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Awareness

Using Social Psychology Principles to Gain Compliance in Rehabilitation

Maya Chandra, a 70-year-old female is recovering from a broken hip, Benita, her Physical Therapist is expressing frustration at the lack of progress she is making in therapy. “Ms Chandra is often refusing to go or participate. She often states

Self Help

Psychology behind External Validation

External validation is the approval we seek from others to feel accepted and included. At some point in life, we all desire this validation for who we are and what we do, which may be something as broad as how

Parenting

The Psychology Behind Mother-Daughter Relationships

As a daughter, have you ever identified which set of behaviours you might have emulated from your mother and how your actions can be starkly different from your mother’s own? It can reveal a lot about you as a person

Awareness

The Compassion Trap: How Empathy Could Become a Liability 

Compassion is counted as a virtue—a fundamental quality that fosters good relationships, makes others feel comfortable, and provides the emotional boost that enables people to operate well within society. However, there is also too much of a good thing. The concept is

Relationship

Psychology Behind Divorce

While the recent rumours of Divorce amidst Virendra Sehwag and his wife Aarti after 2 decades of marriage has shocked netizens, it is interesting to know why divorces actually happen. We no more live in a world where divorces is

Awareness

Psychology behind Self-Esteem

We all have inner feelings of who we are, often called ourselves. How we evaluate ourselves is called self-esteem. It reflects our feelings, our abilities, lovability, and overall value. This entire sensation is referred to as self-esteem, or how much we

Therapy

What to talk about in therapy?

So you have booked an appointment with a counselor and decided to begin your journey of healing and transformation. You find yourself worrying that you would sit in complete silence while your therapist waits for you to begin conversing. It’s

Industrial

10 Tips to Get More Respect at Work

Getting respect at work has nothing to do with people liking you, but gaining the trust of your superiors and others, demonstrating competence in doing your work, and building a good relationship. A healthy working environment where cooperation and productivity

Awareness

The 6 Basic Emotions and How They Shape Our Everyday Life 

“He is so emotionally sensitive” – you may have heard such comments from someone about someone. Having emotions is a wonderful thing in human life. Each day we encounter different persons, things, or events. We often associate some emotional connection

Health

Dependent Personality Disorder

At some point in our lives, especially during childhood, we all experience being completely dependent on someone else, even as adults. We continue to rely on others to some extent for guidance, support, and approval, particularly during stressful times. However,