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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is an acute stress reaction after experiencing a traumatic event. Events could be a violent attack, a car accident, witnessing wars, famines, and other tragedies. PTSD is especially common in war veterans, and, as such, there’s a great deal of support for those returning military professionals. PTSD is characterised by anxiety, […]
Type A behaviour has been discussed a lot. It is a personality type whose behaviour consists of high energy, go-getting, frenetic, hostility and time-urgency. These are the people who get things done; they’re driven and want to succeed. There has been a long-standing association between Type A behaviour and stress, which poses a risk of […]
Things that happen in childhood can have devastating consequences, long term effects lasting well into adulthood. As occupational medicine deals with the working lives of people, practitioners need to be aware that people have pasts. There are certainly a number of consequences of childhood abuse. These include emotional difficulties, mood disorders, personality disorders, unhealthy coping […]
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy is also known as ACT and is an approach to counselling that was originally developed in the early 1980s by Steven C. Hayes. It rose to prominence in the early 2000s when Hayes collaborated with Kelly G. Wilson and Kirk Strosahl. ACT seeks to help clients transform their relationship with difficult […]
Jon Kabat Zinn is said to be the forefather of modern mindfulness. He is the man responsible for bringing this Eastern practice to the West. He defines mindfulness as: “paying attention in a particular way: on purpose, in the present moment, and nonjudgmentally. It’s about knowing what is on your mind.” One of the first […]
Gratitude can help us physically, psychologically, and socially. Physically, gratitude can help boost our immune systems, lower pain and blood pressure, and have better sleep. Gratitude can also build positive emotions, we feel more alert, experience more joy and pleasure, and feel more optimistic. It boosts our social lives through being more helpful, generous, compassionate, […]
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Autism and ADHD has been in the news quite a lot lately. With celebrities speaking out about their recent diagnoses, and long waiting lists for tests, social media has been rife with posts on this hot topic. Autism and Asperger’s are disorders that impact on social functioning. They affect both children and adults alike, but […]
Recovery is an individual process. It is unique to each individual. Treatments will vary from person to person, even if individuals have the same disorder. This is because physiological responses differ. While there are standard medication and treatment options, these will be tailored to cater to each individual’s needs. Recovery is not a linear process. […]
In their work, Culture, Illness, and Care: Clinical Lessons from Anthropologic and Cross-Cultural Research, Kleinman, Eisenberg and Good (1978) used the term ‘explanatory model’ that defines how patients conceptualise and construct their illness. Conceptualising illness is an important facet of understanding the patient’s point of view, i.e., what their illness means to them. It offers […]
Acknowledgement Of CountryWe acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
