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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…

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…

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…

Addiction: What Substance Abuse Looks Like

By P. Adusei
April 20, 2020
Anxiety, Brain Health, Cognitive, Copiing, Counseling, Health, Mental Health, Psychotherapy, Self-improvement
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Addiction is sometimes called substance use disorder, although it is possible to experience addiction to non-substances such as the internet. It is a disease that many struggle with. Most people are not aware that addiction is, in fact, a disease rather than a choice. While the path to addiction is…

How Your Body Responds to Stress: Fight or Flight

By P. Adusei
April 12, 2020
Anxiety, Brain Health, Cognitive, Copiing, Counseling, Health, Mental Health, Mind, Psychotherapy, Self-improvement, Stress
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At the core of everything we do is the desire to survive. Fortunately, there are certain processes built into our bodies that help ensure this. One of these is the stress response also known as the fight or flight response (ff). This is basically how your body responds to stress. In…

Category: <span>Mental Health</span>

Mental Health in Africa: Influential Factors

COPING WITH THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC: IMPORTANT LESSONS

10 Common Cognitive Distortions: Why Your Thoughts Can Be Dangerous

7 Common Listening Errors: What did you say?

What Is Depression (Major Depressive Disorder)?

Addiction: What Substance Abuse Looks Like

How Your Body Responds to Stress: Fight or Flight

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