Have you ever heard someone declare their intention to be happy or sad on any particular day? How can someone have complete and utter control over their feelings if they don’t know what they’re going to feel? Many individuals have speculated over the years about whether depression is a “choice,” if it is “curable,” and…
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The weight of the world is immense. I’m sure you can feel it no matter where you are on the earth — I know I can. What do you do when the world appears to be crumbling (literally) and the people who inhabit it appear to be divided? It’s difficult. The globe is going through…
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The Advanced Placement® (AP®) Program allows students to take university-level courses while still in high school and receive college credit, advanced placement, and other benefits. With advantages including the ability to bypass introductory-level college courses and save money on tuition, an increasing number of students in India and throughout the world are opting to take…
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How to cultivate Compassion? Start by practicing self-compassion When we make mistakes, we all have harsh inner critics that evaluate us, tear us down, and punish us. You’ll find it tough to be compassionate with others when they exhibit their humanity as long as you have an inner general berating you for your unavoidable…
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Here are four fast techniques to improve your self-compassion skills: Comfort your body Allow your body to relax. Consume a nutritious meal. Rest by lying down. Massage your neck, foot, or hands on your own. Take a stroll. Any action you do to improve your physical well-being will provide you with a dose of…
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Well, ever wondered we live in a world lacking in compassion. We often learn compassion only after we have suffered—perhaps via disease, accident, illness, job loss, and marriage collapse, loss of a loved one, prejudice, discrimination, social derision, or bad luck. This makes me wonder why we wait for such incidents to make us compassionate?…
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Defense mechanisms have always been with us for a very long time. It came into existence when Sigmund Freud (father of psychoanalysis) gave the concept of defense mechanisms. He defined defense mechanisms are the unconscious mental operations that keep people from preventing themselves from anxious thoughts or feelings. We also understand that the use of…
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Initially, the path of psychologically sick patients was rough. They were subjected to harsh treatment because, until the 1700s, many believed that persons suffering from mental illnesses were possessed by a demon or the devil. Later in the 16th century, in London, an asylum (Bethlehem Hospital) was created to treat psychologically sick people. The therapy…
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Nerve cells or neurons are considered to be the basic building blocks of our nervous system. Their basic function is to transmit or receive information (message of sensation) from one neuron to the other neuron in the form of nerve impulses. The impulse transmission occurs in two ways, one is the communication within one neuron…
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Cognitive counselling theories focus on mental processes and their influences on mental health and behaviour. A common premise of all cognitive approaches is that how people think largely determines how they feel and behave. Aaron Beck (1921), a psychiatrist, is credited as the founder of cognitive therapy (CT). He initially worked with Freud and trained…
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