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𝐂𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐮𝐠𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬! 🫂✨

𝘋𝑖𝘥 𝘺𝑜𝘶 𝘬𝑛𝘰𝑤 𝑡𝘩𝑎𝘵 𝘢 𝘴𝑖𝘮𝑝𝘭𝑒 ℎ𝘶𝑔 𝑐𝘢𝑛 𝑠𝘪𝑔𝘯𝑖𝘧𝑖𝘤𝑎𝘯𝑡𝘭𝑦 𝑟𝘦𝑑𝘶𝑐𝘦 𝘴𝑡𝘳𝑒𝘴𝑠 𝑎𝘯𝑑 𝑎𝘯𝑥𝘪𝑒𝘵𝑦?

As a psychology students, we know that a simple hug can foster emotional well-being and strengthen our connections. Studies reveals that physical touch, like hugging, releases oxytocin, often called the "𝓵𝓸𝓿𝓮 𝓱𝓸𝓻𝓶𝓸𝓷𝓮," which enhances feelings of trust and connection. 🙌🏻

In a world where we often feel isolated, a hug can serve as a powerful reminder of our shared humanity. So today, let’s reach out and embrace those we care about—friends, family, or even fellow students! Whether it’s a long hug or a quick squeeze, let’s spread warmth and positivity all around. 𝑹𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓, 𝒂 𝒉𝒖𝒈 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒈𝒐 𝒂 𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝒘𝒂𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒃𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒐𝒏𝒆’𝒔 𝒅𝒂𝒚! 😊🫶🏻

🎨: Nixie Peony Tan
🖋️: Ryuki Jhade Balsote

“𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘴𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘸𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬. 𝘚𝘦𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦.” — 𝘎𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘒𝘦𝘯𝘵 🌿

With the first semester finally behind us, it’s time to pause, rest, and reflect. But don’t do it alone! Grab a coffee, tea, or even just a glass of water, and reach out to someone. Whether you’re sharing semester highlights or just catching up, a little “кυмυѕтαнαη” goes a long way. Let’s turn ‘𝐵𝓁𝓊𝑒 𝑀𝑜𝓃𝒹𝒶𝓎’ into ʙʀᴇᴡ ᴍᴏɴᴅᴀʏ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ sᴀᴍᴀʀɪᴛᴀɴs! ☕️✨

💡 𝐹𝑢𝑛 𝐹𝑎𝑐𝑡: 𝐵𝑟𝑒𝑤 𝑀𝑜𝑛𝑑𝑎𝑦 𝑤𝑎𝑠 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑎 𝑜𝑓 “𝐵𝑙𝑢𝑒 𝑀𝑜𝑛𝑑𝑎𝑦” (𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑢𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑑𝑙𝑦 𝑚𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝑑𝑒𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑑𝑎𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑦𝑒𝑎𝑟). 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑔𝑜𝑎𝑙 𝑖𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑣𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒’𝑠 𝑛𝑜 𝑠𝑢𝑐ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑎𝑠 𝑎 𝑏𝑎𝑑 𝑑𝑎𝑦 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑤𝑒 𝑡𝑎𝑘𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑛𝑒𝑐𝑡 𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑎 𝑑𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑘!

🎨: Paolo Cruz
🖋️: Paolo Cruz






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“𝐻𝑒𝓎, 𝓌𝑒 𝓌𝑒𝓇𝑒 𝒹𝑜𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝒿𝓊𝓈𝓉 𝒻𝒾𝓃𝑒… 𝓊𝓃𝓉𝒾𝓁 𝓉𝒽𝑒𝓈𝒾𝓈 𝒹𝑒𝒻𝑒𝓃𝓈𝑒 𝒽𝒶𝓅𝓅𝑒𝓃𝑒𝒹.”

On 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟗, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔, the students of 𝗕𝗦 𝗣𝘀𝘆𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝟰-𝟮 successfully conducted their 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞, marking a significant milestone in their academic journey 📚🎓. The event reflected months of 𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙤𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙝, 𝙘𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜, and 𝙙𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣.

