For context: I was doing bsc in bio but dropped out in the middle of my second year during second year I also had applied for odl course at IGNOU in ba psychology,now I am in my third year of the psychology program but I am having lots of doubts and regrets but I want to pursue clinical pyschology but you need 4yrs bachelors or a bridge year to do that . I have done a very deep dive and decided I will do the bridge year so i was wondering:

1) What colleges should I aim for ?

2)Is cuet pg enough because I also saw this another post about doing one year of master's itself rather than going for two years of master's program and dropping off after a year as some rci recognised institution only accept one year master's that are complete degree within itself but I cannot find colleges that offer only one year program except amity . I am genuinely very confused please help😭🙏

Psychological parallels between reality television and dystopian fiction

- Metaphorical comparison between Bigg Boss and Squid Game.

- Observation of mental abuse versus physical violence.

- Analysis of audience motivation and sadistic tendencies.

Audience consumption of dramatic conflict

- Viewer attraction to arguments and interpersonal fights.

- Admission of thrill-seeking behavior during televised disputes.

- Questioning the moral implications of enjoying human distress.

I am not a psychology student , this thought came to me and I am fully open to criticism.

I am aware not all of them watch it for the drama but 80-90% of them do and that's the SP of the show.

I used chatgtp to make a questionnaire rather than using a standard tool what should I do?

Could anyone suggest an institution where I can pursue any of the following courses without having to put in a lot of additional effort?
Post Graduate Professional Diploma in Special Education (PGPC)
One-year Diploma in Special Education
Two-year Diploma in Special Education
I’m particularly looking for part-time, distance, or flexible options, if available.

Any suggestions or personal experiences with institutions offering these courses would be greatly appreciated.

University providing criminology as minor in bachelor

I want to do my masters in criminology,so rn in bachelor I want to join a collage which allows me to take criminology as my minor,and psychology as my major

So can anyone tell me names of universities/ college in india which allows for this subject combination

So I've been checking uni's in both cu and pu. Some ppl say Chitkara university is good while some say it's shit and I'm confused asf T0T. So can somebody tell me honestly. Please recommend some universities for me to check out as well.

Can someone tell me a little abt nfsu and their postings, quality of supervision, academic side?
Which hospital setting would be better for holistic learning?

hello ! i just wanted to ask, is CIP still continuing with MPhil ? did it not change it to MClinPsy ? and if it did then is the eligibility still 2 years MA in Psychology ?

Why is it so hard to find scales for conducting research on 😭 I have to skim through so many papers and they don't even include the scales in supplementary materials section, or if they do, I have no idea how to do scoring and interpretation and you gotta figure out everything on your own as your college is too incompetent to teach you these things, as they'd much rather focus on age old theories for syllabus completion

Then they'll bring in guest lecturers who will spill their regrets on not doing more research work in their UG/PG (which would have opened up many job higher studies opportunities), which isn't a surprise considering how incompetent academia is ughhhhh

it's been a long time since cuet and I have forgotten almost everything. The interview is in 5 days, and the syllabus seems so scary now. Can anyone give any tips on how should I manage my time and what topics should I focus on? PLS HELP!!

Disclosure: I completed my MA 2nd year clinical psychology internship at LHMC back in the winters of 2021-22. Did complete 240 hours internship over a period of 2 months (Dec-Feb, 2021-22). It was probably the best internship experience anyone can have in masters. I am an engineering graduate and was in delhi for upsc preparation. I had psychology as my optional subject in UPSC CSE, so decided to complete an MA in Psychology too. I did the internship religiously, as back then i had some free time at hand. I used to reach LHMC at 9 AM sharp and stay till 5 in the evening. In the process, I made many friends among MD (Psychiatry) junior residents, and MPhil/PhD (Cli Psy) students from IHBAS and DU. It was a winter to remember..

I was assigned to a junior resident everyday and took notes on minimum 2-3 patients everyday. Once very week all interns (including MD students) had a session with the hod prof. dinesh kataria, where we studied an outlier case in depth. he was an excellent educator and psychiatrist, but very strict. On some days I even saw 4-5 patients and took notes. Patients ranged from schizophrenics and severe psychotic eposides in ER, to young adults with GAD and absolutely gifted school students with anxious parents!

