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Denial or Defense? The Psychology Behind Why People Justify Addiction

The question of why people keep using drugs even though they know it may be harmful. For instance, someone may promise to quit after a negative experience, but then again find themselves returning to the same behaviour. Substance use is

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New Delhi: IHBAS Becomes Third Indian Institute to Offer Super-Speciality Course in Geriatric Mental Health

New Delhi | April 13, 2026 — The Institute of Human Behaviour and Allied Sciences (IHBAS) has launched a DM (Doctorate of Medicine) in Geriatric Mental Health, marking a historic change in the healthcare sector of India. The introduction of

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Masturbation as Stress Relief: Coping Mechanism or Emotional Escape?

Masturbation is a topic that is increasingly given a biopsychosocial perspective in the contemporary landscape of mental health. Although traditionally it belongs to the world of biology or personal pleasure, its use as a means of psychology is important. Self-stimulation,

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The Psychology of Apology Acceptance: Attachment, Emotions, and Healing

Kaya is a kindergarten student. Last Friday, she fought with her classmate as he snatched the crayon from her. On Monday, her teacher was a little worried about how she would patch things up between the two. However, as soon

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Small Genetic Variants and Environmental Factors: The Hidden Drivers of Major Disease Risk

For many years, scientists have studied the role a person’s genes play in different types of diseases, which are very commonly found among people. Health problems and serious conditions like Cancer, heart diseases, mental health problems and even diabetes, the researchers

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The Architecture of Self-Awareness: Understanding Metacognition and the Thinking Mind

Have you ever paused your thoughts and thought of how we think? Our thoughts are zooming out and learning how to engage with our thoughts more intentionally.  Often it is called “thinking about thinking”. Metacognition is the awareness and regulation

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Startup in Nagpur Expands Mental Health Support for Students Across Schools

A newly formed company(startup) located in Nagpur has developed an innovative method of assisting students who suffer from extreme amounts of anxiety and stress when going to school. Their findings indicate that there should be access to mental health services

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The Language Barrier: How Soviet-Era Russian Delayed Lev Vygotsky’s Global Impact in Psychology

History is rarely a straight line. It is a series of blockages and breakthroughs. In the world of psychology, there is one person who really stands out as a symbol of change. Lev Vygotsky, known as  the “Mozart of Psychology.”

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The Psychology Behind Attachment: Why It’s Survival, Not a Choice

Attachment is something that has been wired within us before we even learn language, before we even have any personal preferences, before we even have the proper sense of who we are. And when we understand this, it can change

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Pigeons Defy the Law of Effect: New Research on Adaptive and Unpredictable Behavior

A team of researchers from the University of Iowa conducted an experiment to test the working of the Law of Effect. Any normal living being is very likely to stick towards a particular action that leads them towards a reward,