Engaging in Stereotype – not right!

Dr. Farah NaqviGeneral Psychology, Mental Health

Wow! What a critical point he has brought in the discussion. Oh! He is a Banerjee, a Bengali. They eat fish every day, and this is the result, sharp memory. Mr Banerjee could not help but silently chuckle to himself. This was not the first time he had heard a remark like this. He was, in fact, in deep reflection ...

The Secret Lives of Indian Men & Women, Unveiled Through Two Consecutive Crises

Mariya JilinskayaGeneral Psychology, Mental Health

Tweet It has been several years now that I live and work in India, and that India became a sort of fieldwork space for my psychological research. I wasn’t specifically drawn to India, I am neither an Anthropologist, nor an Ethnographist much less an Indologist, but being a Psychologist – India was to me just like any other country, like ...

Announcing Mr. Rajan Sinha as Vice-President & Head of Committee

Admin IIBPCoaching, News Corner, Training and Development

Tweet IIBP appoints Mr. Rajan Sinha as "Vice-President & Head, Committee for Accreditation of Coaching Practices."   On 29th April 2020, Mr. Rajan Sinha was appointed as Vice-President & Head of Committee for Accreditation of Coaching Practices. Mr. Rajan Sinha, Chief Executive Officer, Mantrana Consulting is a PCC-level certified Life and Leadership Coach from Coach-for-life, Inc., USA. A former Head, ...

‘The Ability in Vulnerability’

Dr. Farah NaqviGeneral Psychology, Mental Health

Tweet The other day when I took my daughter to bed to put her to sleep, it was raining, and the sky was making thundering sounds. My three-year-old clinging firmly to me said- “Mumma hug me”. These two words, “hug me” come so spontaneously to her whenever she feels threatened or cautious that it left me thinking. As adults, many ...

Announcing Dr. Anamika Sharma as Vice-President & Head of Committee

Admin IIBPNews Corner, Psychometric Testing

IIBP appoints Dr. Anamika Sharma as "Vice-President & Head, Committee for Accreditation of Psychometric Testing." In April 2020, Dr. Anamika Sharma was formally appointed as "Vice-President & Head, Committee for Accreditation of Psychometric Testing." This marks a landmark day in IIBP's history, as we strive to build a community of business psychologists & those interested in the study of business ...

Announcing Dr. Nabhit Kapur as Vice-President & Head of Committee

Akshay SharanMental Health, News Corner, Occupational Health

Tweet IIBP appoints Prof. (Dr.) Nabhit Kapur as "VIce-President & Head, Committee for Accreditation of Occupational Health Services." On 6th April 2020, Prof. (Dr.) Nabhit Kapur was formally appointed as "Vice-President & Head, Committee for Accreditation of Occupational Health Services." This marks a landmark day in IIBP's history, as we strive to build a community of business psychologists & those ...
Daisy Fancourt - COVID-19

Psychological Response to COVID-19 & Loneliness in the UK

Akshay SharanEmployee Health, General Psychology

Tweet Researchers at UCL have stepped forward in this time of global crisis to ascertain the impact of a pandemic such as COVID-19 on individuals living in the UK. Currently, adult participants living in the UK are being recruited to study the impact of the pandemic. Researchers hope that the data collected could help inform policy and practice with regards ...
Psychological Types and Isolation

Psychological Types and Isolation

Vijai PandeyGeneral Psychology 1 Comment

Tweet How different people are likely to deal with the social and physical isolation? While coronavirus doesn’t care about our psychological types and it affects all types in equal/secular ways, different people are going to have different impact of isolation on their thinking, feeling and action. There are some, who can withstand isolation for longer than the rest. There are ...

Social Distance, Physical Distance and Imposed Quarantine

Mariya JilinskayaEmotional Intelligence, General Psychology 3 Comments

Tweet We are facing unprecedented times. By saying so, we already are saying two things of today’s situation: one, that it is scary (lets accept this fact that the situation is scary) and two, that we do not have a pre-existing template or process to rely on as the existing templates are not very helpful. Although there has been some ...