GP referrals and Mental Health Care Plans are accepted by our Perth psychologists. What is a Mental Health Care Plan? A Mental Health Care Plan is part of the Better Access to Mental Health Care Initiative. This is a government initiative which aims to improve outcomes for people with clinically-diagnosed mental disorder through evidence based treatments. … Read more
Are you checking your phone compulsively? Do you feel uncomfortable when you are unable to check it? You may be addicted to your smart phone. Are you actually addicted to your phone? Don’t worry, you’re not alone. A study of 1,600 managers and professionals found: 70% said they check their smartphone within an hour of … Read more
As we progress into older adulthood, and into the later years of life, accompanying development are changes in cognitive function. The natural process of aging does not necessarily assume a decrease in mental ability and cognitive functions, such as memory. A significant decline in mental function may be due to medications and disease. It is … Read more
The emergence of social media in our technological twenty-first century lives has completely changed the way we socialize and interact with others, making socializing easy and accessible 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, increasing our overall sense of connectedness with others. As humans are innately social creatures, social media platforms such as Twitter, … Read more
Substance misuse or abuse is the harmful or hazardous use of alcohol or drugs whether they be prescribed or illicit. There are many reasons why someone may take substances such as; To cope with negative feelings such as stress and sadness To experience the physical and emotional effects Peer pressure They are addicted psychologically and/or … Read more
When most of us think about addiction, we think about dependence on a substance, such as alcohol or drugs. Not many people associate addiction as an addiction to a behaviour. Types of Behavioural Addictions There are many behavioural addictions that are prevalent in society today (some more severe than others), such as: Sex addiction Internet … Read more
Most of us are well aware of the fact that the media and the fashion and cosmetics industries regularly photoshop and airbrush images of models in advertising material. How has the media influenced our body image? Do we have women and men striving to look like models that do not even exist in reality? Do we … Read more
Eating disorders do not discriminate. They do not care about your age or your gender. It seems that when the topic of eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia nervosa are brought up people tend to imagine starving teenage girls, eating only a handful of nuts each day in order to achieve that dream waif-like … Read more
What is Body Image? Body image is how a person thinks and feels about their body. There are 4 aspects to body image: The way we see our own body when we look in the mirror The way we feel about our body The way we act in relation to our body The thoughts we … Read more
“Urgh, take these chips away from me, I’m not going to be able to do up my jeans tomorrow.” “That’s crazy, you’re so skinny! If you’re fat, then I’m humongous.” “No way, look at these thighs! I swear I’ve put on three kilos this weekend.” Does this conversation sound familiar to you? If so, you … Read more
