The placebo effect is a fascinating psychological phenomenon in which a person experiences a change in their health or well-being after receiving a treatment with no therapeutic value, typically a sugar pill or saline injection. This effect illustrates the powerful role that beliefs, expectations, and perceptions play in health outcomes […]
Beck’s Cognitive Therapy, developed by Dr. Aaron T. Beck in the 1960s, is a form of psychotherapy that identifies and helps change negative thought patterns and beliefs. This therapy is grounded in the theory that cognitive processes influence behaviour and emotion, and that individuals can learn to modify their thoughts […]
Shitij Kapur’s theory of Aberrant Salience is a compelling psychological concept that offers insight into the mechanisms underlying psychosis, particularly in conditions like schizophrenia. Introduced in the early 2000s, this theory posits that psychosis can arise from the brain’s misattribution of significance to irrelevant or neutral stimuli, leading individuals to […]
David Rosenhan’s “On Being Sane in Insane Places” study, published in 1973, is a seminal investigation in the field of psychology that questioned the validity of psychiatric diagnoses. The study involved eight “pseudo patients,” including Rosenhan himself, who feigned auditory hallucinations to gain admission to various psychiatric hospitals. Despite displaying […]
Jean-Martin Charcot, a 19th-century French neurologist at the Salpêtrière Hospital in Paris, made significant contributions to the study of hysteria, a complex psychological disorder characterized by a wide range of physical and emotional symptoms. Charcot’s work on hysteria is notable for its innovative approach to understanding and treating what was […]
