Are you preparing for NET JRF? (Should we start a series of resources and so on..)
Anonymous Poll
24%
No
76%
Yes
PTSD CHANGES YOUR BRAIN
°°THE #AMYGDALA
The fear induced by trauma, is now hyper sensitized to danger. Now, everything becomes a threat. The amygdala may increase in size.
°°THE #HIPPOCAMPUS
Is what converts short term memory to long term memory. The hippocampus may likely shrink now.
°°THE #PREFRONTAL_CORTEX
Blood flow to the left side may decrease with less ability for language and memory. Blood flow to the right side may increase causing more sorrow and anger.
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Emergence of Psychology.pdf
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Quick revision for NET and PGT Exams
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Pride of patriotism is not for me. I earnestly hope that I shall find my home anywhere in the world, before I leave it. We have to fight against wrongs, and suffer for the cause of righteousness; but we should have no petty jealousies or quarrels with our neighbours merely because we have different names.
— Rabindranath Tagore,
Letter to W.W. Pearson (11-12-1918)
— Rabindranath Tagore,
Letter to W.W. Pearson (11-12-1918)
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The act of a woman seeking a "better man" through betrayal is not merely a moral failure but a manifestation of the unconscious in conflict with the persona—the mask she wears in the external world. This infidelity may represent the shadow—the repressed desires, fears, and longings that she has not integrated into her conscious self. The "better man" is often not a real person, but an archetype—perhaps the Animus—an inner masculine ideal projected outward. Her betrayal is thus a misguided attempt at individuation, a striving for wholeness, but enacted through unconscious means. Rather than confronting her inner void, she externalizes it, damaging others and herself in the process. True growth would require facing her shadow, owning her desires, and integrating them consciously, not escaping through illusion.
BURNOUT ISN’T LAZINESS 🥴😵💫
It’s Chronic Stress🤕
Key Points:
Latest research from the APA (2024) shows emotional exhaustion has spiked 30% among working adults.😣
Burnout is now recognized as a syndrome by the WHO.😢
WARNING SIGNS:
Cynicism, mental fatigue, decreased efficacy.😖😰
It’s Chronic Stress🤕
Key Points:
Latest research from the APA (2024) shows emotional exhaustion has spiked 30% among working adults.😣
Burnout is now recognized as a syndrome by the WHO.😢
WARNING SIGNS:
Cynicism, mental fatigue, decreased efficacy.😖😰
The Psychology of Fear: Why We Freeze, Fight, or Flee
📍Fear is hardwired for survival, activating the amygdala within milliseconds.
📍The brain overestimates threats but underestimates our ability to handle them.
📍Fear hijacks rational thinking, shifting control from the prefrontal cortex (logic) to the limbic system (emotions).
📍Chronic fear rewires the brain, making anxiety feel like a default state.
📍📍Unknown fact: Your body reacts to imagined fears the same way it does to real danger.
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UGC_NET_JRF_Dec_2025_Free_Resources_Paper_1_&_Psychology_1.pdf
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UGC NET JRF Dec 2025_ Free Resources (Paper 1 & Psychology) (1).pdf
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There was a united nations vote to make food a human right. There were only two votes against, USA and Israel.
Analysis of previous 10 PYQs of Paper II (UGC NET)🔽
📊 UGC NET Psychology PYQ – Unit-wise Frequency Heatmap
Research Methods & Statistics – 223
Cognitive Psychology – 181
Psychopathology / Clinical – 139
Personality Theories – 117
Developmental Psychology – 102
Social Psychology – 91
Industrial/Organizational – 74
Biopsychology & Neuroscience – 61
Counseling & Health Psychology – 55
Emerging Areas – 27
🔑 Insights
• Top 3 Priority Units:
1️⃣ Research Methods & Statistics
2️⃣ Cognitive Psychology
3️⃣ Psychopathology / Clinical
• These three alone cover ~55% of total questions.
• Personality, Developmental, and Social are secondary but still high yield.
• Biopsychology, Counseling, and Emerging Areas appear less frequently → revise them but don’t overinvest time.
📊 UGC NET Psychology PYQ – Unit-wise Frequency Heatmap
Research Methods & Statistics – 223
Cognitive Psychology – 181
Psychopathology / Clinical – 139
Personality Theories – 117
Developmental Psychology – 102
Social Psychology – 91
Industrial/Organizational – 74
Biopsychology & Neuroscience – 61
Counseling & Health Psychology – 55
Emerging Areas – 27
🔑 Insights
• Top 3 Priority Units:
1️⃣ Research Methods & Statistics
2️⃣ Cognitive Psychology
3️⃣ Psychopathology / Clinical
• These three alone cover ~55% of total questions.
