Health psychology relates to the discipline of psychology’s specific educational, scientific, and professional contributions to the promotion and maintenance of health, the prevention and treatment of illness, the identification of etiologic and diagnostic correlates of health, … Read more
Therapy is an opportunity for two, or more, individuals to build a relationship which supports the client to explore experiences, behaviours and patterns of relating that may be interfering with one’s life or relationships. It is a space for the … Read more
Sadness is a basic human emotion that affects everyone at some point in their lives and is generally associated with negative mood and feelings of unhappiness. It is an emotion that can be triggered by various factors, like losing something … Read more
In the first instalment of this 3 part blog-series, we took a look at what dementia is and the devastating symptoms of it. Now we will be taking a brief look at the effects that the dementia diagnosis has … Read more
Sleep is an important part of one’s life as it allows the individual to concentrate, process thoughts and memories and it also restores one’s energy (Pacheco, 2021). When thinking of sleep, importance is placed on the duration of sleep however … Read more
Put simply, psychoeducation is about educating others on their mental health illness. Thus, the main goal of psychoeducation is to help individuals be able to better understand their mental health conditions. It allows them to become accustomed to living with … Read more
For some it may be easy to have a perfect sleep, or they may think that sleep comes naturally, especially if they have never experienced insomnia. However, falling and staying asleep may pose a challenge for others. Whenever this happens, … Read more
Undoubtedly, there is space and value in both online and offline interaction. The COVID-19 pandemic has shown us the value of having the opportunity to connect through online means. At a time when physical proximity was not an option, being … Read more
Breast cancer, leukaemia, lung cancer, melanoma, – cancer comes in many different forms, with many different symptoms. Every cancer patient’s experience is different and therefore, generalizing what kind of support they might need and wish for is not possible. According … Read more
