Excelling Psychology

I, Jyotika Varmani, tutor students of Psychology at all levels. I reside in Mumbai and tutor students online. You can contact me personally on my e-mail id jyotikapsychology@gmail.com or call/message me on 9892507784 for enquiries. --- In this new series of posts, I discuss the necessity of routine health care, dispel some common myths about the nature of mental health and suggest a few measures, easily incorporated into everyday life for this end. In this first post of the series, I discuss why a preventive approach towards mental health care is an absolute must. --- The nature of depression and its treatment have become topics of popular concern since depression is today taken to be one of the leading causes of death. A lot of suggestions have emerged from mental health experts on how depression, in its initial phases, can be tackled by measures such as sharing problems with friends, adopting problem-solving strategies, taking professional consultation and counseling, etc., all of...

ExcellingPsychology_Perspectives - #1 -  Is Monogamy Unnatural? Having studied and practiced psychology, I am often asked for a psychologist's perspective on different issues. Though there is nothing like an absolute 'psychologist's view' on any issue, given that the field is comprised of diverse theories, I am presenting a new series of a few insights based on what I have learnt in my years with psychology which I hope will resonate with you. Is Monogamy Unnatural? ('Monogamy' as used in this post and as being discussed today is not strictly in reference to a marital relationship, but in reference to having one intimate, romantic commitment at one time.) An idea floating around since some time now is that monogamy is a man-made institution of intimacy which is overriding man's natural instinct - by virtue of being an animal in essence - towards having multiple intimate commitments at the same time. This is being seen as a suffocating ...