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Education

Cultural Bias in Forensic Psychological Evaluations

Imagine the scenario of two individuals who both engaged in the same illegal activity. As a matter of fact, during the interviews, neither individual maintained eye contact, neither spoke before pausing briefly to consider their answers, and neither seemed to

Awareness Education

Most Controversial Debates in Modern Psychology 

As an example, consider two children born and raised in the same home environment. The children attend the same school, receive the same opportunities, and live with the same parents. Despite all of this, one develops anxiety, and another is immune to

Awareness

Nudge Theory in Everyday Life: How Small Changes Shape Big Decisions

People often love to imagine themselves making rational, well-considered decisions about things based on weighing up all the pros and cons. But research into what’s called behavioural economics suggests otherwise: that actually lots of the time it’s more a matter

Research

B-Cell Depletion Enhances Protective Gut-Derived Cells in Multiple Sclerosis

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disability of long-term inflammatory illness in which your own immune cells mistakenly cause damage to myelin, the insulating sheath on nerves in your brain and spine. Treatments that temporarily deplete a type of B cell

Industrial

The DISC Test: A Simple Guide to the Four Personality Types 

Personality is at the heart of understanding human behaviour, serving as a primary focus in psychological study for centuries. Personality refers to the unique combination of characteristics that defines an individual. It differs from person to person, yet they might

Relationship

Body Image and Sexual Confidence: How Self-Perception Shapes Intimacy 

The concept of intimacy is not only about physical closeness but also about psychological comfort. The body image of a person is their perception of their physical appearance, which is subjective in nature and plays a very important role in

Positive

10 Psychology-Backed Habits for a Happier, More Fulfilling Life

Happiness is something that one feels can only be realised upon reaching a particular milestone in their lives. These milestones may include a promotion, a salary increase, graduation, or owning an ideal house. However, the joy that one gets from accomplishing

Relationship

The Psychology of Situationships: Why People Avoid Commitment

Feeling confused about a person in a relationship is not an odd moment. In the process of getting to know someone, multiple questions about the other arise. But what about someone who is not sure about the relationship itself? For example, consider

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Hysterical Blindness: Symptoms, Causes and Intervention

When the Mind Shuts Down Sight, Darkness comes, though the eyes that work just fine. Take this scenario: one morning, sight vanishes without injury, with no physical cause at all. The scans show nothing: no tumours, no lesions, no broken

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Capgras Syndrome: When Loved Ones Become Imposters

Have you ever wondered how it is that we recognise someone as a loved one? The poets would absolutely say something like ‘my heart recognises them’, but when we really think about it, it all comes down to seeing them and