The media is one of the most powerful tools in a democracy, with a crucial role of conveying unbiased and uncensored information to the people, who can then form their own opinions about events and make informed decisions. Freedom of speech and the press are crucial elements in democracies like
Tag: psychology
PERFECT IMPERFECTIONS: THE PRATFALL EFFECT
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
GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER
The word anxiety immediately brings to mind an image of a person standing in front of an audience, nervous and not able to speak. This image of anxiety has been promoted by media and has become the layman’s interpretation of what anxiety is. In reality, that is only one aspect
SEPERATION ANXIETY DISORDER
Anxiety Disorder is the experience of chronic or intense feelings of anxiety that is feeling about something that might happen to them in future. People face difficulties functioning on a daily basis. They also experience fear about the things that might happen to them. They try their best to avoid
ANOREXIA NERVOSA
Eating Disorder happens when a person experiences continuous disturbances of eating or eating related behaviours that cause changes in the consumption of food. This disorder has major effects on a person’s physical and psychological functioning. The person experience lack of control over their impulses. Other difficulties include faced by individuals
THE METAETHICS OF UNIVERSAL HUMAN RIGHTS
Metaethics is the branch of philosophy that questions morality itself. It delves on the dubiousness of how to tell right from wrong and if morals are objective or subjective. Under the umbrella subject of metaethics, it branches out to moral absolutism and moral relativism. While moral absolutism argues morality can
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
Colour Psychology
As commonly and instinctively as we use Colour Psychology in our daily lives, it has managed to stay a very less researched topic. A quick search on the internet will most definitely give you a Wikipedia page but most of it is focussed on what we already know. It is
PERILS OF PUBLIC APATHY: THE BYSTANDER EFFECT
On 13 March 1964, 2:30 a.m. in New York City, a girl named Kitty Genovese came back from her work at a bar when she was chased by a man wielding a knife. Genovese ran towards her apartment, but the man grabbed her and started stabbing her. Hearing Kitty’s cries