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Education

Understanding Defensive Behavior and Self-image

Defensive behaviour is defined by the APA Dictionary of Psychology as “aggressive or submissive behaviour in response to real or imagined threats of harm.” Defensive mechanisms have existed in human beings over generations due to their ability to protect and enhance

News

NIEPID is Celebrating World Mental Health Week from 7 to 12 October

The National Institute for the Empowerment of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities (Divyangjan) is celebrating World Mental Health Week from 7th October to 12th October 2023 hosted by the Department of Rehabilitation Psychology. The theme for World Mental Health Week this

Therapy

How to Choose a Therapist?

It is often a tiresome process to find a therapist in accordance with the needs of the client. It is crucial to find a therapist with whom clients can feel comfortable with. Searching hundreds of therapists online, it becomes tough

Positive

Let’s Explore the Power of Silence

In our modern society, stillness has become a precious and sometimes overlooked commodity. We live in a connected world, where the realm of technology, social media, and the rush and bustle of diurnal life may drown out the subtle yet

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IIT Guwahati Established “SAATHI” Counselling Club for Students’ Mental Health

The Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IIT Guwahati) is a government-sponsored technical university in the Indian state of Assam’s Amingaon neighbourhood of North Guwahati Village. It was established as India’s sixth Indian Institute of Technology. IIT Guwahati is officially recognised

Therapy

How to Start Your First Therapy Session?

It’s always intimidating if you are attempting anything for the very first time. And it’s even worse if people see that thing as a stigma in society. Mental health is one of them, it is very effortful for one who

Social

What Goes on in a Psychopath’s Mind?

We sit back at home watching the news about a heinous crime that someone Committed and think “How can a person do this to another person?”, “Why did they do it?”, “How can someone take pleasure in torturing someone? “By

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Admissions are Open for PhD at Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu

One of the largest residential universities in Southern Asia, Annamalai University has a campus that spans about 1000 acres and is located in Chidambaram, the Adobe of the Cosmic Dancer Lord Nataraja. It incorporates 49 academic departments and 10 faculties.

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How to help a Friend in a Mental health Crisis?

We often can sense that our friends are feeling low or just don’t seem like themselves every now and then. We all face rough patches at times, maybe it’s because things aren’t going our way, we have too much on

Self Help

Taking a step towards Forgiveness

“When you forgive, you heal. When you let go, you grow” uncomplicated yet complicated saying. Before delving into the benefits of forgiveness and its role in therapy, here’s a personal experience. This story illustrates how this saying became integral, promoting equanimity