Have you ever looked at a rainbow and complained that the width of one colour was narrower than the other colours and that the rainbow was not perfect? This fiercely competitive world we live in constantly reinforces the need to be “perfect” – have an ideal body and a brilliant
Author: Shatakshi Sen
Shatakshi is currently pursuing an undergraduate degree in Psychology from Lady Shri Ram College for Women, University of Delhi. She is a keen and enthusiastic learner and loves exploring topics related to human relations, psychology and sociology. She is also interested in theatre, dance and expressive arts.
JUVENILE DELINQUENCY – INNOCENCE LOST
Crime is rampant in today’s world and no society is free from its impacts. Day by day the crime rates are increasing and newspapers and media reports from all across the globe are flooding us with news of violence, delinquency and crime. What is even more alarming is the rate
STOCKHOLM SYNDROME: THE STRANGE LOVE
The crazy true story behind Stockholm Syndrome — On August 23rd, 1973, Jan-Erik Olsson, a 32-year-old career-criminal and an escaped convict along with 26-year-old Clark Olofsson, his former prison mate, entered the Sveriges Kreditbanken, a bank located in Norrmalmstorg square in Sweden’s capital city, Stockholm. Wearing a think brown wig
FRAGMENTED SELF: DISSOCIATIVE IDENTITY DISORDER
Mental health has been extensively explored by popular media and oftentimes they have their own take on mental illnesses. Conforming to the codes of psychological thriller and “detective story” narratives, films portraying Dissociative Identity Disorder has become a popular and enduring genre. While some movies may successfully highlight mental health
UNLATCHING THE CAGE OF EMOTIONS: BREAKING GENDER-SPECIFIC STEREOTYPES
Human life is saturated with intricate and complex emotions. Each day, we spend a tremendous amount of time experiencing a range of emotions and witnessing the emotions of others, interpreting what their cues mean and determining how to respond to and deal with their and our own emotional experiences. Our
RESILIENCE: THE KEY INGREDIENT OF THE COVID-19 LEMONADE
The world is grappling and struggling with an invisible, deadly, life-threatening enemy and is trying to understand how to live with the threats posed by the novel Coronavirus. With the declaration of COVID-19 as a “pandemic” by the World Health Organisation, the entire world came to a screeching halt. Several