As noted by renowned psychologist 𝙲𝚊𝚛𝚕 𝚁𝚘𝚐𝚎𝚛𝚜, “𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦.” This experience challenged the students not only to defend their research, but also to grow intellectually and professionally as future career holders 🧠✨.

The class sincerely extends its gratitude to the esteemed panelists whose expertise and constructive critiques contributed greatly to the refinement of the studies:
👨‍🏫 𝗗𝗿. 𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿
👨‍🏫 𝗗𝗿. 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗲 𝗦𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗼𝘀
👨‍🏫 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳. 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗥𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲

Special appreciation is also given to their 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗿, 𝐃𝐫. 𝐈𝐚𝐧 𝐋𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐬, whose guidance, mentorship, and unwavering support were instrumental throughout the research process. His expertise and commitment played a vital role in shaping the studies and empowering the students to confidently defend their work 📖🤍.

Though challenging, the thesis defense served as a meaningful learning experience—one that strengthened critical thinking, resilience, and academic competence.

Congratulations to 𝗕𝗦 𝗣𝘀𝘆𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝟰-𝟮 on achieving this important academic milestone 🎉🎓. May this accomplishment serve as a strong foundation for your future endeavors as psychologists and researchers.

🎨: Joebel Caoile
🖋️: Joebel Caoile

“𝐻𝑒𝓎, 𝓌𝑒 𝓌𝑒𝓇𝑒 𝒹𝑜𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝒿𝓊𝓈𝓉 𝒻𝒾𝓃𝑒… 𝓊𝓃𝓉𝒾𝓁 𝓉𝒽𝑒𝓈𝒾𝓈 𝒹𝑒𝒻𝑒𝓃𝓈𝑒 𝒽𝒶𝓅𝓅𝑒𝓃𝑒𝒹.”

On 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟏𝟐, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔, the students of 𝗕𝗦 𝗣𝘀𝘆𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝟰-𝟭 successfully conducted their 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞, marking a significant milestone in their academic journey 📚🎓. The event reflected months of 𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙤𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙝, 𝙘𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜, and 𝙙𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣.

As noted by renowned psychologist 𝙲𝚊𝚛𝚕 𝚁𝚘𝚐𝚎𝚛𝚜, “𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦.” This experience challenged the students not only to defend their research, but also to grow intellectually and professionally as future career holders 🧠✨.

The class extends its sincerest gratitude to the esteemed panelists whose expertise and constructive feedback greatly enriched the discourse:
👩‍🏫 𝗠𝗮’𝗮𝗺 𝗔𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗮
👩‍🏫 𝗠𝗮’𝗮𝗺 𝗔𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗿𝗮 𝗗𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝗼𝗻
👨‍🏫 𝗗𝗿. 𝗜𝗮𝗻 𝗟𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗿𝗲𝘀
👨‍🏫 𝗦𝗶𝗿 𝗜𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝗮𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗻

Special recognition is also given to their 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗿, 𝐌𝐬. 𝐌𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐚 𝐀𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐨, whose unwavering guidance, patience, and expertise supported them throughout every stage of their research process. Her mentorship played a vital role in shaping their work and strengthening their confidence as student-researchers 🤍📖.

While the process was demanding, it served as a meaningful learning experience that strengthened research competence, resilience, and academic maturity.

Congratulations to 𝗕𝗦 𝗣𝘀𝘆𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝟰-𝟭 on reaching this important academic milestone 🎉🎓. May this achievement serve as a strong foundation for your future scholarly and professional endeavors.

🎨: Joebel Caoile
🖋️: Joebel Caoile

𝗦𝗲𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝘂𝘀: 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗣𝗟𝗘𝗧𝗘𝗗. ✅

This semester tested your limits, but your hard work and grit pushed you across the finish line. It wasn’t just about the grades or the deadlines; it was about the late nights, the endless caffeine, and the moments 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱𝗻'𝘁 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗴𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴—𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗶𝗱.

