Category: General

For weeks we have been hearing that this Christmas will be different and that we need to make sacrifices to stay safe. The festive season is one which we like to celebrate with our family and friends. However, as we … Read more

Perfectionism can be viewed as two sides of the same coin. On one hand, it can motivate you to develop remarkable work, while on the other hand it can cause an abundance of unnecessary anxiety. In fact, due to the … Read more

Over the last decade, smartphones transformed our daily lives. For many individuals, it’s the first thing they use when they wake up and the last thing they use before they sleep. This behaviour leads to Digital Dependency; meaning the excessive … Read more

In previous blogs I touched upon different cognitive distortions which present themselves in our daily lives. Our brains are prone to make connections which may become quick shortcuts in our day to day thinking. Our brain makes connections between thoughts, … Read more

In the first part of this blog, the concept of psychological assessments for adults was introduced. The aim of these assessments is to identify better the difficulties that clients present with, inform diagnosis if appropriate and assist in the development … Read more

Psychological assessments are carried out by psychologists to understand better the client’s functioning. There are different types of psychological tests that can be administered which measure cognitive abilities, level of achievement and personality amongst others. Within the school setting, psychologists … Read more

At some point in life, all of us experience the uncomfortable feeling of shame. Shame is often unspoken of and unrecognized, and it is one of the most unpleasant and tormenting emotions humans experience (Powell, 2016). As humans, we tend … Read more

We all have our own individual style of relating to ourselves and others. However, our lives constantly challenge us to be flexible and to adapt our style to ever-changing circumstances.

If we see our personality styles as existing on a … Read more

People experience stress on a daily basis. We all suffer from it in a different way; What might be stressful to you, may not be stressful for me (and vice-versa). With the ever-increasing demands on our daily lives, it is … Read more

What is ‘Personality’?    

The definition of personality I will be using, refers to a relatively stable way of how a person organizes their thoughts, feelings and behaviour in different situations (American Psychiatric Association, 2013). The fact that these remain … Read more