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The Adolescent Brain: How Frontal Lobe Development Shapes Thinking and Behavior

Adolescence is described as the brain’s second growth spurt. It is a time of development of the brain’s circuits and the frontal lobes, which are responsible for behavioural, cognitive, decision-making ability and voluntary movement. It has been proven that the

Positive Self Help

Termination as a Therapeutic Tool: Fostering Growth and Autonomy 

Termination is a tool to make you self-reliant. Alike parents raise their children to be capable of flying high independently, so leaving the shield of their parents is necessary; this is supposed to happen in therapy as well, when the

Social

Trapped in Social Comparison?: The Psychology Behind Luxury Consumption

Social Comparison Theory, developed by Leon Festinger, expresses that people have an inherent drive to evaluate themselves by comparing themselves with others. Social comparison theory has three main types that serve self-evaluation and self-improvement motives. The three types are:  Conventionally,

Self Help Therapy

The Therapeutic Use of Mandalas in Mental Health Practice

Most of our days, we might end up feeling overwhelmed still and inner clarity can be hard to find. Art therapy, particularly the making and meditation on mandalas, has become a soothing yet potent means of healing the mind, body,

Self Help

Emotional Blunting: Symptoms, Causes and Treatment

Emotions are a normal and crucial part of the human species. Having a wide range of them and experiencing them at differing degrees is a part of human life. We experience a large array of emotions. And research over the

Health

The Role of Exercise in Regulating Neurotransmitters and Mental Well-being 

We’ve all experienced it: the quiet assurance after yoga, the clarity after an energetic walk, or the peace of mind after swimming. We linked the mood-boosting effects of exercise to “endorphins” for decades. However, modern neuroscience tells a much more

Awareness Health

Psychology Behind Candy Crush Addiction

Picture this: you’re stuck on Level 247 of Candy Crush Saga. You’ve lost your fifth life,  you’re almost there, you feel victory is one swipe away, and yet, again, you’re out of lives. You just need one more life. Then…

Life Style Therapy

Modern Grief Therapy Beyond Kübler-Ross: New Models and Cultural Sensitivity in Bereavement Care 

Grief is an emotion that has been observed and interpreted in so many ways. It is a powerful emotion that is both personal and yet still universal whenever one loses someone they care about. According to research by Gustafson (1989),

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The Hidden Link Between Chronic Allergies and Anxiety: What the Research Says

For many people, allergies are an annoying yet tolerable inconvenience, something you take some medicine for once or twice a year and move on. But for others, including those with chronic allergic conditions like allergic rhinitis, sneezing and congestion may be

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