You’ve lived the lyrics this semester: “𝐸𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑙𝑜𝑠𝑒 𝑖𝑠 𝑎 𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑝 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑡𝑎𝑘𝑒.” ⋆𝄞.📼˚ Even when you felt overwhelmed, 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒌𝒆𝒑𝒕 𝒎𝒐𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅. 🫂

Now that the brain fog is clearing, what’s the one song that perfectly sums up your post-finals mood? Drop the title below! 🎧👇🏻

🎨: Nixie Peony Tan
🖋️: Denice Kyle Colambo

🚢 𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗮𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱!
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦.𝗦. 𝗜 𝗔𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝘀𝗮𝗶𝗹—
𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥𝘯’𝘵 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳… 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘗𝘴𝘺𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘭𝘦! 🏆🔱

The 𝐏𝐔𝐏 𝐏𝐬𝐲𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬’ 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲 is now looking for 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 to represent our department in 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 as we aim to reclaim our legacy and show what Psych pride is all about!

If you’re ready to commit, practice, and give your best for the team—this is your moment to step up 🌟

✨ 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬:
🏟️ 𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗵 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
• Looking for 𝟮𝟱-𝟯𝟬 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 with energy, unity, and crowd-leading spirit

💃🕺 𝗙𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱 𝗗𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
• Looking for 𝟮𝟱-𝟯𝟬 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 who are ready for disciplined training, synchronized movements, and celebrating culture through dance

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⚠️ 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫:
Participants may join 𝗢𝗡𝗟𝗬 𝗢𝗡𝗘 (𝟭) 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. Once enlisted in 𝗙𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱 𝗗𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, joining 𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗵 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 will no longer be allowed, and vice versa. This ensures focus, fairness, and full commitment.

This isn’t just about competing—it’s about teamwork, grit, and bringing 𝙋𝙨𝙮𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙮 𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙤𝙥!
Let’s set sail, give it our all, and bring home the crown 👑

🎨: Joebel Caoile
🖋️: Joebel Caoile

𝙄𝙎𝘼𝙉𝙂 𝘼𝙍𝘼𝙒… 𝙣𝙖𝙜-𝙖𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙡 𝙨𝙖 𝙋𝙐𝙋 𝙎𝙖𝙣 𝙅𝙪𝙖𝙣…
📚🧠 (𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘱, 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘱, 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘱, 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘱, 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘱, 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘱, 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘱)
𝙖𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙣𝙖𝙠𝙞𝙩𝙖—𝙋𝙨𝙮𝙘𝙝 𝙨𝙩𝙪𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙣𝙖 𝙨𝙖𝙠𝙨𝙖𝙠𝙖𝙣 𝙣𝙜 𝙏𝘼𝙇𝙄𝙉𝙊 ✨

We can never forget the brilliant minds who shine in a battle of knowledge, wit, and academic skill 📝 Your intelligence and potential are exactly what we’re looking for! 🫵🏻

The 𝗣𝗨𝗣 𝗣𝘀𝘆𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀’ 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆 is now calling for 𝗮𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 to represent us in the 𝐀𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 for the 𝗣𝗨𝗣𝗦𝗝 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸. If this post made you pause even for a second—𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯 👀✨

⏰ We are looking for participants ASAP and applications are open UNTIL TODAY ONLY.
If you’re willing to practice, study, and show commitment, this opportunity is for you 🤍

Ready to step up and represent Psychology? 🏆🔱
Kindly reach out to Keisha Fhyre Bombita and/or Crishilda May Oliva if you’re interested in joining.

Take the chance—your Psych brilliance deserves the spotlight ✨🧠

🎨: Joebel Caoile
🖋️: Joebel Caoile

✨ 𝗣𝗔𝗦𝗔𝗗𝗢𝗡𝗚 𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗘𝗫𝗔𝗠𝗦 𝗖𝗨𝗧𝗜𝗘 ✨

As we step into finals week from 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟏𝟐 𝐭𝐨 𝟏𝟕, let's take a deep breath and remind ourselves how far we've come. 𝑹𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒐 𝒑𝒓𝒂𝒚 𝒃𝒆𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈. 𝑨𝒍𝒘𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝑮𝒐𝒅 𝒊𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒚𝒐𝒖, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒃𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒗𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒅𝒐 𝒊𝒕! 🙌🏻So, when you feel overwhelmed, know that you're not alone—we've got each other's backs! Let's tackle these finals with determination and positivity. Keep pushing, stay focused, and may our efforts shine through in every exam. 🫶🏻

"You're going to make it, TRUST ME."

