A new study suggests that dreams are not random but reflect a complex interplay between personal traits, external events like the COVID-19 pandemic, and individual experiences.
Victims of prejudice, discrimination and/or racism can face long-lasting negative impacts like aggressive behavior, over-eating, inability to focus, etc, says a new research, co-authored by psychology student Sonia Kang, who recently finished her PhD, and Michael Inzlicht, associate professor, psychology, University of Toronto.
Nen with disagreeable personalities are 18 per cent more likely to earn more than nice guys.
Measure your progress from someone else's perspective to move forward in life.
A recent research revealed that women engaged in a 'foodie call,' where they set up a date for a free meal.
According to a study, abstaining from Facebook activity makes your stress hormone drop.
Replace processed and packaged foods with whole, unprocessed foods like fruits, green vegetables, whole grains and lean proteins, says Dr Gaurav Kumar Patil.
People in relationships do not change each other over time, say researchers.
rediffGURU Dr Aarti Bakshi, a psychologist and school counsellor helps you understand and improve your relationship with your child.
The popular perception is that attractive people receive favourable treatment in the hiring process.
The answer has something to do with lasting friendships.
There are ways with which couples can relight their fire.
Friendships developed as kids can actually benefit your health.
Ethical leadership helps alleviate stress in the work environment, says study.
Ignoring a spouse's demands may benefit low-income couples but negatively affect higher-income couple's relationship.
Fear of consequences, a study has revealed, is what stops people from speaking the truth.
Don't view the mobile phone or tablet as a shut-up toy while a parent is busy, highlights Dr Aarti Bakshi.
When taken to the extreme, an obsession with clean eating can be a sign that the person is struggling to manage their mental health.
Studies have shown that placing others ' well-being ahead of ourselves without expectations or altruistic behaviour, stimulates brain reward centres.
Cancer diagnosis can disrupt a young woman's body image, the intimacy with the partner and the ability to engage in sex.
It is a mistake to believe that children are unaware when parental battles happen behind closed doors.
Only 29 per cent of the adolescents surveyed could identify depression as a medical condition, says Pankaj Gupta.
Why you shouldn't volunteer to help your colleagues at work
If you want to see a change and co-operation in other people then refrain from criticism (verbal attack) and try using some other activity/engagement.
Helping co-workers too often may lead to mental and emotional exhaustion and hurt your job performance, a new study has warned.
Friendships are not merely severed, but built over scuffles. And just about anything can stir things up -- a long-standing feud, a pointless stare, a disrupted moral stance, a fist that ricochets off a face and smacks another face in the near vicinity, observes Sreehari Nair.
If parenting becomes a mission to control children, then it is a red flag, warns Dr Aarti Bakshi.
Taking at least twenty minutes out of your day to stroll or sit in a place that makes you feel in contact with nature will significantly lower your stress hormone levels.
A round up of all the health news from around the world.
Anxious? Stressed? Upset? Veenu Sandhu has a handy list of apps that promise mental peace.
'As people have moved from cities to small towns and villages, they have carried the infection into new territories.' 'Poor healthcare infrastructure in these places should be a big worry in the days to come.'
'My parents have taught me that there is nothing more valuable than humanity.' 'I have seen poor and deserving people striving to get ahead in life and how reservation helps them.' 'At the same time I have seen rich kids with well to do parents still taking advantage of reservation.' 'I cannot be an opportunist. I cannot be a hypocrite.' 'I cannot say I believe in humanity and equality and do exactly the opposite.'
It is not just about meeting performance goals, say hiring managers.
Dr Siras was a man determined to be a freak in the show called Life, says Vaihayasi Pande Daniel.
'Is there a connection between the way we pitched the entire issue of Udta Punjab's censorship and the apologetic, full-of-very-specific-answers tone of the movie?' 'Maybe it's just me, but as an Indian liberal, I am more scared of us liberals than I am of the average Indian conservative bloke,' says Sreehari Nair.
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