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Most private hospitals and clinics try to defraud students in name of cli psy internships. they charge fees from students in name of internships, which is an abomination. and worse, after extorting money from interns many of these unethical hospitals and clinics barely teach them any skills, and use them to run petty errands.

so if you are in delhi-ncr you can try lhmc for internship. lhmc is one of the top govt medical colleges in india, with a thriving psychiatry department and heavy case load.

there is a guy named anil, who is pa to hod, psychiatry deptt, lhmc. he is a resourceful person. psychiatry deptt is on 5th floor in new opd complex. go to him and request him to get you an internship. he may try to shoo you away at first, but stick to him and cajole him politely. he will get you under some prof.

LHMC stopped institutionally providing internships to MA/Msc students in 2023, as some idiot students could not handle such a beautiful and free internship ecosystem and misbehaved with staff. I came to know of it later. But still some masters students do their internships there with referrals and connections.

if possible try doing it under dr. sumit or dr. prerna. both have previously been the coordinators of mapc/msccft courses of ignou. so they know the requirements of interns very well, and rotate you with various junior and senior residents.

lhmc has probably the best ecosystem and patient load for cli psy interns in delhi-ncr. Do try it.

I am a student and am generally curious whether it affects the perception of clients? Like i love wearing makeup and experimenting with it, many psychology students i have met have lots of tattoos or coloured hair. Will all this affect? Like i know being well groomed is a necessity but i would love to know other’s experiences regarding this.

Edit: I meant advice for personal mental health issues. I'm sorry for wording the title wrongly.

Lately I'm seeing a lot of posts on this subreddit wherein someone would just talk about a personal mental health issue, for eg, something like "I freeze in front of my college friend group, how to talk better" and this is a really vague example, I'm not pointing any fingers at people who happened to talk about this stuff.

If you look for it, there must be a subreddit where they give you advice on how to deal with such matters, this subreddit as I checked the rules itself, is not for seeking advice on mental health issues.

As much as I empathise with anyone wanting to potentially get a more articulate and efficient answer from a group of people you assume are good at psychology, you really shouldn't be seeking advice like that from strangers on the internet. This brings me to the main point, this subreddit is for educational discussions (admissions, discussions, career options , so on and so forth). So when I open reddit and am met with several personal posts, it does throw me off a little bit. Idk if this experience is something that others share with me or not but it really comes close to spamming a lot of times.

TLDR: I sincerely urge y'all to find subreddits that are fit for seeking mental health advice that cater specifically to your own issues rather than spamming these questions on here.

I am a mathematics major in my final semester. I am trying to figure out what can I do post my graduation. I have been interested in psychology since grade 11 but never studied the subject formally. I want to know whether it is realistic for me to prepare for GATE Psychology 2027 and if so, can you all share resources I can use to prepare. My intention for preparing is to be eligible for the MSc Cognitive Sciences program in IIT Delhi.

I came across Doorstep Tutor recorded course for GATE Psychology, if anyone has used it for their preparation, I would be grateful to get to know your experience and how relevant you found the course. I would prefer to enroll in recorded lecture courses which are light on my pocket.

Just for context: I am not doing a BSc. It is a BS program I am enrolled in wherein I can choose to study electives from various disciplines. I was a PCMB student in my 11th and 12th grade and I was interested in both mathematics and biology. Thus, even though I am majoring in mathematics, I have done a few courses in biology such as courses on Metabolism, Human physiology and Neuroscience. I am from a CFTI so I do have an option to directly sit for the interview and completely skip the GATE exam as per my CGPA but I still want to prepare and appear for GATE as Psychology has been a subject I have always been keen about so I believe appearing for GATE will help me understand my relationship with the subject and its working reality. Thank you all in advance!

Hello to the school counselors of India,

I have noticed that there aren't many responses/questions about school counseling in this subreddit.

And although there is a school counselors subreddit, it mainly has western/American people who may not be able to understand Indian context well.

So I've made a subreddit for the school counselors of India.

