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Learned Helplessness

Inner Connect — Thu, 13 Aug 2020 17:41:40 +0000

It’s meaning, effects, and the ways to stay away or move away from it Learning refers to the process of acquiring new information, behaviors, or abilities via experiences such as practice and observation. Changes in your behavior, knowledge, or brain function make learning evident. What can you learn? This is one endless list. You can learn concrete, directly observable skills such as cycling, cooking, drawing, constructing and destroying bridges, and so on. You can learn […]

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Know Thyself

Inner Connect — Thu, 13 Aug 2020 17:37:53 +0000

What to know about knowing yourself Self-awareness is arguably among the most popularly used philosophical and psychological concepts in our daily lives. From recognising yourself as a distinct individual for the first time to reflecting on your purpose in life, everything you consider under the heading “ME” is a part of your self-awareness. Your thoughts, feelings, and actions towards yourself, others, and everything there is. What’s happening to your body? What’s going on in your […]

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Jealousy

Inner Connect — Thu, 13 Aug 2020 17:33:56 +0000

Imagine yourself in the following situations; what might your thoughts, feelings, and desired actions be like?➔ You’re a 2-year old kid busy playing with some toys. When you look up searching for your mother, you see her holding another baby.➔ You’re a primary school student who’s having a great time playing with a friend during recess. A classmate of yours walks towards both of you and asks if he can join? Your friend readily agrees […]

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Irrational Beliefs

Inner Connect — Thu, 13 Aug 2020 17:30:33 +0000

When beliefs turn from being our allies to foes? Commonly understood as the thoughts we consider real and true, our beliefs are the filters through which we experience and judge ourselves, others, and our surroundings. They have the power to influence our feelings, and behaviors. We may not always be aware of their impact in our daily lives, some of us may not even know what our core beliefs are, but they’re guiding us at […]

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Gratitude

Inner Connect — Thu, 13 Aug 2020 17:25:38 +0000

…its many gifts & what it’s not Psychologists Robert A. Emmons and Cheryl A. Crumpler (2000) conceptualise gratitude as “…an emotion, a virtue, a moral sentiment, a motive, a coping response, a skill, an attitude…” which leads one to recognise the presence of goodness in her/his life; be it something done by another person or nature (or even yourself!). A widely researched concept with immense significance in positive psychology and counseling psychology, gratitude is the […]

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Forgiveness

Inner Connect — Thu, 13 Aug 2020 17:22:07 +0000

to set yourself free “To err is human; to forgive, divine.” Is this akin to saying humans make mistakes but the will and/ ability to forgive- that’s a department taken care of by the divine forces alone? If that’s true, then do we humans even have the gift of freedom from the shackles of pain and angst? If so, how? By aspiring to be one with the divine? Or by inflicting pain to what/ the […]

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Empathy

Inner Connect — Thu, 13 Aug 2020 17:16:42 +0000

What’s in it for you? Let’s suppose you moved to a different city three months ago and this move turned out to be one of the best decisions of your life. It gave you a newfound sense of liberation and confidence to pursue your dreams. A friend of yours also moved to the same city as you around the same time. The two of you meet one evening and get talking about the impact this […]

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Disorders

Inner Connect — Thu, 13 Aug 2020 17:11:39 +0000

in the context of mental health The ever-increasing amounts of research and literature on mental health disorders certainly contributes to their improved understanding but the many mysteries that surround them are yet to be eliminated. The terms “mental disorder”, “mental health disorder”, “mental illness”, “mental health illness”, “psychological illness”, “psychological disorder”, “psychiatric illness”, “psychiatric disorder” all refer to the same thing. Centuries have passed and the definition of this “same thing” continues to undergo revisions. […]

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Caregivers

Inner Connect — Thu, 13 Aug 2020 17:04:48 +0000

How can we help? Caregivers provide varying degrees of physical, emotional, and practical assistance for the health, welfare, and protection of those who are not in a position to look after themselves well enough. Recipients of their services include but are not limited to children, older adults, people with chronic illnesses (physical and/ mental) and disabilities. Come to think of it, caregiving is perhaps the most dynamic, hands-on, and expansive healthcare service primarily because its […]

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Bullying

Inner Connect — Thu, 13 Aug 2020 17:00:14 +0000

Its features, impact, and the way forward? “Bullying”, “harassment”, “abuse”, “violence”, “torture”…while the technical/ legal definitions of these terms vary, the common link between them is a real/ perceived imbalance of power wherein an individual or a group believes that he/ she/ they have the right to subjugate another individual/ group; undermining the latter’s right to dignity. Bullying is particularly associated with the following features: the intent to harm someone physically and/ mentally AND the […]

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