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Life After Psychosis: The Rehabilitation of Patients with Schizophrenia

Schizophrenia is the descriptive term for a group of psychotic disorders in which personal, social and occupational functioning deteriorate as a result of unusual emotional states, disturbed thought processes, strange perceptions and motor abnormalities. As of December 2023, the prevalence

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Can Music Help in Screening out Dementia?: Study

New research from Aarhus University (the Centre for Music in the Brain) and Oxford University (Centre for Eudaimonia and Human Flourishing) shows how music is perceived with our complex cognitive potential. An analysis of the brainwaves of 83 participants using

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How BTS is supporting young people’s Mental Health

BTS- the Bangtan Boys had huge fans worldwide and their songs, albums, and music made more impact on people. Many researchers noticed that the BTS made a positive impact on young people’s mental health. Their campaigns and their open interview

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How to Help Someone with Addiction

Addiction can have a serious negative effect on your relationships, general quality of life, and health. It can be categorized as a disease; a chronic condition that doesn’t escalate because of ‘lack of willpower’ or lack of self-control, but due

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Thalassophobia: Fear of Oceans and Large Water bodies

Imagine an endless stretching ocean, its deep blue colour merging with the horizon. The rhythmic sounds of the waves feel like soothing music. The salty breeze refreshes your mind as it touches your skin. Didn’t this magically relax you? What

Education

Theories of Aggression: Understanding the Roots of Violent Behavior

There have been several cases reported about the instance of aggression. Like violence and conflict, conspiracy to kill and even actually killing Sometimes. Factors that lead to such situations are mostly discovered to be communal rivalry, stress, societal pressures and individual

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Smartphone Ban Proposed in LA Schools to Combat Mental Health Issues

The Los Angeles Unified School District recently proposed a policy to ban smartphones for students in public schools. This ban aims to reduce distractions and the negative impact of these devices on the mental health of students. They aim to

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Anger: A Healthy Emotion or a Harmful Reaction?

Imagine you worked hard in your role at the office. You know for sure you will get promoted this time. But, then you find that a less deserving colleague has gotten that promotion, with a high percentage appraisal. How would

Education

Understanding Compensation Theory

Until high school, we had to study many subjects ranging from English to computer science. Many remember dreading Maths class, while some remember sleeping during history classes. We all had subjects we were good or weak at. Even the class

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The Role and Impact of Reinforcement Schedules in Shaping Behaviour

Remember when teachers gave you remarks for good handwriting in school? You used to put great effort into it, and those remarks always motivated and energized you. This is what we call reinforcement in psychology. In our usual day-to-day tasks,