• Personality, Developmental, and Social are secondary but still high yield.
• Biopsychology, Counseling, and Emerging Areas appear less frequently → revise them but don’t overinvest time.
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🎲 Quiz '.'
🖊 15 questions · ⏱ 30 sec
🖊 15 questions · ⏱ 30 sec
Hello everyone,
I am building an early-stage project at the intersection of mental health and AI/ML. The idea is to explore innovative ways to assess and support mental health using technology (features like face-tracking, typing speed analysis, sleep/phone usage patterns, etc.).
I am currently looking for people with an AI/ML background who are interested in joining as founding research members.
⚡ What you’ll be doing:
- Exploring and testing open-source AI/ML tools for face-tracking, keystroke dynamics, and behavior monitoring.
- Reviewing existing research papers and feasibility studies in applied AI/ML for mental health.
- Helping shape the technical direction of the project from the ground up.
📌 Important to note:
- This is unpaid at the initial stage.
- Early contributors will be acknowledged as founding members and will share in the rewards if/when the project is up and running.
- This is a great opportunity to gain real-world startup experience, work on an interdisciplinary project, and add high-value experience to your CV/portfolio.
If you’re genuinely motivated and curious about applying AI/ML in mental health, I’d love to connect. Please reach out to me directly!
Best regards
@thatkafka
I am building an early-stage project at the intersection of mental health and AI/ML. The idea is to explore innovative ways to assess and support mental health using technology (features like face-tracking, typing speed analysis, sleep/phone usage patterns, etc.).
I am currently looking for people with an AI/ML background who are interested in joining as founding research members.
⚡ What you’ll be doing:
- Exploring and testing open-source AI/ML tools for face-tracking, keystroke dynamics, and behavior monitoring.
- Reviewing existing research papers and feasibility studies in applied AI/ML for mental health.
- Helping shape the technical direction of the project from the ground up.
📌 Important to note:
- This is unpaid at the initial stage.
- Early contributors will be acknowledged as founding members and will share in the rewards if/when the project is up and running.
- This is a great opportunity to gain real-world startup experience, work on an interdisciplinary project, and add high-value experience to your CV/portfolio.
If you’re genuinely motivated and curious about applying AI/ML in mental health, I’d love to connect. Please reach out to me directly!
Best regards
@thatkafka
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🥀 WHY WE SNAP AT LOVED ONES FIRST 🥀
It feels unfair… but we often lose patience with the people closest to us....
You use up self-control at work, strangers, stress → by the time you’re home, patience runs low....
💡 Awareness helps. Don’t justify snapping --- but understand it. Then repair with #honesty
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It feels unfair… but we often lose patience with the people closest to us....
✧ Psychology says-- it’s Ego Depletion ✧
You use up self-control at work, strangers, stress → by the time you’re home, patience runs low....
💡 Awareness helps. Don’t justify snapping --- but understand it. Then repair with #honesty
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Brief Psychology Psychological Disorders Notes.pdf
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Brief Psychology Psychological Disorders Notes.pdf
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How Psychology Works.pdf
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#pdf
Essential Psychology PDF 📘 a crisp guide for beginners & a powerful tool for quick revision 🧠. Perfect for exam prep & quick psychology notes pdf....
#PsychologyPDF #QuickRevision
Essential Psychology PDF 📘 a crisp guide for beginners & a powerful tool for quick revision 🧠. Perfect for exam prep & quick psychology notes pdf....
#PsychologyPDF #QuickRevision
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🧠 CENTRAL LIMIT THEOREM (CLT)
When you take many random samples from any population and calculate their means, the distribution of those means starts looking like a normal curve -- even if the original population isn’t normal.
✅ Works best when sample size ≥ 30.
✅ As sample size grows, sample means cluster near the true population mean.
✅ This makes it possible to use hypothesis testing and confidence intervals, since we can assume normality of means.
IN SHORT:
Big enough samples make averages behave predictably normal, no matter how messy the population is.
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LEARNED HELPLESSNESS
✧ FOUNDER: Martin Seligman (1970s)
✧ CORE IDEA: Repeated failure → belief that one has no control → passivity, depression.
✧✧ EXAMPLE: Dog experiments (electric shocks → inaction).
✧ USE: Depression treatment, motivation studies, resilience training.
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WORD OF THE DAY
✧ META-COGNITION ✧
Coined by JOHN FLA VELL (1979) in #cognitive_psychology. It means “thinking about thinking”-- awareness and control over one’s own mental processes.
💡 High meta-cognition helps in problem-solving, self-regulation, and learning.