Categoria: International
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ATTENTION CONTROL AND ITS ROLE IN MENTAL WELL-BEING
Reading time: 5 minutes Attention control is the ability to regulate and direct our focus on specific stimuli while minimizing and/or filtering out distractions. It plays a critical role in various cognitive processes such as perception, memory and decision making and task performance. When attention control is functioning optimally, one can allocate their cognitive resources…
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EMOTIONAL BLACKMAIL: WHAT IS IT AND HOW TO DEAL WITH IT
Reading time: 5 minutes Emotional blackmail is a toxic behavior that can appear in every type of a close relationship in your life. It might be your friend, your romantic partner or your parent that uses you for their own benefit. In this article you will get to know what an emotional blackmail is, how…
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Relapse in Major Depressive Disorder
Reading time: 6 minutes What is Major Depressive Disorder?Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) is a condition with variations in clinical symptoms that leads to alterations in mood, thoughts and concentration, psychomotor symptoms, and disturbances in neurovegetative functions such as appetite and sleep. It is currently one of the most common mental disorders which affects around 4%…
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No Diversity Without Inclusion
Reading time: 8 minutes Starting in the 1960s, organisations have been increasingly concerned with workplacediversity and how to ensure as well as leverage diversity of their employee base. Diversitymanagement refers to actions taken by organisations to promote greater inclusion of minoritiesinto an organisation’s structure, achieved through the implementation of specific programs andpolicies. This concept has…
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AGORAPHOBIA – THE FEAR OF THE OUTSIDE WORLD?
Reading time: 5 minutes Agoraphobia is the fear of leaving environments where an individual feels familiar with and safe. Individuals suffering from the condition, referred to as agoraphobics, generally tend to stay away from open spaces, crowds, and any area that does not seem to have an obvious exit. BRIEF HISTORY:The condition was first described…
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The Neurochemistry of Long-Term Love: Unravelling the Role of Oxytocin and Vasopressin
Reading time: 5 minutes Ever wonder what makes long-term love tick? It turns out there are some chemical wizards at play, and their names are oxytocin and vasopressin. They’re like the behind-the-scenes maestros, making sure our love stories stand the test of time. So, let’s dive into the easy-to-understand version of how these chemicals make…
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Personality and Career Choices: How your personality influences yourprofessional path
Reading time: 5 mins In an era of ambition and achievement, where career success has taken center stage, it is quite intriguing to delve deeper into the question of whether we consciously choose our career paths or if our personality type makes that choice for us “subconsciously’’. We are constantly surrounded by situations that require…
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Stigma and Mental Health: can you distinguish the individual from the illness?
Reading time: 4 minutes “I’m not the illness itself. It’s hard not to feel like that when everyone treats you like one”. – Words on Bathroom Walls (2020) Can you tell apart the difference between illness and individual? Can you see the human being beyond the mental health? Can you go beyond the stigma that…
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Mental Health Stigma in Today’s World
Reading time: 5 minutes Put simply, ‘mental health’ refers to the entirety of well-being, including its social, psychological, emotional, and physical aspects as well as its relationship to our physical health. It includes all of our actions, sentiments, and coping mechanisms that we employ in the face of difficulties. Mental health stigma refers to when…
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Fear of Missing Out
Reading time: 7 minutes Fear of Missing Out, or FOMO, is a syndrome that relates to the fear of missing an interesting event or an opportunity, it is a state of anxiety created by a compulsive worry that a person may miss out on an opportunity for social interaction or a new experience. One of…
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