Literally, the word 'mindfulness' means ‘awareness’ of the things happening within us and around us. To define it more precisely, we can say that mindfulness is clear and single-minded awareness of what actually happens to us and within us at each moment. Mindfulness has following components: (i) Clear and single-minded awareness – This implies that at the stage of mindfulness,…
Educational counselling refers generally to providing assistance and guidance to students in making right choices about: (i) Educational plans (ii) Career Aspirations (iii) Choice of stream i.e. arts, science or Commerce etc. (iv) Specialization in a particular subject. (v) Selection of college or university as per their interest and preferences. Educational counselling falls broadly in three core categories: (i)…
Generally, people define personality as the ability to impress others or the ability to get along well with others. Some may define it as 'Social attractiveness’. But psychologists have felt that the concept of personality needs to be defined in terms of individuality and consistency. It has been observed that people differ considerably in the way they feel, think and…
Psychological Testing and Types of Psychological Tests 1. Psychological testing is basically an assessment test performed by a trained psychologist to evaluate the emotional, intellectual or behavioral functioning of an individual. The technical term for conducting psychological tests is also called 'psychometrics'. 2. The purpose of these tests is to arrive at a diagnosis and treatment. 3. Psychological test can…
