Volume IX, 2020 e-ISSN 2321-7057 Department of Psychology Lady Shri Ram College for Women The Learning Curve Department of Psychology Lady Shri Ram College for Women, University of Delhi Lajpat Nagar IV, New Delhi- 110024 Editors Dr. Kanika K. Ahuja Dr. Anisha Juneja Associate Professor, Assistant Professor Department of Psychology Department of Psychology Lady Shri Ram College for Women Lady Shri Ram College for Women AIMS and SCOPE: The ield of psychology with its basic and applied orientation penetrated every sphere of life. The Journal-The Learning Curve aims to provide a dynamic platform for researchers to present their research work that brings out a novel and signiicant perspective of looking at psychological issues of concern. The journal hopes that the papers in the journal will take the ield of psychology in unexplored directions and unchartered terrains. Principal Reviewers Dr. Suman Sharma Dr. Garima Kumar Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Mata Editorial Advisory board Sundri College Dr. Rashmi Singla Dr. Gayatri Arun Kumar Associate Professor & International Coordinator Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, in Psychology, Department of People Indraprastha College and Technology, Roskilde University, Denmark Dr. Shivantika Sharad Dr. Matthew Whoolery Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Professor, Department of Psychology, Psychology, Vivekananda College, University of Delhi Brigham Young University-Idaho, USA Dr. Shivani Datta Dr. Vimla Veeraraghavan Former Professor and HOD Psychology Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Kamla and Applied Psychology Department, Nehru College, University of Delhi Delhi University and Emeritus Professor Dr. Vandana Gambhir Psychology IGNOU Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Prof. Anand Prakash Keshav Mahavidyalaya Head of Department, Dr. Suparna Jain Department of Psychology, University of Delhi Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Dr. Manju Mehta Daulat Ram College Former Professor and HOD Clinical Psychology Dr. Garima Srivastava Department, AIIMS and Consultant, Holy Family Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Lady Hospital Shri Ram College Dr. Nandita Babu Dr. Sneh Kapoor Professor, Department of Psychology, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Jesus University of Delhi and Mary College Dr. Mohammad Ghazi Shahnawaz Professor Department of Psychology, Jamia Millia Islamia Dr. Navin Kumar Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Bhim Rao Ambedkar College Ms. Ratika Gore Assistant Professor, Head of Alumni Relations, S.P. Jain Institute of Management & Research, Mumbai Disclaimer: The Publisher and Editors cannot be held responsible for errors or any consequences arising from the use of information contained in this journal. The views and opinions expressed do not necessarily relect those of the Publisher and Editors. The Learning Curve e-ISSN 2321-7057 Volume IX 2020 Contents Page 1. Editorial 03-04 The Pandemic Times : A Psycho Social Struggle 2. Establishing a relationship with God: Role of rituals from the lens of Hindu Youth and Elderly 05-11 Ms. Aakanksha Bhatia, Phd Research Scholar, Department of Psychology,University of Delhi Prof. Girishwar Misra, Vice Chancellor, Mahatma Gandhi International Hindi University, Wardha 3. The many Nirbhayas of India: A Socio- Psychological Analysis of Rape 12-19 Dr. Aneesha Verma, Assistant Professor, Amity Institute of Psychology & Allied Sciences, Amity University, Noida Prof. Anand Prakash, Head, Department of Psychology, University of Delhi 4. Deconstructing the Blue Whale Challenge: A Discourse Analysis 20-28 Ms. Sudarshana Bhattacharya, Undergraduate Student, Department of Psychology, Indraprastha College for Women Ms. Surbhi Kumar, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Indraprastha College for Women 5. Social and Cultural Representation of Homosexual Love and Intimacy: An Exploratory Study 29-36 Ms. Ruth Lalneizawn, Postgraduate in Psychology Prof. M.C. Arunkumar, Head, Department of Psychology, Manipur University 6. Making sense of madness: An exploration into the phenomenon through analysis of audio- visual & textual material 37-44 Ms. Mohona Roy, Phd Scholar, Department of Humanities & Social Sciences, IIT Kanpur 7. Internship Satisfaction among Delhi- NCR Undergraduate Students 45-51 Ms. Anshula Sardesai, Ms. Rasika Yadav, Ms. N.C. Anagha, Ms. Juliya Thoas Undergraduate Students, Department of Psychology, Lady Shri Ram College, University of Delhi 8. Self & Beyond: Dilemma in Interpersonal Relationship through Psychodynamic lens 52-56 Ms. Navnita Bose, Guest Lecturer & Clinical Psychologist, Department of Psychology, West Bengal State University 9. Review of School based Positive Psychology