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COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY?             This is a question asked by most the students in this era to the professors including myself. One of my exams,  I was asked by a professor but I could not give him the exact answer of what is Counselling Psychology? Who can administer counseling and w hat is the role of clinical psychologist? Counseling is administered in most of the areas by Counsellors and others. During the pandemic period there were so many psychologists who came forward for free counseling to empower the humanity from the falls belief. To say that truth, so many people gave up their lives because they had no people to support or give them hope to live a life or march ahead.  So as a psychological Counsellor and Psychotherapist I have charted down the meaning of the question asked above. It is to know who plays what role and to clarify the doubts of budding psychologists.   The work of counseling Psychologis...

  Psychology?      To start with, the word 'Psychology' originated from two Greek terms 'psyche' and 'logus.' The term psyche referred to MIND. Logus referred to STUDY OF. So psychology was initially defined as the study of mind. Typical questions raised were 'what are the functions of the human mind?'. 'Where does the mind come from and how does it relate to the body?' The term mind was interpreted differently by various psychologists and different methodologies were used to explore the nature and functions of the MIND.      Till 19th century, the study of mind belonged to philosophy and the study of body was considered to be an appropriate subject for psychology. Today, mind and body are no longer considered separable and there seems to be a reasonable degree of unanimity among psychologists about the definition of psychology. (Anita Kumar, 1998)     From primitive people human beings have been curious about various aspects of the nature in...

WHY SEARCH FOR PERSONAL HAPPINESS? INTRODUCTION: ·          You are responsible for your happiness. ·          People always put other's happiness first and then they suffocate. ·          There are 6 points to ponder on the question of why search for personal happiness?   Why I have to put myself first?   1.       OTHERS MAY NOT PUT YOURSELF FIRST: ·          Because there is no surety.   When you make self-sacrifice the first law of morality and of your personal conduct, you assume that those to whom you sacrifice your own interests will almost invariably sacrifice theirs for you. Quite an assumption! – with little or no evidence to confirm it. 2.       IF OTHERS MAY PUT YOU FIRST AND THEY MAY EXPLOIT YOU: ·      ...

    Today there are many issues that we can read and watch through our social media about the couple and their relationship. It is a very difficult task to choose a partner for a better life. This particular element we can see in our own family. As a counselor and student, I have come across so many young couples applying for divorce and breaking up the relationship within a short period of time. Today the government also washed its hand by announcing extramarital affairs are allowed. Because of this, there is no real transparency among couples. Now many young couples are finding it very difficult to adjust with the other. So about this let me illustrate very briefly.   First, it is important to realize that couples therapy, marriage counseling, and marital therapy are all the same.   These different names have been used to describe the same process, with the difference often based on which psychotherapy theory is favored by the psychologist using the term,...