Mental Filter Distortion and Meditation A person suffering from Mental Filter Distortion focuses only on negative aspects of a situation whenever he thinks through a mental filter, and filters out all of positive aspects. It can be said that the people with this form of negative thinking often see their glass as being half empty rather than half full in…

A 'vulnerable child' is child who is unable to protect himself or herself, and this includes a child who is dependent on others for his/her sustenance and protection.  Age, health and physical/mental/ emotional social development of a child are the factors which can make him vulnerable.  Counselling for Children with Disability: A ‘child with disability’ means a child with long-term…

Rational is Emotive Therapy (RET) a cognitive psychotherapy which focuses on taking responsibility and practicing rational and realistic thinking. It is based on the idea that events do not make us feel emotions but it is our beliefs about these events create our emotions. The therapy was developed by Albert Ellis in 1955. The name of the therapy was changed…

 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…