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Avoidant Personality Disorder

Avoidant Personality Disorder is a type of personality disorder that is characterised by the persistent pattern of extreme social inhibition, feelings of inadequacy, and a heightened sense of negative evaluation or rejection from people. People with Avoidant Personality Disorder tend

Education

Understanding Adlerian Theory

Situations do not determine meanings, but we determine ourselves by the meanings we give situations.  Alfred Adler Alfred Adler is a renowned Austrian psychiatrist and philosopher who delved into understanding the cause of human behaviours through social contexts. In the early

Health

Maintaining Mental Health While Coping with Chronic Illness

Whenever you have a fever and you’re completely down physically, you become mentally weak too. Have you noticed this? If maintaining good mental health is tough when you’ve fallen sick with just flu, imagine the plight while suffering from chronic

Relationship

Psychology Behind Limerence

Love in all its forms can be confusing. We often think of it as a two-way connection between two people, something that blossoms and grows more strongly with time. But what if that connection was one-way? What if you felt

Positive Research

Can you Survive the ‘Cue’ test?

Have you ever wondered why we’re drawn to the sweet voices of children or the innocent things they say in their playful ways? Is it simply their cuteness that captivates us, or could there be a deeper, perhaps evolutionary, explanation

Therapy

Interpersonal and Social Rhythm Therapy: A Step-by-Step Guide

Interpersonal and Social Rhythm Therapy is a new, structured treatment approach for people diagnosed with mood disorders, focusing particularly on bipolar disorder. In designing ISRT, Dr Ellen Frank and colleagues take aspects of interpersonal therapy combined with stabilizing daily routines

Awareness

10 Tips to help people with ADHD

Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder or ADHD is marked by persistent patterns of inattention and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity that inhibit the functioning or development of an individual. Common symptoms include failure to sustain attention in tasks, impulsivity and hyperactivity.  These must be present for at

Health

How is Sex Addiction Treated ?

Sex addiction is a compulsive behaviour involving overwhelming desires to engage in sexual activity that interferes with daily life, relationships, and responsibilities. People develop sex addiction with easy misunderstanding and, with the power of stigma, this addiction seems as destructive

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D. Sinha: A Person with Academic Mission and Dynamism

A Tribute to a Pioneer of Modern Psychology Professor Durganand Sinha (1922-1998) studied at both Patna University and Cambridge University. He began his studies in philosophy and then turned to experimental psychology. Throughout his academic career, he demonstrated reflexivity and

Awareness

Indigenisation and Gender Equity in Psychology: Recognizing Diverse Contributions and Voices

Psychology, a field that has been dedicated to the understanding of human mind and behaviour, has been Eurocentric and male dominated. Contributions of male psychologists such as Freud, Jung, Frankl, Maslow are frequently recognized and quoted whereas the significant contributions