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defenses of cersei
Mental Health Week Series

DEFENSE MECHANISMS – DAY 3: CERSEI LANNISTER

Ruthless, narcissist, vile – she’s called many things. You either love Cersei Lannister or you hate her. Being one of the most complex characters in the fantasy world today she also has several defenses at the core of her being – that almost make up the essence of who she is.

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master shifu defenses
Mental Health Week Series

DEFENSE MECHANISMS – DAY 2: MASTER SHIFU

This post is about Master Shifu, the Kung Fu Master from the Kung Fu Panda movie series. Master Shifu has many dualities:he feels both peace and rage, he’s disciplined yet soft. What defenses does this Zen Master need to cope?

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defenses of claire underwood
Mental Health Week Series

DEFENSE MECHANISMS – DAY 1: CLAIRE UNDERWOOD

Claire Underwood is a fictional character from the American political drama, House of Cards. Claire is known to be cold, power-hungry and even ideal to the public eye. But what defenses underlie her strong exterior? Read on to find out more.

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defense mechanisms
Mental Health Week Series

MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS WEEK 2016 – “DEFENSE MECHANISMS”

We begin our theme-based series for the Mental Health Awareness Week 2016! We all use psychological defenses to help us cope with something which we find difficult to accept. So for this time, each day of this week, we will put up a post that highlights the defense mechanisms used by a fictional character that you know about.

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understanding the lgbt community
Miscellaneous

IT’S HIGH TIME WE UNDERSTAND THE LGBT COMMUNITY

“Don’t cry. Boys don’t cry.”
“Hahahah! Beaten by a GIRL! What a wuss!”
Though most of us would say we support the rights of LGBT, very few of us truly strive to understand the LGBT community with an empathetic, open mind and even fewer are aware of the subtle ways in which we still fall prey to stereotypes and thereby, perpetuate them.

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triangle of conflict
Anxiety

THE TRIANGLE OF INNER CONFLICT

At times, we feel stuck in an endless, predictable cycle of feelings, behaviour patterns and situations. It seems as if we are continuously struggling, but still going farther away from what we truly want. In this article, our team of psychologists give their inputs on how it is likely that we might be struggling with a conflict that is more internal, than external – involving a wish, a fear and a defense.

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workplace stress
Stress at Work

HOW STRESSED ARE YOU AT WORK? KNOW YOUR STRESS SCORE

In this article, we want to share with you a Stress Scale that we have devised to help you get an idea about the extent to which you might be feeling stressed at work. We spend a considerable amount of our time being at work and when work becomes a stressor, it can impact us significantly and even spill on to other parts of our life. We hope that this Stress Scale also draws your attention to the not-so-obvious signs of stress that you might be experiencing.

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sage archetype
Mental Health Week Series

DISCOVERING ARCHETYPES – DAY 7: THE SAGE ARCHETYPE

The Sage is a seeker of truth, and this archetype operates from a fundamental principle that ‘the truth will set you free’. It is associated with attributes of self-reflection and understanding that enlightens our path to individuation. It implies asking questions to self in order to reach to the answers one seeks in life.

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Breath Meditation
Mental Health Week Series

DISCOVERING ARCHETYPES – DAY 6: THE HERO ARCHETYPE

As we go about our day to day lives, doing mundane chores, it is difficult to think of ourselves as heroes. However, the archetype of hero lies within each of us, showing itself in many ways, that we might not easily recognize. There must have been several points in your life where you felt that you persisted even when it was hard to do so, times when you felt like giving up and moments when you felt very alone – each of those instances were a reflection of this hero.

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lover archetype
Mental Health Week Series

DISCOVERING ARCHETYPES – DAY 5: THE LOVER ARCHETYPE

The lover archetype represents our ideas of genuine companionship and of seeking this connection. It symbolizes our want of having someone to do things with, share moments with and someone who would truly understand us. This connection can be found in a diverse palette of relationships such as romance, friendship, team mates and colleagues.

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