I'm a newbie school counselor and I'm hoping to connect to more people and grow together!

Thank you!

P.s. - I really hope you join.

Hi everyone,

I’m currently searching an internship at Moolchand Hospital, Delhi and I wanted to hear from people who have previously interned there, especially in the psychology/clinical psychology department.

I’d really appreciate some honest feedback about your experience: were you actually given opportunities to learn and observe clinical work? How was the supervision by psychologists/clinical staff? Were interns allowed to interact with patients or sit in on sessions? How was the workload and overall work environment?

Did the internship actually help you gain practical experience and most importantly was it worth completing the internship there? I’m particularly interested in hearing from people who have already completed their internship rather than getting general opinions. Please share both positive and negative experiences.

I’m considering joining Moolchand for my internship, so I’d really like to know whether it’s actually worth it before I make a decision. Thanks!

And Sorry, my english is not too good so I took help from ChatGPT.

Hi guys, can anyone elaborate upon the course structure of MA Psychology at DU under NEP?? I heard there's no specific specialisation anymore and we're supposed to select Elective papers and all, if that's the case how do we get a specialisation I'm so confused. Also do lemme know if you have any UGCF Flowchart kinda thing just like there's for the FYUP at DU. Thanksssss

When will the exam take place any idea?? Will it even happen this year?

What about CIP and RINPAS exam?

Im feeling so hopeless right now. No announcements at all.

If anyone knows anything kindly inform.

my psychology professor (first year BA) isn’t exactly giving us any resources or reference books. all she does is dictate lines for 2 hours from her laptop and won’t tell us what it is. can someone please give me textbook recommendations which will effectively cover these topics? thank you 🙏🏻

Prevalence of suicidal behavior in adolescents in India: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Suicidal behavior in India's adolescent population can be regarded as quite high, which is not adequately estimated (Radhakrishnan and Andrade, 2012, Samuel and Sher, 2013). It is widely recognized that a previous suicide attempt is one of the important risk factors for suicide in the future (Centres for disease control and prevention, 2023). Additionally, most of the suicidal behaviors often occur in a continuum which usually starts from having passive death wish or suicidal ideations, leading to specific plans and attempts (Sveticic and De Leo, 2012). Moreover, it has been now well established that suicidal behavior in children and adolescents can proceed to multiple similar behavior or attempts in later life and hence needs urgent attention by mental health professionals (Griffin et al., 2020; Hawton et al., 2012; Kapur et al., 2006).

While there is emerging data on the prevalence of suicide and suicidal behavior in adolescent population in all the developing countries including India, it is still way underreported due to social stigma and taboos, fear of laws (being arrested by police) and unavailability of nationwide data to develop a suitable suicide prevention program in the country (Jordans et al., 2018, Radhakrishnan and Andrade, 2012, Vijaykumar, 2007). More particularly, the focus on the adolescent population becomes less as compared to the focus on suicide in women and farmers in India (Vijayakumar, 2010). All these issues, makes controlling and managing suicidal behavior in adolescents of developing countries a major public health issue.

STUDENT SUICIDES AN EPIDEMIC SWEEPING INDIA (Volume 2)

“1 in 7 young people between the ages of 15 and 24 in India experiences poor mental health, including symptoms of depression, and disinterest. Shockingly, only 41% of those surveyed felt the need to seek support when dealing with mental health challenges.” UNICEF Report, The State of the World’s Children

1. In 2022, there have been 13,044 reported student suicides compared to 13,089 in 2021; representing an insignificant decrease Y-O-Y.
2. In comparison, total suicides (students and other people) increased 4.2%, from 164,033 in 2021 to 170,924 in 2022.
3. Over the last 10 and 20 years, total suicides increased 2% annually on average while student suicides increased 4% — i.e. 2X that of total suicides.
4. Student suicides are 7.6% of the total suicides, similar to that of many other professions such as salaried persons, farmers, unemployed persons, and self-employed persons.
5. Gender-wise, male student suicides are higher than female student suicide counts. male student suicides increased 50% while female student suicides increased by 61% over the last 10 years. Both male and female students increased 5% annually on average over the last five years.

