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Parenting

What Does It Mean to Have a Favourite Child? 

Do Parents Really Have a Favourite Child?  “I love all my children equally.” Over time, generations of parents have repeated this same phrase. But according to recent studies, favouritism might be far more prevalent than most parents are aware of. Based on

Education

Psychology behind Conformity and Obedience

Do you think everyone in a group has the same ideologies and interests? If not, how do they follow the same interests of the group? Do you often agree with your boss or other authority figures? Maybe not. But still,

News

Study Finds No Strong Link Between Maternal Health and Autism Development

Autism is not strongly linked to maternal health issues during pregnancy, according to a comprehensive study that examined over 1.1 million pregnancies. Rather, genetic or environmental factors could account for almost all of the previously documented relationships between autism and

Relationship

Why do some Women fall for toxic men?

For years debate has raged on the attraction of women to “bad boys”. A lot of questions have been raised, why some women are attracted and drawn to the bad boys, who seem rebellious, willful, or even toxic? Although everyone

News

IMHANS founder Dr P Krishna Kumar, passes away at 63

The director and head of the Child Development Services (CDS) at the Institute of Mental health and Neuroscience (IMHANS), Dr. P Krishnakumar had a cardiac arrest in the early hours at his residence in Thondayad. The 63-year-old pediatric psychiatrist passed

Parenting

The Science of Adolescent Egocentrism

Adolescence is a time of major changes in the body, feelings and thinking. Self-focus is often taken to an extreme during this age, something Elkind deduced in 1967 as Adolescent  Egocentrism. Such a concept may shed light on why teenagers

Awareness

Psychology behind Self-Esteem

We all have inner feelings of who we are, often called ourselves. How we evaluate ourselves is called self-esteem. It reflects our feelings, our abilities, lovability, and overall value. This entire sensation is referred to as self-esteem, or how much we

Parenting Relationship

Object Relations Theory: How Early Relations Determine the Course of Our Life 

Object relations theory is the psychoanalytic concept that bases the importance of early relationships on shaping emotional and psychological development. It attempts to understand how those interactions shape the inner world and then goes on to impact all of our

Awareness

The Inside-Out of Gen Z: Helping through Positive Psychology

Gen Z also called the iGeneration, digital natives etc. are those born between 1997 and 2013. They grew up with technology, internet and ready access to vast, global information. They cannot and have not imagined a life without the internet and

Therapy

What to talk about in therapy?

So you have booked an appointment with a counselor and decided to begin your journey of healing and transformation. You find yourself worrying that you would sit in complete silence while your therapist waits for you to begin conversing. It’s