November 7, 2024
New Delhi, India
Cognitive

The Halo Effect: How First Impressions Shape Our Judgments

Let’s start by imagining a situation of meeting a person for the first time. This person is smart, confident, and warm. Perhaps you even assume that they are intelligent and successful, trustworthy, based on this first glimpse. This is where the Halo Effect occurs. It can be defined as when we assume someone has other

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Cognitive

Introspection

“Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.” – Carl Jung  When we think of psychology, we often think of understanding oneself. The study of the mind begins with knowing ourselves. But how do we start understanding the mind? By looking inward and observing the intricate processes within us.  Introspection has thus always held a

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Learning

Social Comparison Theory

From a very young age, we are often compared to people of our age group in various areas. These people could be our siblings, friends, or cousins. It is a universal experience. Their achievements have always been compared to ours and vice versa. This is a fundamental human tendency. We seek validation by constantly assessing

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Cognitive

Confirmation Bias

We digest so much information in our daily lives that we need to reduce it in the shortest time possible. It is not always rational or objective because people go about filtering and interpreting these bits of information based on psychological factors. Confirmation bias is the tendency to search for, interpret, favour, and remember information

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Personality

HEXACO Model of Personality

The HEXACO model of personality is a dynamic framework for understanding human personality. It categorises traits into six broad dimensions: Honesty-Humility, Emotionality, Extraversion, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, and Openness to Experience. This model, developed from psychological studies where personality traits are analysed based on ratings of descriptive adjectives, stands out for its cross-cultural validation. Researchers Ashton, Lee,

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Children

Conduct Disorders

At the age of 13, Arjun’s behaviour became a serious concern for his parents and teachers. He frequently got into fights at school. He lied a lot and stole small items from the local shop and his home. Despite all the attempts to discipline him, his actions grew more and more aggressive, which eventually led

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Cognitive

Eye movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy

EMDR stands for Eye-Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, a leading Psychotherapy technique widely used by trained mental health professionals to help individuals reprocess traumatic events, PTSD (Post-traumatic stress disorder) and other unsettling experiences. It follows a structured pattern and a humanistic approach, that the clients possess everything within themselves to facilitate their healing process. We will

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Cognitive

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is an evidence-based practice developed by Marsha Linehan as a therapeutic intervention formerly for borderline personality disorder. Research studies portray that the dialectical behaviour approach is effective post 8 sessions of administration, each session lasting one hour approximately. This approach revolves around four key concepts namely. Concepts in DBT Core Mindfulness:

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Clinical

Psychology Vs Psychiatry

Psychiatry is a branch of science that focuses on the assessment, diagnosis, prognosis and interventions of mental disorders which further emphasizes on physiological and psychological aspects of the same. Moreover, psychiatrists target eliminating maladaptive behaviour and enhancing the functioning of the patient via prescribing medications and post-thorough evaluation. Psychology is a branch of science that

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Editor's Pick Sleep

The Five Stages of Sleep Deprivation

Sleep is one of the most imperative biological needs for the restoration of both physical and mental well-being. It leads importantly to good cognitive functioning, such as learning and memory consolidation, emotional functions, emotional regulation, and even the repair of tissues and strengthening of the immune system. Sleep has been valued throughout history as necessary

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