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Awareness

The Psychology Behind Addiction

Addiction is largely unlike any other condition. As well as being a disease of the mind and body, it’s shrouded in unhealthy moral and societal attitudes. There are different types of addiction. Those linked to substance abuse (i.e. alcohol and

Self Help

How is Perfectionism affecting your Self-Esteem and Life Satisfaction?

Have you ever scrolled social media and felt your life wasn’t quite measuring up, because everything had to look perfect? In our image-shaped, comparison-driven culture, perfectionism has become a mental habit as familiar as it is fraught. On the surface, perfectionism

Life Style

Instant Shopping and Executive Function: How Convenience Affects Your Brain

Instant shopping, also formally known as ‘quick commerce’, has become the new norm of shopping. Online shopping or electronic shopping (e-shopping) has been developing since the 1990s (Chang et al., 2004), but instant shopping is a relatively newer concept that

Life Style Social

The Psychology Behind India’s Cricket Obsession

The word “cricket” is described as “an outdoor game played on a large grass field with ball, bats, and two wickets, between teams of eleven players, the object of the game being to score more runs than the opposition”, according to

Education

Humanistic and Existential Psychology: Foundations, Philosophies, and Contributions

Humanistic and existential psychology started to emerge in the mid-20th century as required counter-movement to the limitations of behaviourism and psychoanalysis. While psychoanalysis centred on unconscious motivation and behaviourism on observable behaviour and environmental factors, Humanistic and existential paradigms placed

Research

Kindergarten for AI? Why Starting Small Helps RNNs Learn Faster and Better

Artificial Intelligence is dominating the world. Researchers are studying its working mechanism, its effect on human beings, and how it can be improved by using concepts from psychology and human behaviour. A recent study shows that AI systems learn better when

Self Help

Mind Over Money: 10 Psychological Keys for Financial Success 

In a world reshaped by economic shifts and unexpected turns, true financial security goes beyond just your paycheck or how smart you are with numbers. It lives deep down, in the way our minds are built, in the quiet yet

Awareness

The Psychology Behind Labelling and Stigma

Mental health diagnosis involves asking patients about their symptoms, the frequency of these symptoms, typical behaviours, intensity, and then conducting a psychological evaluation. The diagnostic process may give mixed outcomes; some may get a clear understanding of their mental health,

Parenting

The Psychology of Parenting: Balancing Rewards and Mental Health Challenges

Parenting is rewarding, but can also be very stressful. In a social construct, individuals often keep the stressful aspect of parenting in the shadows and focus on the reward, creating a half-spoken reality of the parenting experience. Surveys show parents

News

The Unseen Aftermath: PTSD and Mental Trauma Following the Air India AI171 Crash

Life’s biggest tragedy is not having its impact on the victim, but on the people close to the victim, the families who lost their family members, their children, parents, and loved ones. With a heavy heart and an uncontrollable sigh,