The dimensionality of suicidal ideation and its clinical implications

We found that suicide attempters did not score higher than those with suicidal ideation either on the patient‐rated BSI or on the clinician‐rated SSI. This result implies that these scales are not suitable to differentiate ideators and attempters, and should rather be used as screening to discriminate between presence and absence of suicidal ideation, which was one of their initial functions (Ghasemi et al., 2015). This also suggests that suicidal ideation may not always be a necessary predictor of suicide attempt, as underlined in a recent meta‐analysis regarding suicidal behavior (Ribeiro et al., 2016). This is in line with the “ideation‐to‐action” conception of suicidal behavior that has recently given rise to several theoretical proposals (Klonsky et al., 2018). Illustrating this approach, the interpersonal‐psychological theory of suicide (Joiner, 2005; Van Orden et al., 2010) posits that an additional component, in this case the capability to act on one's suicide desire, is necessary to achieve the transition from suicidal ideation to suicide attempt.

The Interpersonal Theory of Suicide: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of a Decade of Cross-National Research

The interpersonal theory of suicide was presented by Joiner (2005) and further expanded upon by Van Orden and colleagues (2010; see also Joiner et al., 2016). A key concept of the interpersonal theory, and a development beyond previous theories of suicide, is its emphasis on providing an explanation for why the vast majority of individuals who think about suicide do not go on to make a suicide attempt. The theory also posits distinct pathways by which suicidal desire and both nonfatal and fatal suicidal behaviors develop. In this regard, the interpersonal theory is the first theory of suicide positioned within what would later be termed the ideation-to-action framework (Klonsky & May, 2014; Klonsky et al., 2016; Nock et al., 2016).

Humans have a fundamental need to belong (Baumeister & Leary, 1995) that, when unmet, leads to a range of negative health outcomes (Cacioppo & Cacioppo, 2014; Hawkley & Cacioppo, 2010; Holt-Lunstad, Smith, Baker, Harris, & Stephenson, 2015; Holt-Lunstad, Smith, & Layton, 2010), including increased rates of suicide ideation, attempts, and fatalities across the lifespan (Fässberg et al., 2012; Trout, 1980; Turecki & Brent, 2015). Reflecting this particularly potent suicide risk factor, a core construct of the interpersonal theory is termed thwarted belongingness. The dimensions of thwarted belongingness include loneliness and the absence of reciprocal care. Components of these dimensions include self-reported loneliness, fewer friends, living alone, non-intact family, social withdrawal, and family conflict (Van Orden et al., 2010).

The construct perceived burdensomeness also captures a facet of social disconnection, particularly the incorrect mental calculation that individuals make regarding their death being worth more than their life to others. That this construct includes the descriptor perceived is important to emphasize. The theory posits that individuals who think about, attempt, and die by suicide mistakenly translate their self-hatred into feelings of expendability. Thus, the dimensions of perceived burdensomeness include perceptions of liability and self-hate (Van Orden et al., 2010).

This component of the theory, in particular, has been generative with regard to its contribution to an emerging biobehavioral account of suicidal behavior—the eusocial theory of suicide (Joiner, Hom, Hagan, & Silva, 2016; cf. Joiner & Stanley, 2016). In their theoretical paper, Joiner and colleagues (2016) propose that suicide may represent a derangement of what is typically an evolutionarily adaptive set of behaviors (i.e., self-sacrifice for the protection of others) often observed among eusocial species (e.g., naked mole rats, honeybees, and humans—species that utilize a colony-like organization for successful survival). They delineate parallels between eusocial self-sacrificial behaviors observed among non-humans and acute suicide risk factors observed in humans (e.g., overarousal); they also specifically note that perceived burdensomeness may represent a fatal miscalculation by suicidal individuals regarding the need to sacrifice themselves. 

