P. Adusei, Author at MBS Care

Post-Traumatic Stress: Understanding What It Is

By P. Adusei
February 11, 2021
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In order to understand post-traumatic stress (PTS), we must first understand what trauma is. Trauma is a type of injury that is so significant that, it has negative lasting effects on a person. It can be physical, emotional, psychological, or all the above. You can go through traumatic experiences at…

Mental Health in Africa: Influential Factors

Many countries in the world struggle with the state of mental health and mental health care. Issues that are of major concern are a lack of awareness, a need for enough professionals to meet the need, the stigma surrounding issues of mental health, amongst others. African countries are not exempt from…

Thoughts, Feelings and Actions: What’s the Connection?

By P. Adusei
January 28, 2021
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Have you ever been angry? Never mind, that was a rhetorical question. So cast your mind back to a time you were angry. At that moment, you probably did not think critically about how you ended up feeling angry, just the event that, ‘made’ you angry. Well, now that you…

Reality and Imagination: Brain vs Mind

By P. Adusei
January 28, 2021
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Your brain does not know the difference between reality and imagination. How is this even possible you ask? My brain is an intelligent, intricate organism, that is the center of control for everything I think, feel, and do. Physiologically speaking, this is true, however, in reality, this may not be…

COPING WITH THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC: IMPORTANT LESSONS

By P. Adusei
November 3, 2020
Copiing, COVID-19, Mental Health, Resilience
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Another COVID-19 article? Yes, but this is not one that will talk about all the gloomy statistics surrounding the pandemic. You have the news agencies for that. We all, in some way, have been, are still being impacted by this devastating virus. And I have observed that, besides, death and…

10 Common Cognitive Distortions: Why Your Thoughts Can Be Dangerous

Cognitive distortions are negative thoughts/beliefs that create a false sense of reality. These thoughts tend to color the way we communicate with and understand people. Needless to say, a distorted sense of reality is dangerous. They lead to listening errors that cause us and others a great deal of unnecessary…

7 Common Listening Errors: What did you say?

By P. Adusei
July 31, 2020
Counseling, Couples Therapy, Mental Health, Mind, Psychotherapy, Relationships, Self-improvement
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Did you know that there is a difference between hearing and listening? One is involuntary – once you have a working auditory system (ears, functioning pathway to the brain), once there is sound, you will hear it. But there are times when you hear sound but if you’re not paying…

How to Achieve Your Goals the SMART Way

By P. Adusei
July 24, 2020
Cognitive, Confidence, Copiing, Self-improvement
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So you need to lose weight. Don’t be offended by this statement, it’s just an example. But if this applies to you as it does to me at the time of writing this article, then this article may prove very helpful. If it does not apply to you, you can…

Stages of Change: Learn More About the 6 Stages

By P. Adusei
July 24, 2020
Anxiety, Cognitive, Copiing, Counseling, Psychotherapy, Self-improvement
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Ever tried to eat healthier or work out more? Perhaps you may have tried to or have actually given up an addiction. Even more relevant to these times are attempts to cut down on the amount of time you spend on social media. Something usually happens to urge us to…

What Is Depression (Major Depressive Disorder)?

By P. Adusei
May 27, 2020
Cognitive, Copiing, Counseling, Depression, Emotional, Mental Health, Mind, Psychotherapy, Self-improvement
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We often use the word “depressed” as a synonym for sadness. Grammatically speaking this may be correct. However, when the word depression is used, it often refers to a clinical condition many suffer from. According to the WHO, more than a quarter of a billion people, of all ages suffer…

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