Tag: psychological well-being

  • PSYCHOLOGICAL WELLBEING SURVEY (18 items).

    PSYCHOLOGICAL WELLBEING SURVEY (18 items).

    This measure will help you assess your overall well-being. Well-being comprises six major areas: autonomy, environmental mastery, personal growth, positive relations with others, purpose in life, and self-acceptance INSTRUCTIONS: For each item, indicate how much you agree or disagree based on the following scale: 1 = strongly agree 2 = somewhat agree 3 = a…

  • HEALING WRITING

    HEALING WRITING

    Writing about emotionally upsetting events has been shown to produce salubrious effects, including reduced health problems, enhanced self-regulation, and better adjustment after a trauma. Emotional catharsis (i.e., expressing pent-up emotions) was first suggested as a crucial factor in the health benefits of disclosive writing, however later studies indicate that the writing style is what most…

  • IS SPENDING TOO MUCH SCREEN TIME BAD FOR THE PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING OF CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS?

    IS SPENDING TOO MUCH SCREEN TIME BAD FOR THE PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING OF CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS?

    Spending more than 1 hour of screen time is associated with poor psychological well-being in children and adolescents. In fact, adolescents have worst psychological outcomes than younger children with higher likelihood of having been diagnosed with anxiety or depression.

  • EXERCISING TO RELIEVE POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER (PTSD)

    EXERCISING TO RELIEVE POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER (PTSD)

    Aerobic exercises have been found to produce beneficial effects on PTSD and anxiety symptoms. Types of aerobic exercises and special considerations are developed in more details.

  • ARE PROCESSED FOODS BAD FOR ANXIETY?

    ARE PROCESSED FOODS BAD FOR ANXIETY?

    Consumption of fruits and vegetables is linked to better psychological health and lower depression and anxiety and processed foods with increased anxiety.