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Optimism Bias: Why We Ignore Risks and Overestimate Success

Optimism bias refers to a cognitive phenomenon where people think bad things are less likely to happen to them and good things are more likely to come their way compared to others. This bias runs deep in how our minds

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The Neuroscience of Dance

Recent research from Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews that offers an in-depth examination of the neuroscience behind dance, gives us a comprehensive explanation of the scientific processes that take place when we dance. Dance integrates the process of perception, action and

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The Need for an Integrative Therapy for the treatment of Internet Addiction

With the rise of technology over the past years, the prevalence of Internet addiction and Internet Gaming Disorder has grown. Internet Addiction can easily turn into Internet Gaming Disorder when gaming activity is uncontrollable and leads to negative psychosocial effects

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What Brought So Many People to Kumbh Mela?

The Kumbh Mela, a grand confluence of spirituality, ritual, and community, provides an ideal lens through which we can study the complex dynamics of psychological and societal consciousness. From an Indian psychological perspective, it represents a synthesis of ancient traditions

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The Psychological Aftermath of the Maha Kumbh Stampede 

Recently, tragic events have occurred at the Maha Kumbh Mela, one of the largest religious gatherings in the world. A devastating stampede at the 2025 Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj highlights the risks posed by poor crowd control management, claiming the lives

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Yoga and Meditation Practitioners Deal with Negative Emotions More Effectively

A research studied the effects of yoga meditation practice on emotion and cognition at the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University. The study included 14 participants, 7 with yoga and meditation practice, and 7 with meditation-naive subjects (control

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From Darkness to Light: Understanding Depression and Effective Coping Strategies

With over seven hundred thousand death rates caused by depression and millions of people affected worldwide every year, depression has gone beyond temporary sadness to an alarming life-threatening illness impacting our individual’s daily life, relationships, and overall well-being and mental

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Resolving Inner Conflicts with the Empty Chair Technique

If I say talking to an empty chair make you feel better. Would you believe it? might seem hilarious right! Let’s learn how it works. Did you ever felt hard to express what you feel? Have you ever felt so relaxed after

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Ethical Superiority Illusion: A Self-Assessment Bias Among Researchers

With the growing scientific advancements in contemporary world, it is often expected from the researchers to withhold high standards of ethical integrity and code of conduct. A study published in the journal scientific reports conducted by Linköping University (Sweden) researchers

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How to practice Random act of Kindness? 

Being nice to someone is an effortless way of enhancing the world. An act of kindness is when a person does something good for someone else without expecting anything in return and is taken by surprise. Such deeds do not