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Education

The ‘Baby in a Box’ Myth: What B. F. Skinner Really Created

Imagine hearing that a psychologist raised his own child inside a box. Not a metaphorical one. A literal one.  For many years, the literature reported an unbelievable incident regarding B. F. Skinner, one of the foremost psychologists of the twentieth century

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Hormones and Heat: Understanding the Chemical Basis of Aggression

One of the most complex human behaviours that often comes to the surface in situations of competition, conflicts, or stress is aggression. Expression of aggression is deeply shaped by social and cultural factors, but human biology plays a crucial role

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Academic Pressure in India: Understanding Its Role in Rising Youth Suicide Rates

The scholastic burden is fueling the desire for youngsters’ suicide cases in India, where extreme battles of academia and expectations of parents and society create anxiety and psychological distress that are immensely greater than in Western contexts. Two major theories

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Therapy Trailblazers: Women Who Transformed Modern Mental Health Care

For centuries, the history of psychology was always told a story held in the closet as a gallery of “Great Men”, a lineage which stretches from Sigmund Freud’s Victorian couches to B.F. Skinner’s modern behavioural cages. But this story is not

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The Neuroscience Behind Doomscrolling: Why Can’t We Stop Scrolling? 

Imagine lying in bed after a long day, intending to relax, phone in hand, scrolling through headlines about disasters, climate change, conflicts and thus the process becomes endless. One story leads to another, and surprisingly, hours have passed. The brain won’t

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New Delhi: IHBAS Becomes Third Indian Institute to Offer Super-Speciality Course in Geriatric Mental Health

New Delhi | April 13, 2026 — The Institute of Human Behaviour and Allied Sciences (IHBAS) has launched a DM (Doctorate of Medicine) in Geriatric Mental Health, marking a historic change in the healthcare sector of India. The introduction of

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The Psychological Impact of Chronic Vein Conditions: Understanding the Mind–Body Connection

Chronic vein conditions involve more than just the visible symptoms of the skin and touch upon emotional and psychological effects as well. Conditions like spider veins, varicose veins, and chronic venous insufficiency create physical and mental discomfort. Recently, the profession

Relationship

The Psychology Behind Attachment: Why It’s Survival, Not a Choice

Attachment is something that has been wired within us before we even learn language, before we even have any personal preferences, before we even have the proper sense of who we are. And when we understand this, it can change

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How Seasons Impact Mood: Understanding Winter Blues and Seasonal Depression

As the days are shortened and the temperature drops, many people experience a mood shift. They experience sadness, loneliness and even low energy. Why does this happen even when there is no visible change in the life conditions? Have you

Crime

From CNCP to CCL: How Systemic Neglect Pushes Vulnerable Children into Crime in India

Imagine two snapshots of the same child, taken two years apart. In the first, she’s eleven, sleeping at a railway station, begging for food. In the second, she’s thirteen, being produced before a Juvenile Justice (JJ) Board for theft. To