Categoria: International
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Drifting Railways
Reading time: 8 minutes Beginning of December, soon to be a new slate, year 2025 coming up with a rather indeterministic visual of the upcoming situation regarding the political well-being in Georgia. Great devastation brought upon the population by our government, currently in the works of redefining our railway, originally heading towards Europe, now towards…
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Social Anxiety: An Introduction
Reading time: 6 minutes Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD) is more than just shyness. It’s a persistent fear of social situations where one might face scrutiny and reacts in different psychological and physical ways: emotional arousal, increase of the heartbeat rate, increased sweating, trembling, anticipatory anxiety before social events, unreasonable worry about being negatively judged, negative…
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Perfectionism and Eating Disorders: A Psychological Interplay
Reading time: 5 minutes Perfectionism has emerged as a significant psychological construct that influences various aspects of an individual’s life, particularly in relation to mental health. Defined by the American Psychological Association (APA) as the “tendency to demand of others or of oneself an extremely high or even flawless level of performance, in excess of…
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The Role of Habits in Personal and Professional Growth
Reading time: 3 minutes In today’s fast-paced and achievement-driven world, individuals are constantly striving to meet the ever-changing societal demands. Success along with self-contentment, especially in professional settings, is strongly linked to versatility, but more importantly, to traits like reliability, effectiveness, and responsibility. These qualities, often seen as innate or aspirational, are actually rooted in…
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EUROPEAN PUBLIC HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS FAILING TO MEET PSYCHOTHERAPY NEEDS
Reading time: 3 minutes Long waiting times, limited accessibility and fees are common obstacles faced by those seeking public psychological services in Europe. Shockingly, 56% of people diagnosed with depression in Europe receive no treatment at all (Purebl et al. 2015). This raises a crucial question: are European countries providing adequate psychological treatment through their…
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The Power of Situational Forces: Understanding Human Behavior through Prominent Psychological Experiments
Reading time: 4 minutes Our interactions with others, and the contexts in which we find ourselves, have an influence on our daily behavior. Whether unconscious or as part of conscious experience, our interpretations of objects, facial expressions, social cues, and words all depend on the context, and more particularly, are an essential part of our…
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Movie Review: “Fractured” (2019) – A Psychological Exploration of Trauma and Perception
Reading time: 7 minutes What happens when your mind turns into your worst enemy? In Fractured, a chilling psychological thriller movie by Brad Anderson, pulls us deep into a maze of trauma, paranoia and distorted memories. For anyone interested in the intersection of these genres, I personally believe Fractured as a must-watch. Everything you believed…
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Music and Cognition: The Role of Attention and Memory in Music Listening
Reading time: 6 minutes Music plays an important and powerful part in the life of each of us. Friedrich Nietzsche said ‘without music, life would be a mistake’ and research suggests that we listen to music nearly 40 percent of the time (North et al., 2004). Music is an integral part of our lives, accompanying…
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The Five Love Languages: Understanding their Strengths and Limitations
Reading time: 5 minutes The concept of love languages, introduced by Dr. Gary Chapman, has been widely accepted as a tool for enhancing communication and emotional intimacy in relationships. These five love languages—words of affirmation, acts of service, receiving gifts, quality time, and physical touch—are designed to help couples express and receive love in ways…
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Terror Management Theory
Reading time: 4 minutes Foundation of Terror Management Theory (TMT) Before delving into Terror Management Theory it is important to precede by discussing Ernest Becker’s ‘The Denial of Death’ (1973), as it is a founding work for the theory at hand. Ernest Becker was an American anthropologist and in this book he argues that humans…
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