Interventions: 57-65 Efforts to promote Mental Health among Adolescents Ms. Sunita Devi, PhD Scholar, School of Social Sciences, IGNOU Prof. Swati Patra, Discipline of Psychology, School of Social Sciences, IGNOU, New Delhi 10. Laughing Matters: The Relationship between Humor and Self Esteem in Children 66-72 Ms. Chehak Gidwani, Ms. Kritika Chaudhary Undergraduate Students, Department of Psychology, Lady Shri Ram College, University of Delhi The Learning Curve, Vol. IX, e-ISSN 2321-7057 Pages 03-04 Editorial The Pandemic Times: A Psycho Social Struggle Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an unprecedented pandemic of unanticipated magnitude being witnessed by the world for the rst time. With lakhs of deaths and constantly rising numbers of infected people across the world, every country is laboriously ghting the disease and trying to nd a cure. Irrespective of class, caste, age, gender, religion, corona virus in its attack has not made any discrimination at all. The pandemic is taxing the infrastructural resources of hospitals with high demand of medical equipment and testing kits for the exponentially rising cases. With the physical symptomatology, corona virus has brought along psychological and social disruptions as well. It seems clear to us that psychology as a discipline can help us better understand, and respond to the COVID- 19. Self-isolation, quarantine, routine disruptions are affecting the psychological functioning of each individual. Pervasive fear, emotional distress and anxiety of contracting the illness or one's loved ones getting infected by it is commonplace. Imposed and indenite period of isolation, fear of economic recession, plight of the migrant labors without food and money far away from their families is increasing feelings of distress, worthlessness and hopelessness (“Essentials not the biggest headache”, 2020). Further, there is an increase in reported cases of mental health concerns, suicides, homicides, child abuse and domestic violence across the world (Montemurro, 2020). There has been a 20% increase in the report of mental illnesses since the COVID- 19 outbreak within India itself (Loiwal, 2020). Withdrawal symptoms and suicides have been reported in Kerala due to unavailability of alcohol during the lockdown (Jayakumar, 2020). Increased emphasis on handwashing has been linked to escalation in cases of obsessive compulsive disorder. Other related maladaptive behavior being observed is thanatophobia or fear of death, avoidance and fear in meeting other people, fear of not getting essential items and panic buying. The fear of isolation from one's kin and stigma of the illness are preventing people to get themselves tested for the infection as seen previously during the time of spread of AIDS (Kumar &Nayar, 2020). People are getting exposed to rumors and false information through social media use that has increased during the pandemic, thus intensifying their stress levels (“Youngsters glued to social media amid lockdown, nearly half experience heightened stress: Study”, 2020). Many helplines, tele counselling services and e-resources are being made available to combat the crisis situation. LSR-RAHAT was one such initiative extended by the teaching fraternity of the Department of Psychology. With the commencement of unlocking post the lockdown caused by the pandemic, India along with the world is trying to revive the physical, economic, social and psychological breakdown caused by COVID-19. To counter the immense loss caused by the standstill of economy during the lockdown imposed, the business sector seems to have gradually started opening up. With mandatory wearing of masks, temperature checks, repeated sanitisation and social distancing, people are trying to acclimatise themselves to the new normal. While some ofces, markets, public places have started opening up, there are many people who are still following the work from home routine. Many organizations are using remote working for the rst time, leading HR professionals to improvise daily. While some sectors have already seen hiring freeze and even lay offs, some sectors are undertaking additional hiring. Employee willingness to be exible and adaptable, willingness to learn and upskill quickly and drawing upon one's psychological capital like resilience and optimism will be helpful in the times to come. Unlike other sectors where working remotely is still imaginable, a sector still struggling with what its course of action should be is the education sector. The UNESCO (2020) report estimates about 80% of world's student population (Chang & Yano, 2020) and 32 crore students of Indian schools and colleges have been impacted by the nationwide closure, thus encouraging remote learning (Kasrekar&Wadhavane-Tapaswi, 2020). Since the lockdown began, academicians