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Topic: Psychology

Sudha Chandran’s viral trance is a cry for help. Stop calling it divine

What we see in the video is not a passing spiritual fancy; it is psychologically ambiguous, warrants a closer look, especially if someone so influential partakes in it.

Why Spotify Wrapped is genius marketing—it’s connected to fundamental human needs

Spotify Wrapped works because it nails the balance between competing human needs—the desire to belong and the desire to stand out.

When chatbot sycophancy meets human loneliness—welcome to AI-induced psychosis

Chatbots simulate sociality without its safeguards. They are designed to promote engagement. When we type in our beliefs and narratives, they take them as the way things are.

A quiz to groom India’s next-gen psychologists? Dr Samir Parikh is making mental health fun

Dr Samir Parikh is taking mental health to schools, the Olympic team, and even Ranveer Allahbadia’s show. It’s pop psychology without the misinformation.

Practicing gratitude can help overcome negativity bias. Here is how

Awareness of the positive may require more effort than noticing the negative, let alone in times of heightened distress. There are, however, two simple ways to work on this.

Indian shaadi checklist gets longer. Lehenga, mehendi & now pre-marriage counselling

Premarital counselling is the newest addition to wedding rituals. For young urban Indians, love and mum’s advice aren’t enough to handle cold feet, communication gaps, and conflict.

How can I stop overthinking everything? A clinical psychologist offers solutions

A stressed out and tired brain will be more likely to overthink, leading to more stress and creating a cycle that can affect your wellbeing.

New Year’s light, music and parties don’t bring me cheer. My ADHD brain is wired differently

Before my diagnosis, holidays meant saying yes to plans and then making up a thousand excuses to not go. My favourite one was 'my mother said no'.

How loneliness changes the way our brains process the world

Loneliness can induce social withdrawal and types of negative thinking, which can make it harder to connect with people.

SubscriberWrites: Unveiling sexuality from normalcy to deviancy through the Lens of psychological sciences

By adopting a multifaceted approach that includes education, early intervention, & support, we can strive to prevent & address problematic sexual behavior, creating a safer world for all.

On Camera

Srinagar’s cinemas may have gone dark. Kashmir’s love for films never did

It seemed like J&K's battered past had taken a backseat, even if it was for the four days of the international film festival.

Global funds sour on India stocks as some cut allocation to zero

Weak corporate earnings and the lack of an AI investment theme are prompting global investors to cut India exposure.

‘Society as battlefield’: NATO cites Indian military paper on cognitive warfare. What it says

In a seminal work, former military officers Lt. Gen. D.S. Hooda & Lt. Col. Pavithran Rajan put forth a framework to approach cognitive warfare, called Socio-Technical-Cognitive Battlespace.

The real BRICS story is what China, Russia want & India wishes

India, China and Russia share more contradictions than congruence. Each has a different worldview, as also a different adversary. The rude fact is that BRICS is the most irrelevant of all such groupings.