Published inAbout Me Stories·PinnedAbout Me — Saif FarooqiI am a Ph.D. in Psychology, from the University of Delhi, and currently working as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India. I have been blogging about psychological issues for more than ten years, on my blogs — Life…About Me7 min readAbout Me7 min read
PinnedTeaching and Social Media: Reflecting Upon More Than Ten Years of ExperienceTeaching can be said to be an interaction that enables individuals to understand ideas and concepts. Broadly, it can be considered to be a process of sharing knowledge and information. Teaching is not restricted or limited to the classroom. …Teaching7 min readTeaching7 min read
Sep 2The Concept of Self-ActualizationThe concept of self-actualization, over the years, has gained a lot of popularity. It has made experts as well as lay persons from varying backgrounds to be highly interested in the idea. …Self Actualization7 min readSelf Actualization7 min read
Jun 10Loneliness and Subjective WellbeingSubjective wellbeing is the overall subjective evaluation of life and experiences related to it. It is the individual’s perception of their general quality of life. Thus, subjective wellbeing is defined as the ways in which people evaluate their life in a positive manner. The more positive their evaluation of life…Loneliness4 min readLoneliness4 min read
Apr 3Cryptomnesia: A Possible Explanation of XenoglossyXenoglossy is the alleged speaking of a language that is completely unknown to the individual. The person has never heard the language before but still can speak it fluently as if it were a native language. …Language4 min readLanguage4 min read
Mar 10Belongingness in Changing TimesBelongingness or the need to belong is a fundamental human motivation to have meaningful and satisfying interpersonal relationships. It is a pervasive need to develop long-lasting, positive, and significant interpersonal relationships. It involves a need for frequent, pleasant, and stable interactions. The need to belong is an innate need. It…Belongingness4 min readBelongingness4 min read
Feb 7The Individual in CyberspaceThe individual is said to be represented by the psychological concept of the self. The self is a set of organized perceptions of beliefs that individuals have about themselves. The way the self gets manifested often depends on the context. One such context is cyberspace. Cyberspace is a digitized virtual…Cyberspace4 min readCyberspace4 min read
Nov 30, 2022Meaning in Life: Psychological PerspectivesMeaning in life is often considered to be a vague and abstract concept, which has been difficult to define. Usually, meaning in life has been conceptualized as a coherent sense of identity, an understanding of the self, the world, and life in general, goal-directedness, or a sense of purpose in…Meaning In Life7 min readMeaning In Life7 min read
Oct 23, 2022Thinking Patterns, Thought Processes, and PolarizationHuman beings are known to live in groups and are basically group-bound species. This makes them develop strong affiliations with their group members, displaying characteristics such as altruism and cooperation. However, this very aspect of being group-bound makes them indulge in competitiveness and conflict with members that are perceived to…Cognition6 min readCognition6 min read
Jul 17, 2022Trolling on the InternetTrolling on the internet or cyber-trolling is online behavior to intentionally anger, hurt, or frustrate someone. It is purposely posting inflammatory messages or comments that are meant to provoke negative emotional reactions. Generally, internet trolling involves remarks related to bigotry, racism, misogyny, and just simple bickering. …Trolling5 min readTrolling5 min read