Mental health barriers are those factors in lfe that prevent people from experiencing high degrees of wellbeing and overall wellness.
Some of these barriers are common across all human beings and others are culturally, socially or age specific.
Psychological Theories & Concepts Articles
A deep dive into the principles and frameworks that underpin modern psychology. Understand theories like locus of control, self-determination, and attachment, and how they shape both mental health and recovery.
Resilience: the Ability to Bounce-Back
Resilience is a person’s ability to ‘bounce-back’ from problems, difficulties and life challenges.
In life we can all expect to have our fair share of difficult times, for example when losing a loved one or when suffering ill health.
Everybody has a different level of resilience and….
Social Pressure: The Power of Cultural Rules & Regulations
Social pressure is the ‘power’ that influences how people behave in any given social or cultural setting according to the rules and regulations of that particular social context.
It includes the idea that what other people and social groups might think about YOU is ‘incredibly important’ which can have a direct impact on the way that you feel.
Locus of Control: Beliefs About Your Ability to Determine Your Own Outcomes
Although the Locus of Control sounds rather technical, it is in fact a rather straightforward concept which was developed by Julian Rotter in 1954 and has stood the ‘test of time’ in terms of being persistently shown to be a valid ‘construct’.
This concept is also associated with Attribution Theory.