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Awareness

Swindler-Proof Guide: How to Protect Yourself from Scams and Fraud

Imagine you receive an urgent call from some “government official,” informing you that you owe taxes. Or, picture this: you’ve won a big prize in some contest you never entered. Sound familiar? Every scammer is a master in the art

Awareness

World Mental Health Day 2024

Life is Beautiful, Just be Mindful Vivek Agarwal, Executive Editor at Psychologs | Professor and Psychiatrist, King George’s Medical University It’s Mental Health Day, and if you use Social Media, you must have probably seen a hundred videos and posts

Awareness Health

Avoidant Personality Disorder

Avoidant Personality Disorder is a type of personality disorder that is characterised by the persistent pattern of extreme social inhibition, feelings of inadequacy, and a heightened sense of negative evaluation or rejection from people. People with Avoidant Personality Disorder tend

Education

Understanding Adlerian Theory

Situations do not determine meanings, but we determine ourselves by the meanings we give situations.  Alfred Adler Alfred Adler is a renowned Austrian psychiatrist and philosopher who delved into understanding the cause of human behaviours through social contexts. In the early

Positive Research

Can you Survive the ‘Cue’ test?

Have you ever wondered why we’re drawn to the sweet voices of children or the innocent things they say in their playful ways? Is it simply their cuteness that captivates us, or could there be a deeper, perhaps evolutionary, explanation

Awareness

10 Tips for dealing with Embarrassment

An embarrassing situation makes us feel ashamed or shy of ourselves either for doing something knowingly or unknowingly. It is a feeling of discomfort, making us self-conscious about how we are perceived by others. Almost all of us have embarrassed

Therapy

Interpersonal and Social Rhythm Therapy: A Step-by-Step Guide

Interpersonal and Social Rhythm Therapy is a new, structured treatment approach for people diagnosed with mood disorders, focusing particularly on bipolar disorder. In designing ISRT, Dr Ellen Frank and colleagues take aspects of interpersonal therapy combined with stabilizing daily routines

Self Help

Is Crying Really Good for You?

Crying as a bodily response is something we are all familiar with. At some point in our lives, we’ve all shed tears here and there, cried over either an exam or a break-up or might have lost a grandparent, whether

Relationship

Are You Suffering from Roommate Phase in your Relationships?

We’ve all heard of the honeymoon phase in a relationship, characterized by passion, excitement, and the thrill of new love. But what is the roommate phase of a relationship? This stage often emerges after the initial euphoria has faded, leading

Education

Ego Depletion Theory

Do you often wonder, “Why can’t I maintain self-control?”, “I was doing good for a while but now why am I tempted to do it again?”, “I know I’m strong and capable but why do I slip back into the