psychology

Why learning to surf can be great for your mental health, according to a psychologist

Evidence showing the mental health benefits of surfing ranges from improving self-esteem and reducing social isolation.

Review of K. Srilata’s This Kind of Child: The ‘Disability’ Story: The invisible people

Nalini Ramachandran

How parents can play a key role in the prevention and treatment of teen mental health problems

Why happy rather than sad music soothes newborns – new research

Procrastination: The cognitive biases that enable it – and why it’s sometimes useful

Our ability to mentally escape the present can also boost creativity, problem-solving and planning, and provide an antidote to loneliness. Image for Responsibility.

Daydreaming’s dark side: The compulsive, complex fantasy disorder that dominates some people’s daily lives

Emotional labour: what it is – and why it falls to women in the workplace and at home

Cases of alcoholism tops list at exclusive de-addiction centre at Government Rajaji Hospital in Madurai

Long COVID is characterised by prolonged symptoms following a COVID infection. Image for representation.

Long COVID stigma may encourage people to hide the condition

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In many cultures and traditions across the world “it tends to be the low-frequency instruments like the bass guitar or the bass drum, that give the pulse of the music” that gets humans moving. Image for Representation.

Science confirms: To light up the dance floor, turn up the bass

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There is nothing wrong in changing your mind about an issue or a person based on new knowledge, evidence or shifting circumstances

Why it’s okay to change your mind

Aruna Sankaranarayanan

Chennai SCRB Inspector’s initiative helps reunite mentally challenged man with his family

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Psychological test of death row convicts is essential, says Supreme Court

The Hindu Bureau

Burnout has been described as “a syndrome conceptualised as resulting from chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed.” Image for Representation.

Burnout and isolation: Why employees and managers can’t ignore the social and mental health impact of working from home

Representational image: People who recalled having spent time around rivers and lakes during their childhood place greater intrinsic value on natural settings.

Spending time around ‘blue spaces’ may result in better mental health in adulthood

Researchers implanted the groupings of human brain cells, called organoids, into the brains of young rats. Image for Representation.

Human brain cells implanted in rats offer research gold mine

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Mothers who recognise others’ happiness are more responsive to their infants in first months of life

SCARF invites entries from media for mental health awards

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The study of a cult by Festinger resulted in the theory of cognitive dissonance.

Cognitive dissonance

Rebecca Rose Varghese

Sebastian Vettel of Germany looks on from the driver’s parade ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Canada at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on June 19, 2022, in Montreal, Quebec.

‘No Superman’: Vettel speaks out on mental health struggles in F1

Knowledge of psychology can help students when they enter business environment.

Why Behavioural Psychology should be integrated into Business Management

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To a great extent, self-awareness is hugely dependent on the quality of questions asked.

Pick the right question

Nivedita Das Narayan

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