Dr. Sheena Latif

                          There are different things to which one can have chances of getting addicted to such as  Cigarettes Nicotine Alcohol Cannabis Sedatives/sleeping pills Pain killers Illegal drugs Gambling including Online Gambling Gaming (Online/Video/Digital/Application based games) Shopping including Online Shopping Eating Exercise etc.                Addictions caused by substance abuse, gaming and gambling are one among the most common mental health disorders as per proven studies. Addiction affects people's thinking, judgement, emotions and behavior. In Latin, the word addiction means ''bound to /enslaved by''. Surprisingly, addictions due to  gaming  is the mental health disorder with the highest odds of recovery.   Gaming Disorder can be defined as a behavior in which there is less or no control over gaming such that the priority gi...

         A person is said to be happy if he or she has a positive mentality towards life and its happenings. A happy person is capable of enjoying the state of being as well as have a positive approach towards life's events that are challenging. In simple words, the positive psychology of the person leads to his happiness.            The scientific study of human flourishing as well as the strengths and virtues that can help an individual or group of individuals to thrive is termed as Positive Psychology.          How can happiness be described?   The state of  feeling good along with accepting who we are and what we need to change in ourselves for a better tomorrow is the key to happiness and positive well-being.  A person's happiness is correlated with various fields which affect his well being such as :- a) physical health b) work satisfaction c) social connectedness d)...

       It is always a state of chaos to many when they even think about speaking something in public or presenting a piece of their official work, artform, project, research outcome etc. It has always been spoon-fed to us from childhood that performing or presenting yourself in front of an audience is something to be scared of or anxious about. Making someone over-conscious about this process along with the unseen fear of something horrible going to happen, has resulted in many withdrawing themselves from speaking confidently in front of a group of people.      Causes and Symptoms of Stage Fright :- Researchers claim that this fear of facing an audience generally termed as 'stage fright' can be correlated to its ancestral  constitute -  'the fear of darkness'. Tracing back to ancient times of stone age, cavemen who hunted ferocious animals in the daylight had to fear the atrociousness of those creatures who could attack and kill them out of ...

Need for Counselling in Education        Education is the procedure of imparting knowledge, positive attitude and appropriate life skills to a learner through various patterns of learning mechanism. Whether a slow or fast learner, every student tries his best to excel in academics. However, d uring the process of education, a student or a learner may face various problems/situations that can possibly interfere in the smoother progress through their academics in school or college. Many a times, the student may not recognize the exact cause behind their problems. These obstructions in education can be due to multiple causes such as :-  learning disabilities (dyslexia, dyspraxia etc.) anxiety about exam failure sleep disorders emotional stress over expectations in academics from parents/family pressure due to severe academic competitions  personal or family issues  personality disorders physical health problems  mental health problems ( including anx...

                              What is Learning ?                                    Learning is the process in which a learner utilizes his capacity to understand and interpret the happenings in his vicinity or the topics he find interesting, by using logical reasoning and analytical abilities.  A real student is a lifetime learner and he may or may not be formally educated.                      Learning can happen anywhere, any time and from anybody. The one you learn  from   need not necessarily be a formal teacher/tutor, but can be a stranger, a child, a friend, a subordinate, a colleague, a superior, a non-human or it can even be your life experiences. Remember ! 'Experience is the best teacher !!' Also, it is no...

       Who are Adolescents or Teenagers ?                             Adolescence is a transitional phase of transformation from childhood to adulthood . Parents may worry on ' Can a 10 year old hit puberty?' or 'What is the age group for adolescence?'   The  age group included within teenage or adolescence as per WHO is from 10 to 19 years of age. This indicates that the teen can start experiencing onset of puberty from an age as early as 10 years. In teenage, teenagers experience changes in body, mind as well as an inrush of emotions. Some of the common behavioral tendencies of teenagers are mild to severe anxiety about studies and future conflicting depressive thoughts about appearance, colour etc. feeling of attraction towards other individuals decisive confusion more reliance on peer group grappling with their own identities becoming more self and beauty-conscious  di...

        Anxiety and its Impact        Across th e globe, every person undergoes and experiences anxiety one way or the other. From childhood to adulthood, anxiety affects a person in many different ways. Practitioners and medical professionals do agree that anxiety in its various gradation level can influence a person's daily life as well as his performance at school or workplace in a positive or negative way. A minimum to approximate threshold of anxiety can act positively and can help a person improve his efficiency and performance and allow him/ her to be successful in life or career owing to the positive pressure that anxiety puts towards a better and positive outcome.       On the other hand, above this threshold level, anxiety can negatively affect the person and can de-rate his performance due to the excessive fear of failure or stress. The outcome is anticipated to be negative and the anxiety triggers se...