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How Psychological Testing Help You Recruit The Right Person for Your Company
Recruiting new employees is an essential component of any business. It has to be done right to save the company from different kinds of losses a bad hire might cause. The Undercover Recruiter reports that bad hires can cost $240,000 in expenses. These losses include recruitment costs, retention costs and payment of the employee. There…
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How to stop suffering from Painful Emotions
The Overthinking Olympics at 2 AM You’ve had a full day, and now it’s 2 AM. You’re getting ready to sleep, but instead of becoming slumberous, your regretful thoughts come marching back to life: “Remember that thing that embarrassed you in 7th grade?” That now seemingly innocent memory, guess what, triggers every painful and regretfully…
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Understanding Masculinity: Types, Theories, and Cultural Impacts
1.1 Definition of Masculinity Masculinity, also referred to as manhood or manliness, is a set of attributes, behaviors, and roles associated with boys and men. Unlike biological sex, masculinity is a social construct that varies across cultures and historical periods (Ferrante & Joan, 2008). Masculinity is often defined by traits and ideas that shape the…
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The Main Character Syndrome: A Philosophical Defence
Everything that we know about the world is filtered through our own subjective lens. Our trials and tribulations are unique. Our experiences might hold some similarities with others. However, they are distinct and separate from many of the people around us. Even our siblings do not share the same views about everything. This reality is…
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The Positives of Machiavellianism
Classically, Machiavellianism has been seen as a negative trait. To define it briefly, Machiavellianism is a tendency towards intentionally and strategically manipulating others to gain and keep power and control. It is also a part of the Dark Tetrad traits of personality. However, is there nothing positive to be gleaned from Machiavellianism? I argue that…
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What Causes Stress Disorders (Acute Stress Disorder & Post-traumatic Stress Disorder)
Stress disorders are psychiatric conditions that occur as a response to psychological trauma. In this article, I will attempt to explain how these symptoms can develop following a traumatic event. There are two major stress disorders, known as Acute Stress Disorder and Post-traumatic Stress Disorder. Trauma Response Dramatic and malignant events in human life often…
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Your Phone is Not Your Friend
A friend is a being that is there when you require help. Now imagine something or someone that provides you with exactly the things you lack at the time. You’re feeling bored? This friend provides you a lot of entertainment to witness and talk about! You don’t feel good? This friend gives you a million…
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How to Deal with Boredom
Boredom is a common experience that everyone faces at some time in their lives. It certainly is annoying. But it also has a profound impact on our psychological well-being and productivity. In this essay, we will look at practical solutions to deal with boredom. I will also ask questions along the way – try to…
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5 Ways to Make Winter Holidays the Best Time of the Year!
The winter holidays have just arrived as the world experiences the coldest days of the year. Whether you are religious, or not, there is something very cheery about the last week of December and the New Year to come! For some, this is a time of festivities. For others it is a time to relax…
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Psychoeducation: Do I have Personality Issues?
Navigating through one’s troubles is difficult. To have issues is part of being human. However, it can often feel as if our problems are not really solvable. So what does one do? Perhaps one of your colleagues said something particularly rude to you. Or maybe things at home seem to be conflicted. Maybe the person…
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Prevalence, Diagnostic Criteria and Features of Prolonged Grief Disorder
One of the worst yet most frequent stresses in life is losing a loved one, which sets off a series of emotional, mental, and behavioral reactions that come to be known as grieving. People’s grief reactions vary depending on how they adjust to a significant death; they are not based on predetermined stages. When someone…
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Prevalence, Causes, Diagnostic Criteria and Features of Adjustment Disorders
Adjustment disorder is defined as a maladaptive emotional and/or behavioral reaction to an identified psychosocial stressor, encompassing people who struggle to adjust after a stressful event on a scale disproportionate to the amount or degree of the stressor. The symptoms are distinguished by stress responses inconsistent with socially or culturally anticipated reactions to the stressor and/or produce…