychology of Acting

Acting is largely portrayed as a glamorous profession of fame and fortune, but behind the spotlight lies a challenging craft requiring rigour, skill and uncommon psychological abilities. Beyond surface charisma, an actor’s work taps into deeper parts of human cognition

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The Wallach-Kogan Creativity Test

The Wallach-Kogan Creativity Test We are familiar with the concept of psychometric tests and assessments to quantitatively measure psychological phenomena. The Stanford-Binet Intelligence Test, Weschler’s Adult Intelligence Scale, Thematic Apperception Test, and Big Five Personality Test are some of the

Social

The Psychology of Laziness

As the examination season is approaching, many students might be facing the fear of exams, competition, stress, and anxiety, which is natural to feel. However, procrastination is also one of the serious they suffer from. Procrastination in simple terms is