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Health

Exploring the Biopsychosocial Model in Modern Mental Health Practice

Picture yourself entering a clinic with chronic anxiety. Rather than simply writing out medication, your clinician inquires about your family history, emotional state, social circumstances, and even your daily habits. This holistic approach reflects the biopsychosocial model—a revolutionary model that

Social

Cultural Interpretations of Experiences Associated with Schizophrenia Across Populations 

Schizophrenia is a serious and chronic mental illness involving disturbances in thought, perception, emotion, and behaviour. It occurs in about 1% of the world’s population with a roughly equal prevalence across cultures. Yet the expression of schizophrenia, its comprehension, and

Relationship

The Psychology of Letting Go: 8 Attachments that hold us back

The act of letting go, seen as a passive act by many, is one of the most liberating acts which takes conscious courage in actuality. From a psychological viewpoint, it should not be seen as an act of abandonment but

Education

From Denial to Humor: The Ladder of Our Mind’s Defenses 

Psychology Charts the Secret Mechanisms We Use to Cope, Grow, and Guard Against Ourselves. Did you ever joke your way out of a breakup with a sarcastic quip? Or deny it was all good, even as your world crashed down

News

War Anxiety: When Geopolitical Tensions Take a Personal Toll

At a time when war did not feel so distant anymore, when front lines are streamed live into our pockets and traumatic happenings unfold between memes and texts (Langdon, 2020), the affective power of conflict has seeped into our daily

Education

What Can Psychology Learn from Neuroscience – and Vice Versa? 

Imagine being able to unlock the codes of human Behaviour not just through observation and introspection but by inspecting in close-up the neural circuits that govern our minds, emotions, and behaviours. This is the promise of the interdisciplinary collaboration between

Entertain

Oedipus in Hollywood: How Freud’s Theory Shapes Movies and TV

From Greek tragedy to contemporary film, few psychological theories have generated as much fascination and Unease as Sigmund Freud’s Oedipus complex. Named after Sophocles’ tragic hero who unwittingly murdered his father and wedded his mother, Freud’s theory has gone on

Education

Is Psychology a Science, an Art, or a Philosophy? 

Psychology is one of those captivating disciplines that occupies the intersection of several different domains. If you’ve ever been curious as to whether psychology is a science, an art, or a philosophy, then you’re in good company. It’s a query

Life Style

Humour as a Coping Mechanism

It’s rightly said that a day without laughter is a day wasted. What’s a better way to warm your heart than sharing a few giggles with your friends? Probably nothing. But have you ever thought about the complex psychological mechanism

Education

Understanding Short-Term and Long-Term Memory: How We Retain What Matters

Memory is a major area of human cognition that allows the human brain to store, retain, and retrieve information necessary for the functioning of the individual human organism in everyday life. Memory could involve anything from holding onto a phone