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Self Help

10 Ways to Feel Better After a Bad Day

When you come home after a hard and long day and have the feeling that everything has gone wrong. You’ve missed a deadline, got into a fight with a loved one, and have no emotional energy for daily chores. By

Awareness Health

Sleep Paralysis: Why People See “Ghosts” 

There are few things more disturbing than waking up to find that your body has concluded it is still asleep. Even though a person can see the room, know the familiar sounds and be certain of their location, they are

Education

Karen Horney’s Challenge to Freudian Psychology

In the early 1900s, Sigmund Freud‘s psychoanalysis ruled psychological thought on the human mind. Most of the field believed its central tenets: behaviour is largely a function of unconscious instincts, personality is largely formed in early childhood, and women’s psychology

Awareness

The Psychological Impact of Early Puberty on Adolescents

Puberty is a natural event. Its occurrence can influence the adolescent years. For some children, physical development becomes apparent before the majority of their peers. While they are still learning and going through the childhood process, their bodies may still

Awareness Education

How Academic Pressure and Grades Affect Students’ Self-Worth

For many students, academic performance is more than a number on a report card. Gradually, students’ perception of themselves, their marks, grades, rankings, awards and examination results can become part of this. Getting a high score can be a good

News

Delhi Student Community Helps Building Collapse Victims

Disclaimer: The following article may contain words and themes that are emotionally sensitive and can be triggering. Please read with caution. This material is for awareness purposes only. The student community in Delhi has reached out to support victims of

Health

How OCD Affects Brain Circuits

A person suffering from obsessive-compulsive disorder might spend time showering or brushing their teeth in strict order, or excessively wipe down household objects like showpieces or doorknobs, or line up objects perfectly in order of size and colour. They may

Awareness Social

The Lobotomy Era: When Brain Surgery Won a Nobel Prize

Today, many individuals experience depression, chronic anxiety, emotional imbalance and similar psychological issues. While today the treatment is more oriented toward therapy and medications, there was a phase in history when treatment for this was surgical. This era was between the

Education

Myers-Briggs vs. Big Five: Which Model Has Stronger Evidence? 

During the interview, when applying for a new job, joining a workshop, or even while scrolling through social media, “What’s your MBTI type?” can become an unavoidable question. As people respond with acronyms like INTP (Introversion-Intuition-Thinking-Perceiving), ENFP (Extraversion-Intuition-Feeling-Perceiving), and ISFJ

Research

Alzheimer’s Combination Therapy Targeting Amyloid and Tau Proteins

Alzheimer’s disease accounts for the greatest share of dementia cases and affects the memory, thinking abilities, and independence of millions of older individuals all around the globe. Currently, it is known that there are two proteins in the brain, amyloid