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Art Therapy
Life can be messy. Not everything is in its place. Not everything is planned. Life is like art. Art for the sake of art is unplanned. The productivity comes from within – maybe through a ‘soul’. I hesitate to say soul because psychology students are normally taught they are learning...
Here Comes Gen Alpha
"Amma! How many times have I told you, I don't like boys and boys don't like me? So when I grow up, I will marry a robot!" "Are you telling me that you'll marry a piece of metal who doesn't have any feelings?" "C'mon amma! You are so old school. By the...
When Perseverance Is Triggering: A Review of “Swipe: The Science Behind Why We Don’t Finish What We Start”
Tracy Maylett and Tim VandeheyIt's not that I'm so smart, it's just that I stay with problems longer.Albert EinsteinOf course, there is no denying Einstein was smart, but we can see he was also humble and persevering. Maylett and Vandehey’s book, Swipe, takes a deep look at what causes us...
Awareness Battling Ignorance
A personal anecdote of a peculiar child with peculiar interestsI was always a very inquisitive child, fascinated more by the process than the physical interface of the phenomenon being observed. I would point out basic elements of my surroundings to the person accompanying me and thoroughly interrogate them until my...
Art Therapy
Life can be messy. Not everything is in its place. Not everything is planned. Life is like art. Art for the sake of art is unplanned. The productivity comes from within – maybe through a ‘soul’. I hesitate to say soul because psychology students are normally taught they are learning...
Who is Afraid of Feminism?
I was never a fan of feminism. The word itself left an unpleasant taste in my mouth. Why? Because feminism evoked images of enraged women who couldn't get anything done without yelling in the streets. I never saw it in Sri Lanka, but I saw Western women behaving badly -...
Editorial – April 2023
A warm welcome to the inaugural issue of Psychology Quarterly! We have made every effort to bring to you a variety of psychological viewpoints and personal journeys and we hope you enjoy reading it. We live in a polarized world where extremes seem to rule and those in the middle have...
The Journey Begins
Welcome, psychology students and enthusiasts! Psychology Quarterly magazine will strive to bring you the best of content that is of value to students and health-care practitioners. But this is also a magazine for everyone - parents, teachers, professionals, and entrepreneurs, bringing you insightful and engaging articles and activities. The content will be...