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Entertain

Dark Humour: The Fine Line Between Comedy and Insensitivity

Have you ever wondered why humour is found in the darkest corners of life? Have you with the dilemma of stifling your laugh at an unexpected joke and ending up feeling guilty for finding the joke funny anyway? How do

Education

The Psychology Behind Prodigies and Child Geniuses

Prodigies: Children with exceptional talent in a particular area. According to psychology study literature, a child prodigy is a person under ten who achieves substantial output in a field at the level of an adult expert. The phrase is sometimes

Social

What Is The Psychology Behind Hate?

Hate is a negative feeling of hostility and aversion towards certain people, things, and ideas. Hate is often associated with feelings of fear, anger and discomfort. It often induces harmful behaviour and rift among the people and increases violence, discrimination,

Education

VARK Model: Exploring The Learning Styles

A good educator must have the potential to implement quality lessons. However, most departments and teachers do not want to step out of their comfort zone, so they teach students in an old-fashioned way, staying true to their own preferred

News

Loneliness is a New Epidemic: WHO

The World Health Organisation (WHO) is trying to hire specialists to combat loneliness, a recent epidemic in the field. It is an unpleasant emotional response to feeling alone. Another term for loneliness is social pain, a psychological process that drives

Self Help

The Role of Peer Pressure in Shaping Perceptions

Body image is the how you perceive and accept your body where it is been focused by types of factors such as genetics, culture and personal experience. Term peer pressure means how you get affected by others’ behavior and nature

Education

Understanding Psychology Behind Fear and Phobias

“I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer,” reminds the protagonist from the movie Dune. However, fear is not necessarily a bad thing. It is a powerful emotion that has evolved in humans as a survival mechanism. But when fear

Health

Deconstructing Pop Culture’s Impact on Eating Disorders

Eating disorders, like many mental illnesses, are extremely complex and often misunderstood. Researchers have made significant strides in understanding the underlying factors associated with eating disorders, shedding light on both biological and environmental contributors. 28-74% of the risk for eating

Social

The Psychology of Social Loafing In Group Settings?

The term social loafing refers to the tendency of people where individuals exert minimum effort on a group task in comparison to working alone. In group tasks, since the contribution of every single individual is clubbed into a group outcome,

Relationship

One-Sided Love and Its Impact on Mental Health

Have you fallen in love with someone, it may be one-sided, but yes, you might have feelings for someone. When both of the partners have feelings for each other, they create a successful, loving relationship, but what if the love