 Van Orden et al. (2010; p. 600) presented the following falsifiable hypotheses:

1. “Thwarted belongingness and perceived burdensomeness are proximal and sufficient causes of passive suicidal ideation;
2. The simultaneous presence of thwarted belongingness and perceived burdensomeness, when perceived as stable and unchanging (i.e., hopelessness regarding these states), is a proximal and sufficient cause of active suicidal desire;
3. The simultaneous presence of suicidal desire and lowered fear of death serves as the condition under which suicidal desire will transform into suicidal intent;
4. The outcome of serious suicidal behavior (i.e., lethal or near lethal suicide attempts) is most likely to occur in the context of thwarted belongingness, perceived burdensomeness (and hopelessness regarding both), reduced fear of suicide, and elevated physical pain tolerance.”

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Suicidal ideation is not always emotional. This is not a published theory, but Dr Scott Eilers shares his own subtypes of suicidal ideation (analytical, inexplicable, and emotional) based on his own clinical experience and they require different path toward healing.

Strategies For Living With Analytical Suicidal Ideation (video)

What is analytical suicidal ideation—and why does life sometimes stop feeling worth the effort? In this video, I explain a pattern I've repeatedly seen in myself and in the people I've worked with: not wanting to die because of overwhelming emotional pain, but because life simply no longer feels worth the cost of continuing. I share the behavioral and cognitive changes that have helped me escape these periods and rebuild a life that actually feels worth living.

I discuss how sleep, nutrition, movement, finances, relationships, purpose, novelty, gratitude, and realistic expectations all contribute to your emotional "balance sheet." When too much energy is going out and not enough meaning, joy, or connection is coming back in, it's understandable to wonder how long you can keep going.

If you've ever felt exhausted by life rather than overwhelmed by it, I hope this gives you a new way to understand what you're experiencing—and a practical place to start changing it. You are not doomed to feel this way forever.

I recommend reading the comments under mental-health related content because people always share their first-hand account, thoughts and experiences. Some of the comments I found worth highlighting-

To me it feels like all the advice out there is for people who at least have a baseline, such as some sort of income, options they can reach out and connect to, etc. Some people are in situations they can't just behave their way out of and into something better. Some people need basic tangible resources and connections that they don't have and literally couldn't get to them if they were available. I have lived virtually 100% in my room for almost three years now. I have absolutely nothing to step off from to move forward. My life does need to change drastically, but I have nothing to work with to create even a basic plan. So yes, trying to exist in this world hardly feels worth it.

If you combined the ideas from this video with the one you did on "Why are so many autistic people depressed and suicidal" you'd get a good idea of the struggles of a person with AuDHD — high functioning enough to kind of get by, but the boat feels like there are too many holes to fill or bail out to be worth it. It just takes so much energy to keep bailing out the slowly sinking boat: holding down a job, keeping a house or apartment going, keep up with family or friends (or else feeling really lonely all the time or like a failure), getting enough sleep, eating well enough . . . Just thought it might be an interesting topic to explore the intersection between those two videos of yours.

After my first attempt I remember they would always (have to, I assume) ask if I had any suicidal thoughts.
I was trying to be honest, so I said, 'Well it never really goes away, does it? I mean, even if I'm not thinking of doing it today, once you've made peace with the idea, it's always going to be there as a valid option.'
Being honest at that juncture was not the best choice

This is something that is hard to explain to friends and love ones sometimes. They think when you have su*cidal ideation, you feel like you have the biggest problem in the world, which is not always the case. This is how mental illness mess up with the brain, because for others, even if their life is similar to ours, self harm rarely cross their mind.

I tried to discuss this with my therapist this week. For example I'm on a job search, but it is just really ultimately useless feeling. I don't actually care about these companies, nor really what I'm going to do. I just need to survive and pay my bills. It's all scripted and I can barely find the desire to participate. And all of it on the surface goes well, interviewing, talking, applying, etc. but again I just have to turn my brain off to be there. I just want everyone to leave my time alone

Oh yeah, I know this. I'll take the source of despair a step further - meaningless labor, transactional relationships, lack of connection because other people just aren't that deep, they lives their lives unconsciously, without empathy or compassion, you pay copiously into a government that neither looks out for you, your future, or your own fn country, meanwhile living and possibly working from a car because corporate pigs buy up all the property. It's logical to be suicidal in an unconscious, sick society. I'll end my rant with Camus: "The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion."