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How ADHD Affects Emotional Regulation

ADHD stands for attention, impulse control, and activity regulation problems. ADHD is the most common diagnosis for children, and often, this condition continues into adulthood. Common symptoms include the following:  It is a disorder of impulsivity, which leads to either reactive

Awareness

The Psychological Effects of Growing Up in Poverty 

Millions of people live in poverty worldwide. They lack basic facilities such as food, shelter, clothing, etc. Poverty is not a choice, and it affects people in several ways. The detrimental effects are more pronounced in children. Families in poverty

Industrial

Workplace Policies and Their Impact on Employee Mental Health 

The mental well-being of an employee and, thus the welfare, is profoundly influenced by workplace policies. The better, the more inclusive its design, the more effective at producing a wholesome environment for work, reducing stress levels, and boosting  productivity, whereas ineffective

Health Self Help

When the Caregiver Burns Out

In the recent years a major part of the population of the world have had someone fallen prey to an illness, some to the very apparent covid pandemic, while the remaining to related mental and physical illnesses. This led to

Social

Transformational listening: Did the pandemic help us return to a forgotten skills?

The advent of pandemic was registered emotionally by individuals as loneliness, fear, nostalgia and a feeling of forgetting one’s self as a relational being. Perhaps as a consequence of the same, the world witnessed an increase in listening spaces devoted

Education Health

Exploring the link between ADHD and Depression

Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Depression are both mental health conditions with symptoms that often overlap. These conditions can affect numerous facets of a person’s life, such as productivity, self-esteem, social relationships and academic or career performance. Psychological, neurological, environmental

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How to Care for a Dementia Patient and Communicate with them Effectively

It is often the relatives who sustain a lot of pressure when trying to communicate with a patient suffering from dementia. Loss of memory, disrupted perception, and even loss of both verbal and mental apraxia, are all paraphrased and treated

Health Parenting

The Role of Parental Involvement in Managing Virtual Autism

In the age of digitalization, screens are now an indispensable portion of everyday life, especially for young children. Virtual autism refers to autism-like symptoms that develop in children due to overexposure to digital devices. Unlike a cursory exposure to a

Education

The Role of Women in the Early History of Psychology

In my psychology class, I noticed that women outnumbered men. Most of my professors were women as well. When I used to go to the clinic for therapy sessions, the names on the board were mostly of women rather than

Awareness

Psychology of Abandonment

Before you shrug and say “That’s not me”, hold on. Abandonment issues may sound heavy and dramatic. But the truth is it is more common than we think. The fear of being left behind, of losing someone we love, or