For all the psychology lovers out there, isn’t it hard to keep up with the latest news and trends in the world of psychology? It is, right? But it does not have to anymore, especially in the age of the internet, your only struggle should be to take out the time to consume all the…
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Clinical Psychology has always attracted many young minds to pursue it as a career. It is a popular branch of Psychology that deals with the assessment, diagnosis, evaluation, and intervention of Psychological Disorders.
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Many famous experiments studying human behavior have impacted our fundamental understanding of psychology. Though if done today would be considered unethical, it does not diminish the significance of their findings. Listed below are some of the greatest works in the history of psychology that influence the present knowledge of psychology as a subject. 1. The…
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The APA (American Psychological Association) style format is the widely known and accepted citation style for social science research papers, articles, thesis, and dissertations. The APA style originated in a 1929 article published in Psychological Bulletin that laid out the basic guidelines. These guidelines were eventually expanded into the APA Publication Manual. What does APA…
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The study of how people act in organizational contexts is known as organizational behavior (OB). Its concepts are put into practice to improve communication and collaboration inside enterprises and among their workforces.
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Nothing in life comes easy so why would the understanding of love. Love can be as complex as a mathematical problem sometimes.
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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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