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Once Imaginary Friends, Now Artificial Ones: The Psychology of AI Companions in Children

Have you ever observed a child playing, engaging in play with an imaginary friend? Very often, we observe children engaging in plays like teacher-student, where they themselves take up the role of teacher and interact with their imaginary students. The

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Hypervigilance as a Post-Traumatic Adaptation

Some people go to a cafe just to enjoy their coffee. And then some people sit with their backs to the wall facing the door, and they watch every person who comes in, they hear every voice, every sudden noise.

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Suicide Crisis Intervention and Prevention in Not Today

Trigger Warning: The following article includes references to suicide, mental health struggles, and crises. Readers who may find such content triggering are advised to proceed with care. That a ventilation of their suicidal ideations with a trustworthy, non-judgemental, empathetic/empathic counsellor

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IIT Roorkee: First Campus-Wide Mental Health Policy  

In a society where psychological struggles are often overlooked by academic and financial success, IIT Roorkee has shifted the focus from achieving maximum placement rates to improving the lifestyle of students. The drafting of the first and comprehensive Mental Health

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Ecopsychological Interventions in Mental Health Care: How Nature Heals the Mind

Do you know that feeling of being totally overwhelmed, overstressed and like you are physically confined to your familiar surroundings or room, only to suddenly think “I need to step outside for some fresh air”? It’s a pretty common phrase

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The Psychology of Self-compassion in Achieving Long-term Health Goals

Self-compassion has a branding problem. To many health-strivers, it sounds like letting yourself off the hook, lighting a lavender candle, and eating biscuits while your goals slowly but surely die. Yet psychology tells a far more interesting story, and one

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Somatic Symptoms of Stress: How Psychological Distress Manifests in the Body

I think stress is something that we usually think happens in our minds. We get thoughts that we feel overwhelmed, or we feel the pressure of having a lot of responsibilities. Our body often feels stress before we even realise it. We

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Why Childhood Nutrition Shapes the Brain More Than Adult Diet

Picture the brain as something under construction, not yet finished. During youth, particularly at the start of life, its framework and inner systems take shape rapidly, shaped heavily by signals from the body, such as those coming from meals. What

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Language Development and Brain Networks: A Cognitive and Psychological Analysis

Language is an important tool that influences all facets of our lives. We use language to express our thoughts, feelings and emotions. It influences how we think,  feel or perceive the people and environment around us. Language understanding as well

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The Psychology and Neuroscience of Sleep Deprivation in Modern Society

Sonia is a college student who is fond of video games. She spends long hours playing games with her online friends and often ends up staying late at night. She has to attend college and also has to go to