by Urveez Kakalia | May 5, 2022 | Mental Health Conditions & Therapies
Art therapy, as the name suggests, involves both- Art and Psychology. The establishment of art therapy as an approach in mental health intervention took place in the mid-twentieth century. The British artist, Adrian Hill, coined the term “art therapy”, when he found...
by Urveez Kakalia | May 2, 2022 | Mental Health Conditions & Therapies
As media representation of the LGBTQIA+ community increases, there is a rise in both positive and negative representation. The term “queerbaiting” has been an important aspect of the discussion in recent years. Queerbaiting can occur in any form of media- books,...
by Urveez Kakalia | Apr 4, 2022 | Mental Health Conditions & Therapies
Identity comprises the experiences, relationships, beliefs, values, and memories that construct a person’s subjective sense of self. This creates a self-image that stays fairly constant even as different aspects of the self are developed or strengthened over...
by Urveez Kakalia | Apr 1, 2022 | Mental Health Conditions & Therapies
Delusions in psychiatric illness are common forms of false beliefs that can be easily developed in clients or patients either in a mild or severe form. One of the rare conditions of delusion is erotomania where the individual tends to fixate on the idea that someone...
by Urveez Kakalia | Mar 31, 2022 | Mental Health Conditions & Therapies
Narcissism was initially recognised as a mental disorder by the British physician Havelock Ellis in 1989. It is characterized by an inflated self-image and a fixation on fantasy, by an atypical calmness, disrupted only when the narcissist feels intimidated, and by the...
by Urveez Kakalia | Mar 30, 2022 | Mental Health Conditions & Therapies
Most of us associate “first-aid” with physical injury or pain. However, psychological first aid (PFA) is an evidence-informed model utilized in disaster response to assist those impacted immediately after a traumatic event such as a terrorist attack, natural disaster...
