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Stress Awareness Programme
The World Federation for Mental Health is focusing the Oct 10th, 2018 as WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY campaign on Young People and Mental Health in a Changing World. You know very well problems such as stress and anxiety can damage your mental health. And it’s not just academic stress; stress from family…
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Teach your Children to cope with difficulties
One thing you have to teach, teach how to cope! Infant’s coping They have the ability to regulate stress. Coping dominated by behavioural rather than cognitive because of capacities for executive functioning is very limmityed paralleling the development of the frontal lobes.Young infants will try to regulate the amount of incoming stimulation by · closing…
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Role of Spirituality in Psychological Health
I want to know how God created this world … I want to know His thoughts, the rest are details. —Albert Einstein Many people experience anxiety and fear as they observe natural disasters, street violence, crime, war, family disintegration, and social upheaval, all of which test people’s sense of meaning and coherence in the world today.…
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Suicide Aftermath
When someone attempts or completed suicide, it becomes traumatic event and painful to their family members or friends. A variety of emotions may emerge such as anger, fear, worry, guilt, shame, all which are normal. After returning from hospital treatment, some people will be more prone to repeat attempts, and others won’t be. The family,…
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Psychological health
When we react to stressors, a wide variety of cognitive and emotional responses can occur. Examples of cognitive responses are concentration problems, indecision, forgetfulness, and sensitivity to criticism, self-critical thoughts, and rigid attitudes. Examples of emotional responses are nervousness, tension, irritability and anger. Stress contributes not only physical ill health but also psychological ill health.…