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…
What is depression? How it is different from sadness? How is the depression treated generally? Depression is a mood disorder in which we feel sadness and loss of interest persistently for at least two weeks. We don’t enjoy doing things which normally we loved doing earlier. We may have trouble doing our normal day-to-day activities, and may also feel as…
Couple Counseling Couple counseling is meant for solving the problems between two persons who are in relationship (married or otherwise). These relationship problems may involve individual symptoms or psychological problems in one or both the partners. These problems may involve other relationship conflicts too. Couple counseling is different from individual counseling as relationship is the focus of attention instead of…
Autism Spectrum Disorder – Symptoms, Causes and Counselling techniques for dealing with Autistic Children Autism Spectrum Disorder is a condition related to brain development that impacts how a person perceives others and socializes with them. Autism creates problems in social interaction and communication. This disorder may also include repetitive patterns of behavior. The ward 'spectrum' in Autism Spectrum Disorder indicates…
