Anveshan

The Indian Institue of Business Psychology presents ‘Anveshan’, our monthly newsletter that consists of curated articles in the field of business psychology. Our team searches far and wide to shortlist the best and most interesting write-ups that allow you to learn something new, every month. These concise pieces of writing help you look at a popular issue with a different point of view or even explore new fields that you may not have been aware of before.

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DO COUNSELORS NEED COUNSELING?

Have you ever come across a doctor who never falls ill? Who doesn’t need medication or even sometimes a consultation from another doctor? I hardly find this to be a realistic thought. The human being is a very complex creature; there can never be an exact science when it comes to the matters of the mind. The mind, body, and …

Positive Organisations

The impact of work on general wellbeing of an individual has always been a subject of occupational psychology but in recent times it has widely been explored by the positive psychology paradigm. It proposes that questions about what goes right, what gives life, what inspires and what is experienced as good, in addition to what is problematic and difficult in …

WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT KINDS OF TORTURES/ABUSE AND THEIR EFFECTS ON CHILD’S MIND AND ADULT LIFE?

Torture is an act of inflicting physical or psychological pain by a perpetrator to the victim. This act may be from mild to severe and prolonged intended to inflict pain and suffering. Abuse on the other hand, is an intense behavior pattern used by the perpetrator to gain control and maintain power over the victim. Both the acts may be …

UNDERSTANDING THE COLLECTIVISTIC CULTURAL ROLE OF INDIAN SOCIETY DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC

“Collectivist cultures may have evolved a suite of behaviours that are well adapted to epidemics” Last eight months changed the entire world and gave a novel way or hope for seeing the role of collectivism culture and its positivity towards communities. Novel CoronaVirus (COVID-19) creates havoc in an entire world with millions of deaths, suicides, unemployment, economic crisis, migration and …

PSYCHOSOCIAL IMPLICATIONS OF ONLINE EDUCATION

The unprecedented pandemic has brought life to a standstill. Globally all the countries world over have faced huge setbacks and education is one of the sectors which is undergoing a sea change in terms of adapting to digital learning as the new normal. This paradigm shift in the field of education has been received with mixed response from its primary …