What is mental health?
People often ask what mental health is. They’re interested to know the main disorders or problems that psychologists work with and if there’s a big difference between people with mental health problems and those without them. In fact, despite what you may think, there is no clear difference between those two groups of people: there is no […]
The three levels of health: biological, psychological and social
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), “health is a state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing, not only the absence of illness or disease.” Therefore to be “complete”, optimal health must be present at all three levels: the biological or physical level, the psychological or mental level, and the social or relational level. […]
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: what is it?
Included within the category of anxiety disorders, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) has characteristics that often catch people’s attention. One of the great differences between this disorder and other anxiety disorders lies precisely in how symptoms are manifested. Normally the effects of anxiety are experienced in a very subjective and internal way. Therefore, you might be sitting […]
Managing self-demands: how our expectations can become a burden
Imagine that there’s a project at hand, any task that comes to mind: studying for an exam, opening a business, strengthening a relationship or even having children. There comes a series of expectations and hopes with any task in our lives, regarding the outcome of the task. The actual outcome of the task will be […]
Finding the balance between work and life
Our fast-paced world may cause us great stress because of high expectations. Sometimes we create these expectations on our own, and sometimes others create them for us, but either way, fulfilling these expectations requires a great amount of effort. While this can motivate us to explore our potential, it can also be detrimental to our mental […]
