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Self Help

How is Perfectionism affecting your Self-Esteem and Life Satisfaction?

Have you ever scrolled social media and felt your life wasn’t quite measuring up, because everything had to look perfect? In our image-shaped, comparison-driven culture, perfectionism has become a mental habit as familiar as it is fraught. On the surface, perfectionism

Life Style

Instant Shopping and Executive Function: How Convenience Affects Your Brain

Instant shopping, also formally known as ‘quick commerce’, has become the new norm of shopping. Online shopping or electronic shopping (e-shopping) has been developing since the 1990s (Chang et al., 2004), but instant shopping is a relatively newer concept that

Education

Humanistic and Existential Psychology: Foundations, Philosophies, and Contributions

Humanistic and existential psychology started to emerge in the mid-20th century as required counter-movement to the limitations of behaviourism and psychoanalysis. While psychoanalysis centred on unconscious motivation and behaviourism on observable behaviour and environmental factors, Humanistic and existential paradigms placed

Research

Kindergarten for AI? Why Starting Small Helps RNNs Learn Faster and Better

Artificial Intelligence is dominating the world. Researchers are studying its working mechanism, its effect on human beings, and how it can be improved by using concepts from psychology and human behaviour. A recent study shows that AI systems learn better when

Industrial

Remote Work and Mental Health: Navigating Isolation, Role Confusion, and Digital Fatigue 

Remote work wasn’t something most of us planned for. It just happened— suddenly and completely— when the world shut down. It changed how many of us live and work, making it unexpected. Remote work started as a necessary adjustment during

Awareness

The Psychology Behind Labelling and Stigma

Mental health diagnosis involves asking patients about their symptoms, the frequency of these symptoms, typical behaviours, intensity, and then conducting a psychological evaluation. The diagnostic process may give mixed outcomes; some may get a clear understanding of their mental health,

Parenting

The Psychology of Parenting: Balancing Rewards and Mental Health Challenges

Parenting is rewarding, but can also be very stressful. In a social construct, individuals often keep the stressful aspect of parenting in the shadows and focus on the reward, creating a half-spoken reality of the parenting experience. Surveys show parents

News

The Unseen Aftermath: PTSD and Mental Trauma Following the Air India AI171 Crash

Life’s biggest tragedy is not having its impact on the victim, but on the people close to the victim, the families who lost their family members, their children, parents, and loved ones. With a heavy heart and an uncontrollable sigh,

Education

5 Best Places to Do a 240‑Hour Psychology Internship

A 240-hour internship in psychology is a crucial phase in one’s academic and career development. With well-known credentials, government and private institutions offer extensive clinical, research, and community exposure. Online or in-person, private internships through Utsaah Psychological Services provide flexible,

Research

Research Aptitude: Understanding Psychological Data and Designing Experiments

Psychology is all about scientifically studying the mind and behaviour. Like any science, it needs careful observation, precise measurements, and clear thinking. If you’re stepping into psychological research or preparing for an aptitude test in the field, two skills are