December 6, 2024
New Delhi, India
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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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 game performs various developmental functions. When children play house they create stories about their roles, such as “I am the Dad,” “You are the Mom.” etc. They also imitate their parent’s roles

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Children Clinical

Autism Spectrum Disorder: Diagnosis, Symptoms, and Management

Social media has popularised the word autism. People online have made the condition a part of their everyday vocabulary without knowing what it entails. Autism is much more than poor social skills or special interests. The condition was initially popularised by autistic individuals who wanted a platform to speak up. However, due to misinformation and

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Children Development

Attachment Theory: Understanding Bonds and Their Impact on Development

Attachment theory is a theory developed by British psychologists about the bond and relationship between two individuals or groups. It can be between parents and child, two friends and two romantic partners. It is a part of developmental psychology that explains the innate need of forming an emotional bond with the caregiver which develops according

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Children Development

Freud’s Stages of Psychosexual Development

Sigmund Freud, the father of psychoanalysis, proposed the concept of psychosexual stages of development in 1905. These stages are called psychosexual stages because each of them represents the fixation of libido through different activities and areas of the body.  During each stage body contains a certain erogenous zone which is the source of libidinal energy.

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