Internship: An Incredible Opportunity for Early Trainees

I was pumped to start interning at a clinic, and get to know how clinical practice in psychology takes place. Little did I know how I would react to seeing clients at the clinic. Starting off, I had a lot of enthusiasm and was driven to make change with therapy, and see patients get better,…

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1747: The Birth of Clinical Trials?

Clinical trials in the world of research are vitally important in testing new treatment options for diseases without a known cure. When I started learning about research, I thought clinical research was a fairly new and unexplored field. To my surprise, I was WRONG!  The first ever clinical trial was conducted in the year 1747…

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Are You Celebrating The Day of Love?

Valentine’s day, 14th of February, a holiday established since the Roman’s, to celebrate love.  However, I am often puzzled to only see the young adults in love and married couples celebrating this day of love. Some questions I often think about:  Is there a shortage of love in a human beings’ life? Does love only =…

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PARENTING AND SELF-REGULATION

‘Self–regulation‘ is the ability to monitor and manage your energy states, emotions, thoughts, and behaviors in ways that are acceptable and produce positive results such as well-being, loving relationships, and learning.’ How then do we acquire this skill that we as ‘social-animals’ are driven to exhibit. Parenting, is one of the most important factors in the…

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