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Health

The Psychology behind Hormonal changes

Hormones are chemical messengers that travel throughout the body and are involved in the bodily changes of a human being. With bodily changes, it also impacts the psychological functioning of the individual which affects the behaviour, emotions and cognition. Hormones

Education

Some Lesser Known Fields of Psychology

All of us are very familiar with the fields of clinical psychology, counselling psychology and their specific areas of intervention. The fields of forensic psychology, school psychology, educational psychology etc., may also ring a bell to some of you. You

Awareness

The Pathologization of Female Emotions

The Pathologization of Female Emotions When social networking sites are overflowing with memes and discussion of the “boys will be boys” mentality, there’s a question that needs to be asked. Is their behaviour being excused under this label as a

Health

Deconstructing Pop Culture’s Impact on Eating Disorders

Eating disorders, like many mental illnesses, are extremely complex and often misunderstood. Researchers have made significant strides in understanding the underlying factors associated with eating disorders, shedding light on both biological and environmental contributors. 28-74% of the risk for eating

Social

A Deep Dive into Filter Bubbles and Echo Chambers

In the spring of 2011, Eli Pariser in his book The Filter Bubble: What the Internet is Hiding From You introduced the phenomenon of Filter Bubbles, where algorithms, search engines, and social media applications tend to present to you a

Health

Eating Disorder: Causes, Types And Symptoms

How would you feel when you deliberately puke out everything that you ate within a few hours? Or how about skipping meals for days and literally starving? Hearing about these hypothetical circumstances may make you feel uncomfortable and doubtful about

Industrial

Emotional Baggage in the Workplace

While being in our profession or at our workplace, we all may have felt nervous, anxious, even hopeless and desperate at some point or the other. We may have had multiple negative emotions knocking on the doors of our minds

Industrial

9 Tips to Ensure a Positive Work Environment

In a world where a 9 to 5 job is the most detested and not always associated with a quality life and job satisfaction, where the term mostly remains a negative connotation, where a life sustained by such a job

Awareness Therapy

Stigma Around Therapy

Mental health problems are becoming more widespread today. Previously, there was a tremendous stigma associated with mental health problems, and seeking help from a mental health professional was considered shameful for their status. The underutilization of mental health services is

Social Therapy

Group Therapy: Aim, Benefits and Types

Have you ever heard about a group therapy session? We would all be a bit sceptical if we are suggested to attend therapy in a group because, for each one of us therapy is that space exclusive for us to