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The Hoodie Culture: Fighting insecurities and vulnerabilities one hoodie at a time

In nearly a decade of working in schools, I’ve consistently observed how each year introduces new generational shifts in children of all ages. It’s intriguing to witness how every new generation brings forth its unique trends, behaviors, and values. While

Self Help

Erotomania: The Delusion of Being Loved by Everyone

Erotomania is an uncommon mental illness defined by the enduring hallucination (fixed, erroneous belief) that someone else loves them from a distance. In psychiatry, the illness has a lengthy history and is referred to the de Clérambault’s syndrome. More recently,

Education

The Psychology behind Scapegoating

The history of the word “scapegoat” begins way back in the 16th century, when the Jewish community placed their sins onto the described ritual animal in preparation for Yom Kippur, the day of atonement. A key part of Yom Kippur,

Social

The Correlation Between Hair Loss and Mental Illness

Scalp hair is more important socially and psychologically than it is biologically to humans. Hair serves no purpose in humans other than providing cranial cushioning and protection from the sun’s rays. Beyond its socioeconomic significance, hair can become an important

Therapy

What Is EMDR Therapy?

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy (Shapiro, 2001) was created in 1987 to treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and is based on the adaptive information processing concept (Shapiro 2007). EMDR is an individual therapy that is normally administered once

Life Style

10 Psychological Reasons Behind Chronic Fatigue

Lots of people complain about lack of energy and lose their previous zest for life minus energy. They are caught in the loop where if they plan an activity they simply drop it. Although biology and lifestyle behaviors are among

Education Parenting

TEACCH: Embracing Neurodiversity, Cultivating Independence

Comprehensive treatment model (CTM)  refers to those intervention approaches for children under the Autism spectrum. It includes multiple practices to approach a broad learning goal. Treatment and Education of Autistic and Related Communication Handicapped Children (TEACCH) is one of the

Awareness

How to Deal with Imposter Syndrome

Imposter Syndrome is also known as impostor phenomenon or impostorism. It is a Psychological phenomenon that affects millions of people world-wide. It affects people regardless of their age, gender, or professional status. It influences individuals in any case of their

Health

What is Psychoneuroimmunology?

Psychoneuroimmunology (PNI) is a discipline that has emerged during the last four decades to investigate the link between immunity, the endocrine system, and the central and peripheral neurological systems. Neurotransmitters, hormones, and neuropeptides have been shown to influence immune cells,

Awareness

The Psychology of Masochism

Masochism, a term derived from the writer Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, refers to the tendency to derive pleasure from pain, suffering, or humiliation. While traditionally associated with sexual gratification, masochism extends into various psychological and social realms, manifesting in behaviors, emotional

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