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Clinical Health Psychology

Understanding Agoraphobia: Fear, Causes, and Impact

The protagonist Mehak, in the Indian psychological thriller Phobia, experiences an overwhelming and crippling fear at the mere thought of stepping outside her

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Health Psychology

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Symptoms, Causes, and Management

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder is a pervasive disorder characterized by uncontrollable and recurrent thoughts termed as obsessions along with repetitive behaviours referred to as compulsions

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Editor's Pick Neurotransmitters

Understanding Dopamine: From Reward Pathways to Neurological Disorders

Dopamine is a monoamine neurotransmitter, a chemical messenger functioning like a reward center in the brain responsible for motivation and elevation of mood.

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Cognitive

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) is a recent therapeutic approach and part of the third wave of cognitive behavioural therapy. While the conceptual

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Cognitive

Understanding Exposure Therapy: How It Works and Why It Helps?

Therapy is a process where individuals work together with trained professionals such as psychiatrists, psychologists and mental health workers to address mental health

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Development

Carol Gilligan’s Theory of Moral Development

Carol Gilligan wrote in her 1982 book, In a Different Voice, “(Psychology) implicitly adopted the male life as the norm [and] tried to

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Personality

The Big Five Personality Traits: A Comprehensive Overview and Applications

Personality is a foundational and most widely researched concept in human psychology. It shapes how we behave, think and interact. It consists of

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Children

Bandura’s Social Learning Theory

All of us are familiar with ‘playing house.’ We have played house ourselves as kids or watched others do so. This seemingly childish

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Learning Social

Vygotsky’s Sociocultural Theory

Imagine for a moment a bustling, interactive classroom where students collaborate, and communicate with one another and their teachers. Such vibrant environments are

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Clinical

Understanding Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: Techniques, Applications, and Limitations

Developing psychological illnesses and suffering because of it has become a widely accepted reality in the world today. As a consequence of technological

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