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The Psychology Behind the Gut-Brain Connection

Have you ever wondered, whenever your stomach is upset, how instantly your mood and emotions change? Or whenever you feel anxious, there is a subtle manifestation of it in your stomach. This happens because the gut and the brain have

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Surrounded by Millions, Still Lonely: The Hidden Psychology of Loneliness and Digital Isolation

A girl is sitting on a crowded metro train surrounded by thousands of people. She is receiving notification after notification on her phone showing that she has new likes on Instagram, has new snap streaks, has new messages on WhatsApp

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PCOS Renamed as PMOS in Major Global Shift in Women’s Health Terminology

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, also known as PCOS, is a widely known condition causing hormonal fluctuations. It impacts 1 in 8 women or more than 170 million women worldwide. For a long period of time, it has been argued by experts

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Chasing Perfection: The Hidden Psychological Cost of Academic Perfectionism

Academic excellence has developed to be one of the most celebrated triumphs in society. Students are expected to consistently achieve high grades, outperform their peers and secure competitive opportunities. Students must excel in every domain, everywhere. Rankers are celebrated, while the

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The Psychology of Self-Sabotage: When Protection Turns Into Self-Destruction

Why People Hurt Own Progress? Sometimes, a person realises that in the past, something did not go well and that memory still hurts. To avoid feeling that pain again, they may withdraw their effort before they even try, convincing themselves that

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Breaking Barriers: Women Who Rewrote the Psychological Script

The history of psychology is often presented as a bearded line, a scientific progression from Wundt’s labs to James’s functionalism and Freud’s couches (Schultz & Schultz, 2016). But take a closer look at the base of the behavioural sciences, and the

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The Psychology Behind Child Labour: Silent Cost of Forced Responsibility

Not every child wakes up to the sound of their alarm; some wake up before the sun rises and the streets begin to stir, before the morning arrives and the daylight takes over the dark sky, not for a trip,

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The Zeigarnik Effect: Why Unfinished Tasks Stay Stuck in Your Mind

Do you ever catch yourself dwelling on something that needs to be finished? You might have done an assignment, but are trying to get through it all. You can’t seem to get your mind off the unfinished work you have done. Or

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Dance as Medicine: How Dance Movement Therapy Helps Reduce Stress Naturally

In contemporary times, stress has become a part of everyone’s life. Every individual today experiences stress in one way or another. The aspects/ experiences that tend to give stress are known as ‘Stressors’. It is also essential to consider that

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Conversion Therapy: Ethical Dilemmas and Psychological Impact on Identity Formation

Conversion therapy is also called “reparative therapy”, which refers to practices that are aimed at changing an individual’s sexual orientation or gender identity. In the historical context, this was promoted by religious institutions, medical practitioners, and psychologists who perceived identities