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 Psychology Student Syndrome and Psychological Well-Being: A Narrative Review

Academic training in the field of psychology often creates a perception among psychology students that they are emotionally intelligent or psychologically resilient. However, recent research and classroom experiences indicated that these students are indeed vulnerable to unique emotional and cognition-related

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Psychological Costs of Restricting Reproductive Autonomy in Adolescents

In their teenage years, teenagers are making choices in life as they attempt to find out who they are and their life direction by the age of sixteen. Reproductive life choices are not within their control for most young teenage

Technology

How Smartphones and Social Media Rewire Our Brains: A Neuroscience Perspective

Digital media and technology have become deeply intertwined in our lives. Without even realising, it has slowly and deeply strengthened its roots in our daily life, for example, the moment we wake up, the first thing we do is check

Therapy

Ketamine Therapy: A New Hope for Depression

Consider a clinical environment in which the quality of care in treating depression has been stagnant at almost 40 cents. The trial-and-error clinical experience of antidepressants, be it selective serotonin reuptake (SSRI) or serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs), offers little more

Education

Attention Restoration Theory: How Nature Recharges the Human Mind

Mikhil is a 27-year-old corporate employee. He has been working for the past 5 years in his current firm, which is very far from his home. He has to drive almost 1 hour to reach his office. Recently, he has

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Simple Steps to Take Care of Your Health

Taking care of health sounds easy when people talk about it. In real life, it becomes messy. Plans start strong on Monday morning, and by Thursday, something slips. A workout is missed. Lunch turns into fast food. Sleep gets pushed

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Breaking the Stigma: Why PTSD Is More Than “Just Stress”

PTSD, or Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, is widespread and is considered a serious global mental health concern. About 3.9% of the global population is suffering from this condition, and is prevalent in areas affected by violence, natural disasters, and wars. Sadly, this

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Gisele Pelicot Case: A Psychological Analysis of Marital Sexual Violence

In September 2024, a courtroom in France was at the centre of attention around the world as a 72-year-old grandmother named Gisele Pelicot, a grandmother herself, decided to make a remarkable choice from Mazan. She refused to be anonymous and

Health

Cortical Thinning Caused by Chronic Stress Exposure

Chronic stress is more than feeling overwhelmed. It is a state that stays with us for a time and can actually change our brains (McEwen & Morrison, 2018). When we are stressed for months or years, our body continues to

Awareness

Hypervigilance as a Post-Traumatic Adaptation

Some people go to a cafe just to enjoy their coffee. And then some people sit with their backs to the wall facing the door, and they watch every person who comes in, they hear every voice, every sudden noise.