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Counseling is a means by which a trained professional helps you deal with distress/ psychological problems. It is the application of mental health, psychological, or human development principles, through cognitive, affective, behavioral or systemic intervention strategies, that address wellness, personal growth, or career development, as well as pathology.
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0Counseling helps you to learn about yourself, to become aware of yourself and to use what you learn to make real and significant changes in yourself as well as to deal with current psychological problems.
Was this helpful?00Internet counseling involves interaction between counselor and clients using e-mail, chat, and video conferencing features of the internet to communicate.
Was this helpful?00Several researches suggest that online counseling is as effective as face – face counseling.
Was this helpful?01Therapist is a professional who provides help to people who are emotionally disturbed and help you deal with problems effectively.
Was this helpful?00Depression is a commonly seen psychiatric disorder that affects a person's mood. Feelings of sadness, loss of interest in activities, having negative thoughts, lack of motivation are the symptoms of depression. These symptoms if persist for two weeks or more diagnosis of depression is made.
Was this helpful?00- Anxiety is a normal reaction to stress. It becomes a disorder when a person experiences worry and feels apprehensive about every day events and problems for a period of at least 6 months and affects his functioning.Was this helpful?00
- A common feature in somatoform pain disorders is that patient's experience severe and distressing pain, in any part of the body that are not explained by evidence of a physiological processWas this helpful?10
Psychological problems are treated using medications, counseling and psychological interventions.
Was this helpful?10It depends on the severity of the problem. If the problem is mild, it is treated with counseling and psychological interventions. When the problem is severe and is affecting your daily functioning such as appetite, sleep, work performance and sexual functioning medicines are the choice of treatment. When medicines are combined with psychological treatments it is said to be more beneficial.
Was this helpful?00Genetics play an important role for developing a mental disorder. A person with genetic predisposition may or may not be affected. It also depends on psychological and social factors.
Was this helpful?00No. mental illnesses have no relation with black magic or wrong doings of a person. It can affect any one.
Was this helpful?00- Mental illnesses can affect anyone regardless of age, gender, socio economic status. Mental illnesses have no relation with person being intelligent.Was this helpful?00
No. It is essential to seek treatment at the earliest as mental illnesses limit the person from giving his best in his academics, work performance, family and social life.
Was this helpful?00No. People with mental illness are not violent. They are like all other people in the community.
Was this helpful?00With the available of medications and psychological interventions for the treatment of mental disorders, people with mental illnesses can hold job and lead a normal life as everyone else in the society.
Was this helpful?00- No. People with mental illness need healthy food as well as physical exercise. Physical exercise not only keeps their body fit, also helps people to have a positive outlook.Was this helpful?00
No, marriage does not improve a person having mental illness. It can sometimes exacerbate the problem. Evidence suggests that marriage can affect a person's mental health, as it can be stressful.
Was this helpful?00Yes. Mental illnesses have an effect on the sexual functioning of the individual. Individual may either experience loss of interest in sexual activities (as in depression) or may have increased interest in sexual activities (as in manic episode) which may result in indulgence of risky behaviors.
Was this helpful?00- Mental illnesses are treatable. Recovery differs from person to person and other psychosocial factors. A person with right support from the family as well as from the treating team recovers much faster compared to a person with less support.Was this helpful?00
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