- Psalm 2:3 🙏🏻

𝓑𝓮𝓼𝓽 𝓸𝓯 𝓵𝓾𝓬𝓴, 𝓟𝓼𝔂𝓬𝓱𝓶𝓪𝓽𝓮𝓼! 𝓨𝓸𝓾'𝓿𝓮 𝓰𝓸𝓽 𝓽𝓱𝓲𝓼. 😊

🎨: Rovi Sunga
🖋️: Ryuki Jhade Balsote

🌹 𝓡𝓸𝓼𝓮𝓼 𝓪𝓻𝓮 𝓻𝓮𝓭, 𝓿𝓲𝓸𝓵𝓮𝓽𝓼 𝓪𝓻𝓮 𝓫𝓵𝓾𝓮,
𝓯𝓲𝓷𝓪𝓵𝓼 𝓪𝓻𝓮 𝓽𝓸𝓶𝓸𝓻𝓻𝓸𝔀—𝔀𝓪𝓽𝓬𝓱 𝓾𝓼 𝓹𝓾𝓼𝓱 𝓽𝓱𝓻𝓸𝓾𝓰𝓱. 🧠

As we enter the final stretch of the first semester, it is time to transition from "learning" to "mastering." This week demands our absolute focus—a total cognitive lock-in where we trade distractions for discipline.

Let the upcoming exams be a testament to your resilience and the long hours you’ve dedicated to understanding your lessons. Remember: the intensity of the struggle only makes the celebration sweeter.

📚 To help you maintain that focus, keep these "ᴘꜱʏᴄʜᴍᴀᴛᴇ" principles in mind:

✔️ Don't cram; break your sessions into manageable chunks to improve long-term retention.
✔️ Don't just read; test yourself. If you can't explain it simply, you haven't mastered it yet.
✔️ Sleep and hydration aren't "breaks" from studying; they are the fuel that allows your brain to encode information.

📄 𝖮𝗇𝖼𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗅𝖺𝗌𝗍 𝗉𝖺𝗉𝖾𝗋 𝗂𝗌 𝗍𝗎𝗋𝗇𝖾𝖽 𝗂𝗇, 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗌𝗁𝗂𝖿𝗍 𝖻𝖾𝗀𝗂𝗇𝗌. 𝖬𝗈𝗏𝖾 𝖿𝗋𝗈𝗆 𝗋𝖾𝖿𝗅𝖾𝖼𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇 𝗍𝗈 𝖼𝖾𝗅𝖾𝖻𝗋𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇. 𝖸𝗈𝗎’𝗏𝖾 𝖾𝖺𝗋𝗇𝖾𝖽 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗋𝗂𝗀𝗁𝗍 𝗍𝗈 𝗋𝖾𝗌𝗍, 𝗍𝗈 𝖾𝗇𝗃𝗈𝗒, 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗍𝗈 𝗅𝗈𝗈𝗄 𝖻𝖺𝖼𝗄 𝖺𝗍 𝗁𝗈𝗐 𝗆𝗎𝖼𝗁 𝗒𝗈𝗎’𝗏𝖾 𝗀𝗋𝗈𝗐𝗇 𝗌𝗂𝗇𝖼𝖾 𝖽𝖺𝗒 𝗈𝗇𝖾.

