Close your eyes and picture this: Today is THE big day - you have practiced years, months, and days. You have poured your hours, minutes, and seconds into training and gymming. You had to restrict your diet and control yourself in the presence of the infamous bubble tea and fried food. You had sacrificed your social time to rest and [...]
Photo credits to Pinterest Conflict is an inevitable part of human interaction. It can be seen daily among our colleagues, friends, partners, and many more. Conflicts need to exist as they can encourage us to embrace different perspectives (Çağlayan & Körük, 2022). Without it, life would be a little mundane. When we are at a crossroads with someone, we will [...]
Picture credits to Pinterest Pixar's "Inside Out" is a film that explores the complex world of emotions within an 11-year-old girl named Riley. Among the five core emotions portrayed: Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear, and Disgust. Sadness emerges as a pivotal character, challenging the traditional notion that happiness is the ultimate goal. This article delves into the importance of Sadness as [...]
When someone does well at something, our first instinct is often to offer words of encouragement, such as "Good job!", "You're so clever!", "You’re amazing!", to celebrate their achievements. Undoubtedly, praise is a powerful motivator for encouraging one to continue striving for success. However, praise is not always as effective as we might expect. In fact, despite our best intentions, [...]
What is Parentification? Parentification occurs when a child prematurely assumes the typical adult’s responsibilities, often due to their parent's inability to adequately support the family amid significant life stressors (Boszormenyi-Nagy & Spark, 1973; Dariotis et al., 2023). Common reasons associated with parentification include the parent’s physical or mental illness, loss (e.g., death, divorce, incarceration), crises (e.g., unemployment, eviction), and dysfunctional [...]
Do you have elderly relatives who struggle with loneliness or depression? Are you concerned and unsure of what can be done to help the elderly in our communities who might be suffering in silence and would benefit from psychological assistance? Depression is not a problem that only affects young people. Older adults often suffer from depression in late life, known [...]
Confucious wrote: “At birth, the human nature is good”. Where this statement is true, it suggests that one’s environment and experiences can lead one astray. Sociological explanations of crime support this notion and propose that crime is shaped by external factors like one’s peer group and the family (Bostaph et al., 2010). Here is what we know about ‘Nurturing’ criminals. [...]
Carl Jung, a Swiss psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, said, “The healthy man does not torture others. Generally, it is the tortured who turn into torturers.”. Then – are criminals born or made this way? Biological explanations of crime assume that some people are ‘born criminals’ and are physiologically, biologically, or genetically distinct from non-criminals, while sociological approaches suggest that crime is shaped [...]
If you have ever judged someone by their size, did you stop to think, “maybe they already struggle with their body image, or even an eating disorder?” According to the National Institute of Mental Health, anyone can suffer from an eating disorder, regardless of their size. Eating disorders may become fatal if not treated in time. Some eating disorders [...]
You would never imagine your sibling throwing something at you, hurling insults at you, or touching you inappropriately. Unfortunately, it has been, and is the truth for some. Sibling abuse, a type of family violence, is defined as siblings exhibiting abusive behaviour towards the other sibling(s) in the family. Despite being one of the most common forms of abuse one [...]