How close is too close?
How close is too close? A friend once asked, “Why are we Indians always just boasting about how close-knit we are as a family while casting a blind eye to the flip side of this attachment?” Close family ties
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What is Schizophrenia?
I still remember my internship days done during my post-graduation. There was visible excitement, exchange of ideas, thoughts regarding various disorders but what bound all of us together was the curiosity to hear and understand patients who were suffering from
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Why does arrange marriages last longer than love marriages?
A marriage is termed ‘arrange’ when it is proposed by people other than those getting married, and this has been an integral part of Indian society. When their parents, their social groups, trusted close friends, or matrimonial sites bring two
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What Is Borderline Personality Disorder And Importance Of Empathy Towards People Suffering?
The notion of today’s world has changed. I’ve often heard, “it’s important to be empathic than sympathetic for anyone.” But, the question remains, how many of us know what is empathy? Authors Konstantikaki and Ioannidou describe empathy, “is the “capacity”
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Counseling approach to change behavior more helpful than looking for the root cause
Counseling approach to change behavior more helpful than looking for the root cause Looking at our traditional psychological therapeutic practices that long back to psychodynamic psychotherapies by Freud, there has always been a major emphasis on generating insight into
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Why Is It Important To Invest In Yourself?
Most people see life as a destination, hoping for that ‘one day’ when things will be perfect, when they will finally be happy because they have that job, that house, or that partner, or when they’ll be able to retire
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Operating on the reality at the ‘formal operational’ level
Operating on the reality at the ‘formal operational’ level A constructivist will position itself in the belief that knowledge is constructed by a person, if you take this discourse to a classroom setting, the implication of this stance has led
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What Are Speech Disorders?
A school going boy in a small part of England had issues with his speech such that talking itself became a difficult task. Unable to face the bully of his fellow classmates and the resultant frustration and stress, this boy
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What Is Verbal Bullying?
As much as 21st century is known for its technological advancements, it is increasingly becoming known for the excessive engagement in verbal abuse or rather verbal bullying; especially in the public domain. In recent years, this act of verbally bullying someone
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Is Life Merely A Struggle Or Is It More Than That?
We are all so occupied and busy in our life that we have forgotten what it’s like to live and feel happy. We have become nothing but stressed and frustrated individuals who are having a tough time coping with their