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Awareness

The ‘Almost Syndrome’: The Mental Strain of Falling Short

Do you remember feeling a single step from triumph? Or even so close to getting the prize that never came after the last round? Scoring 99 but with an eye on 100 is what the “Almost Syndrome” refers to, psychologists

Life Style

Psychology behind Hedonic Treadmill

Hedonic treadmill, So what it is? The term seems very puzzling itself. It is a reflection of an individual’s uncertain changes in moods. The level of happiness often changes after experiencing a positive or negative life event, but eventually, we

Parenting

The Psychology Behind Mother-Daughter Relationships

As a daughter, have you ever identified which set of behaviours you might have emulated from your mother and how your actions can be starkly different from your mother’s own? It can reveal a lot about you as a person

Life Style

Psychology behind Materialism: How money and happiness shapes individuals’ lives

It is not materialism that is the chief curse of the world, as pastors teach, but idealism. Men get into trouble by taking their visions and hallucinations too seriously. -H. L. Mencken Materialism is often seen as a negative characteristic

Self Help

Optimism Bias: Why We Ignore Risks and Overestimate Success

Optimism bias refers to a cognitive phenomenon where people think bad things are less likely to happen to them and good things are more likely to come their way compared to others. This bias runs deep in how our minds

Research

The Need for an Integrative Therapy for the treatment of Internet Addiction

With the rise of technology over the past years, the prevalence of Internet addiction and Internet Gaming Disorder has grown. Internet Addiction can easily turn into Internet Gaming Disorder when gaming activity is uncontrollable and leads to negative psychosocial effects

Research

Improving Workplace Satisfaction, Motivation and Productivity Using Positive Psychology

Research by Andrew J. Martin from the Self-concept Enhancement and Learning Facilitation (SELF) Research Centre, University of Western Sydney provided interventional models drawn from positive psychology, to improve productivity at the workplace. He introduced the ‘Occupational Motivation and Engagement Wheel

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From Darkness to Light: Understanding Depression and Effective Coping Strategies

With over seven hundred thousand death rates caused by depression and millions of people affected worldwide every year, depression has gone beyond temporary sadness to an alarming life-threatening illness impacting our individual’s daily life, relationships, and overall well-being and mental

Therapy

Resolving Inner Conflicts with the Empty Chair Technique

If I say talking to an empty chair make you feel better. Would you believe it? might seem hilarious right! Let’s learn how it works. Did you ever felt hard to express what you feel? Have you ever felt so relaxed after

Relationship

Psychology Behind Divorce

While the recent rumours of Divorce amidst Virendra Sehwag and his wife Aarti after 2 decades of marriage has shocked netizens, it is interesting to know why divorces actually happen. We no more live in a world where divorces is