🎨: Sofhia Andrea
🖋️: Paolo Cruz

𝐻𝒶𝓅𝓅𝓎 𝐵𝒾𝓇𝓉𝒽𝒹𝒶𝓎 𝓉𝑜 𝒲𝒾𝓁𝓁𝒾𝒶𝓂 𝒥𝒶𝓂𝑒𝓈, 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝐹𝒶𝓉𝒽𝑒𝓇 𝑜𝒻 𝒜𝓂𝑒𝓇𝒾𝒸𝒶𝓃 𝒫𝓈𝓎𝒸𝒽𝑜𝓁𝑜𝑔𝓎! 🎉🧠

William James didn’t just study the mind—he challenged the world to understand it as it truly is. Long before psychology became rigid and formulaic, James introduced the idea of the stream of consciousness, describing thought as a continuous, flowing experience rather than a set of isolated parts. This revolutionary view shifted psychology away from simply dissecting the mind and toward understanding how it functions in everyday life.

Rather than asking what the mind is made of, James asked why it works the way it does. This perspective laid the groundwork for Ｆｕｎｃｔｉｏｎａｌｉｓｍ, emphasizing how thoughts, emotions, and behaviors help humans adapt, survive, and make meaning in the world. His ideas reshaped psychology into a discipline that values real human experience over abstract measurement.

𝘿𝙞𝙙 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬? 🧐

𝘞𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘮 𝘑𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘥𝘰𝘶𝘣𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘴𝘺𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘣𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘢 𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦—𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘦𝘵 𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘗𝘴𝘺𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺, 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘭𝘶𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘥. 𝘏𝘦 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬, 𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘥 𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘥𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘥 𝘱𝘴𝘺𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘭𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘦𝘴. 𝘑𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘨𝘨𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘨𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘩𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘵, 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘥𝘦𝘦𝘱𝘭𝘺 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘩. 𝘏𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰𝘱𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦—𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴, 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘴𝘮—𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘪𝘮 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘱𝘴𝘺𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘨𝘦 𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦, 𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘺, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦.

𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘞𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘮 𝘑𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘱𝘴𝘺𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘢, 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴, 𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴—𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘪𝘵𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧. 𝘈𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦, 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘨𝘨𝘭𝘦, 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘵𝘩. 𝘏𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘭𝘶𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘮𝘴, 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴, 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘱𝘴𝘺𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦.

𝐻𝒶𝓅𝓅𝓎 𝐵𝒾𝓇𝓉𝒽𝒹𝒶𝓎 𝓉𝑜 𝒶 𝓉𝒽𝒾𝓃𝓀𝑒𝓇 𝓌𝒽𝑜 𝓈𝒽𝒶𝓅𝑒𝒹 𝓂𝒾𝓃𝒹𝓈 𝒷𝓎 𝒽𝑜𝓃𝑜𝓇𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝒸𝑜𝓂𝓅𝓁𝑒𝓍𝒾𝓉𝓎 𝑜𝒻 𝒷𝑒𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝒽𝓊𝓂𝒶𝓃. 🎂✨

🎨: Rhian Lurio
🖋️: Almira Gonzalvo

📅 On this same day, January 6… 🧠
In 1860, George Frederick Stout was born in South Shields, England!

A brilliant philosopher and psychologist, Stout is best known for his Manual of Psychology (1898), which became a widely used textbook. He was elected Fellow of St John’s College, Cambridge in 1884 and later became Editor of Mind in 1891, turning it into Britain’s leading philosophical journal. He went on to teach as Lecturer in Moral Sciences at Cambridge, Wilde Reader in Mental Philosophy at Oxford, and Professor of Logic and Metaphysics at St Andrews (1903–1936). 🏫✨

Recognized for his extraordinary intellect, Stout was the first Anderson Lecturer in Comparative Psychology at Aberdeen, elected Fellow of the British Academy, received honorary degrees from Aberdeen, Durham, and St Andrews, and even served as President of the Aristotelian Society. He was also known for his contributions to Trope Theory.

Notable works include:
📖 Analytic Psychology (1896)
📖 Manual of Psychology (2 vols., 1898)
📖 Studies in Philosophy and Psychology (1930)

Today, we remember George Frederick Stout — a thinker whose ideas continue to inspire the study of psychology and philosophy more than a century later. 🔱

Reference:
📖 George Frederick Stout Biography from The Gifford Lectures — https://giffordlectures.org/speaker/george-frederick-stout/

🎨: Joebel Caoile
🖋️: Joebel Caoile

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🎨: Sofhia Andrea
🖋️: Ryuki Jhade Balsote