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COVID-19: How It Psychologically Affected The Rural Communities

Admin IIBPAnveshan, Issue 7, Volume 2

Let’s start with the lockdown when there was no public transport, no travel permitted (except by those approved by the government), and very little transport of goods. Till 24th March, the spread of this pandemic was an urban phenomenon, largely found in locations that had foreign travelers and in a few smaller towns which had migrants from abroad. Since the …

Cognitive Dominance and Leader-Follower Exchange Dynamics

Dr. Farah NaqviLeadership Development

Leadership has always been a topical subject in both academic research and the business world. The success of an organization is often attributed to its leader. Going by the researches in social psychology, people use two primary strategies to navigate up in the hierarchy. The first strategy is ‘dominance’ where people try to attain social rank by coercion, intimidation, fear, …

How to bring the Economy back.

Admin IIBPNews Corner

IIBP Associate researcher Dr, Farah Naqvi was invited by a news channel to a panel discussion on how to bring economy back. She is an academician, writer, corporate trainer, and HRD consultant. Currently, she is associated with the Gulf center for university education, Kuwait. In her academic and training career, she has worked with premier institutes like the Indian Institute …

Jyoti Gupta

Dishaa SinhaMental Health Champions

Jyoti Gupta A practicing clinical psychologist with 20 years of clinical experience, Jyoti Gupta has worked with people from all walks of life to achieve mindfulness. With vast experience in, clinical and community interventions, assessment, diagnostic process, guidance and counselling, psychometric testing. As a therapist in private practice, She specializes in helping couples improve their relationships, individuals recover from depression, ...
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Pandemic (COVID-19) and Rural Education System

Admin IIBPAnveshan, Issue 6, Volume 1

The onset of this deadly pandemic has started one problem that has been faced by the future of our country. It is the problem of the distribution of knowledge. the mode of education has transformed into online education or digital education who wish to gain knowledge opting for online education. Online education is called remote learning or remote access learning …

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Developing Creativity is Helpful in the Pandemic

Admin IIBPAnveshan, Issue 6, Volume 1

It is well-known that health emergencies are associated with unfavourable psychosocial consequences, and the COVID-19 outbreak will inevitably cause distress and leave many people vulnerable to mental health problems. Fear, anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress were common psychological symptoms reported globally. Underlying reasons for these symptoms may be include disruptions in daily routine due to restrictive measures, social isolation, feeling …

Psychological Impact of Being Indoor: Amongst Children (5-14 yrs)

Admin IIBPAnveshan, Issue 6, Volume 1

Pandemic !! Stay Indoors !! Maintain Social Distancing !! Disruption In Daily Routine !! Life came to a full stop. Suddenly no schools, no offices, no going out, no meeting friends and family- overnight everything stopped. Now stay indoors, maintain social distancing, wear a mask, online schooling, work from home. Since the lockdown, the world has come to a standstill, …

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What Makes You Feel Ugly?

Admin IIBPAnveshan, Issue 6, Volume 1

I am a Psychologist; I am a Therapist but more than anything I am a woman who’s fed up with linear beauty standards. I grew up in India, where the ideal image for a good-looking girl is light skinned with long hair. Well, I am brown-skinned. I was always curvier and I still do have dark circles. For the last …

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Work from Home Nah! Office at Home

Admin IIBPAnveshan, Issue 6, Volume 1

If you have been hit by the reality that working from home is not as fascinating as you thought of it, then you are not alone. Almost everyone is facing the same wave of emotions, mental and physical sluggishness is common. Thus, normalizing this phenomenon is the only way through. So, let’s just fetch out the positive perspective of work …

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Pandemic (COVID-19) Effect on Emotional Well-Being of Children

Team IIBPAnveshan, Issue 5, Volume 1

This Pandemic situation, last few months have been really tough for everyone and so it is for parents as well as for kids too. It’s a time for parents to learn how to deal with their kids 24/7 and for kids how to make the most use of their time and energy. In the earlier phase of covid-19 ( lockdown1) …