by Urveez Kakalia | May 11, 2022 | Mental Health Conditions & Therapies
We can trace the origins of Psychology back to the 17th century when it was deemed to overlap with Philosophy. The French philosopher Rene Descartes introduced the idea of dualism, which asserted that the mind and body were two entities that interact to form the human...
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...
