Glennon Doyle Melton is the author of the New York Times Bestseller, CARRY ON, WARRIOR, founder of http://www.momastery.com, and creator of http://www.monkeeseemonkeedo.org. Glennon believes that life is equal parts beautiful and brutal, and writes about the “brutiful” she finds in marriage, motherhood, faith, addiction and recovery.
Read MoreNature and impact of Anxiety Disorder. Anxiety disorder is a blanket term covering several different forms of a type of mental illness of abnormal and pathological fear and anxiety. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is an anxiety disorder which results from a traumatic experience. Post-traumatic stress can result from an extreme situation. Husbands work situation turned him into an alcoholic over a very short period with a result of loss of business and income for the family. This has led to GAD for the Partner. Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is a common chronic (compassion or fatigue) disorder characterized by long-lasting anxiety…
Read MoreFACT SHEET FOR PATIENTS The Better Access to Psychiatrists, Psychologists and General Practitioners through the Medicare Benefits Schedule (Better Access) initiative aims to improve outcomes for people with a clinically-diagnosed mental disorder through evidence-based treatment. Under this initiative, Medicare rebates are available to patients for selected mental health services provided by general practitioners (GPs), psychiatrists, psychologists (clinical and registered) and eligible social workers and occupational therapists.
Read MoreWe hear a lot about stress and anxiety disorders and how debilitating they can be. But anxiety and our body’s response to stress is actually a survival technique that has been perfected over millions of years of evolution. Its main function is to get us into a fight/flight mode in potentially dangerous situations – albeit the “dangerous situation may have changed somewhat in modern times! On perceiving “danger”, the hormone adrenalin gets pumped into our system, getting us ready for action. Our heart rate increases, pumping more blood into the muscles. We feel excited or agitated, with butterflies in the…
Read MorePsychology is an academic and applied discipline that involves the scientific study of mental functions and behaviours. Psychology has the immediate goal of understanding individuals and groups by both establishing general principles and researching specific cases, and by many accounts it ultimately aims to benefit society. In this field, a professional practitioner or researcher is called a psychologist and can be classified as a social, behavioral, or cognitive scientist. Psychologists attempt to understand the role of mental functions in individual and social behavior, while also exploring the physiological and biological processes that underlie cognitive functions and behaviors.
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