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The Hidden Harm of Song Lyrics on Children: A Case Study of “Barbie Girl”

Often, music appears as simple amusement, a background to dancing, festivities, or moments shared with kids. Yet beneath familiar tunes, words may quietly influence a child’s sense of identity and perception. When certain phrases repeat without question, they begin framing beliefs. Meaning hides

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Therapy Trailblazers: Women Who Transformed Modern Mental Health Care

For centuries, the history of psychology was always told a story held in the closet as a gallery of “Great Men”, a lineage which stretches from Sigmund Freud’s Victorian couches to B.F. Skinner’s modern behavioural cages. But this story is not

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John B. Watson’s Personal Scandal and the Fall of Behaviourism’s Public Image

Psychology encountered many challenges throughout the 20th century as it was trying to become accepted as a scientific discipline, and one of those challenges was that of John B. Watson, who had great confidence as a psychologist and wanted to

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Emotional Dysregulation as a Core Mechanism in Personality Disorders

We often confess to reacting in an overwhelmed way, shouting in anger, uncontrollable crying and impulsive behaviours. This affects our daily routine, work, relationships, and mental health. Emotions are a way of expressing our feelings strongly and help us to

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The Neuroscience Behind Doomscrolling: Why Can’t We Stop Scrolling? 

Imagine lying in bed after a long day, intending to relax, phone in hand, scrolling through headlines about disasters, climate change, conflicts and thus the process becomes endless. One story leads to another, and surprisingly, hours have passed. The brain won’t

Research

Is Screen Time Delaying Your Child’s Language Development? Research Insights

A new study was conducted at the University of Florida Atlantic, along with the University of Aarhus in Denmark. According to this research, the researchers found that unsupervised screen time that kids have on mobile devices and tablets is a major

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Identity Foreclosure in Early Career Choices: Understanding the Psychology of Premature Decisions

The transition from graduation to work is framed as a race where the fastest “settle down” occurs. Society often praises a twenty-two-year-old who lands a prestigious associate role at a top-tier firm, viewing such immediate certainty as a sign of maturity. However,

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Interoceptive Prediction Error in Panic Disorder: The Hidden Mechanism Behind Panic Attacks

Sheetal is a 21-year-old B.Tech graduate student. She is currently in her 4th year and is focused on bagging a placement. Twelve companies have already completed their interview for the placements, out of which Sheetal was not even eligible for

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The Psychological Impact of Digital Socialisation on the Next Generation

The next generation is growing up in a world where they can communicate with people across the world in several ways, rather than through physical meetings.  They can use social media, online games, messaging apps and virtual classrooms to meet many

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Mini Adults: Why Children Are Adopting Grown-Up Social Behaviours

The playground is quiet; instead of chasing one another, kids are seen sitting in the corner, thumbing at their phones, talking about followers, filters, and which post will get more likes. What was once a space filled with laughter and