Everybody has heard of Autism as a mental disorder. But, what type of mental disorder is autism exactly? You may guess it as a neurological disorder from birth or a by-product of a traumatic childhood. So, in this blog, I am going to clear the most exigent doubts and discuss the characteristics, symptoms, and treatments […]

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder or OCD, in short, is a mental health disorder linked to excessive thinking and repetitive activities, disrupting the life process. In fact, the brain structure changes for the patients suffering from OCD. A Neuroimaging study showed that the orbitofrontal and anterior cingulated cortices of the brain showed a significant change between an OCD […]

Schizophrenia is a mental health disease where the patient is unable to distinguish between reality and non-reality, along with erratic behaviors. Often confused as a personality disorder, it has no direct treatment. And, it is estimated that about 1% of the population suffers from it worldwide.

Schizophrenia: A mental disorder Schizophrenia is a severe mental illness that interferes with the cognitive and emotional health of a person. About 1% of the world population suffers from the mental problem. In fact, Schizophrenia ranks among the top 10 disability in developed countries.

Cognitive Dissonance is one of the most important discussion topics in Social Psychology. Many experiments have been conducted on the topic too. So what is cognitive dissonance, anyway?

I have already discussed in my previous blog about Eating Disorder causes and the risk it poses to society. In this blog, however, I am going to talk about the symptoms, the types and the treatments regarding Eating Disorder.

What is an Eating Disorder? An eating disorder is a mental health issue that is often disregarded as a personality problem. It is a one-of-a-kind illness that nobody talks about it- as an ‘illness’. Being continuously on diet or be obsessed with weight is considered quite normal among the Millenials and gen Z. Binge-eating while […]

The social psychology of this century reveals a major lesson- often it is not so much the kind of person a man is as the kind of situation in which he finds himself that determines how he will act. Obedience to Authority, Stanley Milgram Authority is a well-researched and interesting topic in the field of […]

What is Visual Agnosia? As you have landed on this article, I can assume you might already know a little bit about visual Agnosia. If you don’t- here is the neurological definition:- Visual Agnosia is a rare disorder of the brain which makes a person incapable to identify an object of any kind. Imagine, you […]

Does feeling low makes you wonder, “Am I just sad or depressed?” Or do you swap the words according to your own convenience? Depression is a mental health disorder that has taken the world by storm with more than 260mn people affected by it worldwide. According to The Lancet, depression is one of the most […]