Social Anxiety (Phobia)
A phobia is an uncontrollable, irrational, and lasting fear of a certain object, situation, or activity.A much smaller number of people, who suffer severely around others, have social anxiety disorder (SAD),
Author: Dr. Balaji Niwlikar
Dr. Balaji Niwlikar is a psychologist, counselor, and educator who leads a team of professionals at Careershodh¹. Careershodh was founded in 2018 by Prof. Balaji Niwlikar, who was inspired to help students find a career suited to their capabilities using the psychological training he and his peers had received¹. The name Careershodh reflects their motives: a quest (shodh) to find the right course of life (career) for the betterment of society¹. Careershodh offers free career counseling aided by psychological tests to help students understand their personality and interests, and measure their abilities¹. They also offer discipline-specific notes for various fields in Psychology¹. Dr. Balaji Niwlikar is also an Assistant Professor at the Department of Psychology at Nowrosjee Wadia College in Pune².
Panic Disorders & Agoraphobia
Panic disorders (PD), in which individuals experience severe, unexpected panic attacks. They may think they’re dying or otherwise losing control. In many cases but not all, PD is accompanied by
Generalized Anxiety Disorders.
Anxiety Disorders. Anxiety Disorders traditionally grouped together as anxiety disorders include generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder and agoraphobia, specific phobia, and social anxiety disorder, as well as two new disorders,
Criteria of abnormal behavior
Abnormal behavior is defined as ‘behavior that is atypical or statistically uncommon within a particular culture or that is maladaptive or detrimental to an individual or those around that individual
Psychoanalysis
APA refers Psychoanalysis as a specialty in psychology that is distinguished from other specialties by its body of knowledge and its intensive treatment approaches. It aims at structural changes and
Historical Background of Abnormality.
Abnormality is the state or condition of being abnormal. The purpose of these models is to explain why someone is “acting like that.” Three major models that have guided us
10 Fascinating Fields in Positive Psychology
Introduction Fields in positive psychology encompass a broad range of research areas focused on understanding and enhancing human well-being, strengths, and optimal functioning. This dynamic discipline seeks to explore the
Learning Disabilities: Diagnosis, Types & Tests
Introduction When a child is not performing well in school, he/she is usually labeled with different names. In fact, we must try to find the root cause behind their inability.
Abnormality: Meaning, Definition, Nature.
Abnormality. APA defines Abnormality as the state or condition of being abnormal. Abnormal behavior is a psychological dysfunction within an individual that is associated with distress or impairment in functioning
Learning Disabilities – Factors, Types, Symptoms and Remedies
Introduction Definition of Learning Disabilities by American Psychological Association (APA). – “A condition with a neurological basis, marked by substantial deficits in acquiring certain scholastic or academic skills. Particularly those
Brain and Behavior Problems.
Aspect that reinforces the brain-behavior relationship is the behavioral changes observed after brain injury. In fact, neuroscience is responsible for seeking links between specific brain structures and certain behavior. Mainly
Learning Styles
Introduction Learning styles are characteristic strengths and preferences of the learners for responding to the stimuli in the environment and processing the information. It is a behavioral pattern development for