The Whispers around Men and their Bodies

With the advent of social media and the overwhelming publicity of perfectionism, there has been a rise in body image issues. While body image issues of women are known. Many individuals are still unaware of men’s body image issues and their insecurities. There is always this stereotype that men do not face the pressure to
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Hierarchy of Needs: The Humanistic Approach of Maslow

Time has witnessed the development of various psychological approaches to study individuals. Some of them include Skinner’s behaviorism and Freud’s psychodynamic theories. Yet, these theories had certain limitations. Thus, the humanistic approach arose in response to the limitations of these theories. The aim was to look at the person and emphasize the unique individual characteristics.
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Nature V/s Nurture: The Personality Debate

Often individuals have questions about personality. After all, what is personality? Is it the way we think? Is it the way we act? Or does it comprise of our traits? However, according to the American Psychological Association, “Personality refers to the individual differences in the characteristic pattern of thinking, feeling and behaving.” Yet, one of
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Ripple Effect of Mental Illness

When your child gets a fracture, are you worried? When anyone in your family is not keeping well or had an accident, the anxiety trickles down to everyone’s mind whether they want it or not. Something similar happens when talking about mental health conditions like anxiety, depression, bipolar disorders, PTSD, and many more. A person
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The Psychology behind Homophobia

“To be afraid is to behave as if the truth was not true.” – Bayard Rustin From the beginning, we grow up as a result of the accumulative decisions of our life. The journey begins with the protection of our parents. They nurture us. Make us the people we are. They dream for themselves and
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How Different Places Affect our Emotions?

Very little do we know, that the places we visit or the environment we live in, affects our moods and emotional wellbeing. From busy streets to the pocket of nature, the places can either call us or disturb us. This may vary from individual to individual. The majority of Americans suffer from depression and anxiety.
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Colors and Psychology

What is Color Psychology? Colors can make you hungry, anxious, happy, or even sad. The mental and emotional effect that colors have is known as the psychology of colors. But it is not that every person exhibits the same reaction to a particular color. Colour theory associates several psychological connotations between colors and emotions.   However, they
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Criminal Psychology

“Monsters are real, and ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win.”- Stephen King For years together now, doctors and psychologists have been studying the minds of criminals. What aligns them into reverse mannerisms? Is there a reason why they behave the way they do? Are there brain malfunctions that exist?
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