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Health

Understanding the Neurobiology of Sleep: Brain Function, Sleep Stages, and Impact on Mental Health

An average human being spends one-third of their day sleeping as sleep is the most important part of daily routine, just like eating food or drinking water. Sleep provides energy to keep going throughout the day; good quality sleep means

Health

Understanding the Psychological Impact of Mumps Disease

Children are most frequently afflicted with the highly contagious salivary gland viral infection known as the mumps. The most noticeable symptom is enlargement of the salivary glands, which gives the person’s face a “hamster-like” appearance. The parotid glands, often known

Education

Understanding the Overlap in Mental Illnesses

A mental disorder is a general word describing a wide variety of psychological disorders that impact behaviour, cognitive abilities, and day-to-day functioning. They affect your emotions, thoughts, and behaviour. Bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, anxiety disorders, and depression are a few common

Awareness

Understanding the Comorbidity in Psychology

“Comorbidity” refers to the coexistence of many diseases or conditions in a single patient. When a patient has one or more psychological disorders in addition to their primary ailment, this is referred to as comorbidity in psychology. The term “primary

Social

What is Attribute bias? Let’s know about its theories and types

We often want to know why a person behaves in a certain way as they do. Is it because of personality factors or due to some external factors? Attribution is defined as the process through which we seek information and

Parenting

Children learning mathematics

The Concise Oxford Dictionary defines mathematics as “the abstract study of number, quantity, and space”. Skemp (1971) observed that having a concept entails more than just knowing its name; it also entails being able to apply the insight gained by

Social

Psychology Behind Blushing

Blushing is a common but poorly understood phenomenon that raises several mysteries. Although it is a noticeable alteration to our most defining characteristic, it can happen when we least expect it to and may even call attention to our actions.

Self Help

Breaking the Cycle of Self-Doubt and Negative Thinking

Negative thoughts and self-doubt may be sneaky enemies that lurk in the background of our minds, undermining our ability to make wise decisions, feel good about ourselves, and generally be healthy. They are like unwanted roommates that prey on our

Social

Classical Conditioning: A Simple Exploration through Ivan Pavlov

Ding!Ding! You hear the school bell ring and it is lunch break, you immediately open your tiffin box and start eating. Why do we automatically open our tiffins to eat as soon as the bell rings? This association of the

Positive Self Help

The Power of Vulnerability

Kaira’s character from the movie ‘Dear Zindagi’, played by actor Alia Bhatt, is seen at the beginning of the movie as someone who has a guard up and is scared of showing her real self to those around her. But

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