Dr. Sheena Latif

  What is considered as Good Work in Mental Health?           Technically defining, a good work culture balances the interests of the employees, the employers and the society as a whole in order to deliver optimum performance,  enjoyable and satisfying engagement as well as fairness in growth. In other words, in a good work, the individuals are productive in a sustainable manner and choose to remain in employment overtime in a healthy way.          To maintain a good mental health, quality of the job and positive environment of the work culture, plays key role. Job quality and job satisfaction has proportional relationship with mental health of an individual. If one has poor quality job, there are chances that the positive mental health of the person can get tampered. Unemployment is one of the serious and major causes of deteriorating mental health among the youth of many countries. Unemployment to poor quality jo...

 Australia’s aboriginals are Australia’s first people who have lived the continent over fifty thousand years. It is interesting to know and learn about the methods of Social and Emotional Well Being (SEWB) religiously followed by the aboriginals of Australia. It teaches us about their holistic view and approach towards mental health. The people prefer to remain connected to their family, clan and children and find that really helpful and extremely supportive in terms of boosting their mental health and emotional well-being.  Aboriginal Health and SEWB Aboriginal health deals with physical, social, emotional, cultural and spiritual well-being of the people. If any of these factors are affected, it is considered as ill-health. SEWB of aboriginals are greatly related to how they are closely connected to their family, the environment they live in (nature) and the power of choice they exercise. Aboriginals prefer the usage of the term 'SEWB' instead of the other technical medical t...

                          There are different things to which one can have chances of getting addicted to such as  Cigarettes Nicotine Alcohol Cannabis Sedatives/sleeping pills Pain killers Illegal drugs Gambling including Online Gambling Gaming (Online/Video/Digital/Application based games) Shopping including Online Shopping Eating Exercise etc.                Addictions caused by substance abuse, gaming and gambling are one among the most common mental health disorders as per proven studies. Addiction affects people's thinking, judgement, emotions and behavior. In Latin, the word addiction means ''bound to /enslaved by''. Surprisingly, addictions due to  gaming  is the mental health disorder with the highest odds of recovery.   Gaming Disorder can be defined as a behavior in which there is less or no control over gaming such that the priority gi...

         A person is said to be happy if he or she has a positive mentality towards life and its happenings. A happy person is capable of enjoying the state of being as well as have a positive approach towards life's events that are challenging. In simple words, the positive psychology of the person leads to his happiness.            The scientific study of human flourishing as well as the strengths and virtues that can help an individual or group of individuals to thrive is termed as Positive Psychology.          How can happiness be described?   The state of  feeling good along with accepting who we are and what we need to change in ourselves for a better tomorrow is the key to happiness and positive well-being.  A person's happiness is correlated with various fields which affect his well being such as :- a) physical health b) work satisfaction c) social connectedness d)...

       It is always a state of chaos to many when they even think about speaking something in public or presenting a piece of their official work, artform, project, research outcome etc. It has always been spoon-fed to us from childhood that performing or presenting yourself in front of an audience is something to be scared of or anxious about. Making someone over-conscious about this process along with the unseen fear of something horrible going to happen, has resulted in many withdrawing themselves from speaking confidently in front of a group of people.      Causes and Symptoms of Stage Fright :- Researchers claim that this fear of facing an audience generally termed as 'stage fright' can be correlated to its ancestral  constitute -  'the fear of darkness'. Tracing back to ancient times of stone age, cavemen who hunted ferocious animals in the daylight had to fear the atrociousness of those creatures who could attack and kill them out of ...

Need for Counselling in Education        Education is the procedure of imparting knowledge, positive attitude and appropriate life skills to a learner through various patterns of learning mechanism. Whether a slow or fast learner, every student tries his best to excel in academics. However, d uring the process of education, a student or a learner may face various problems/situations that can possibly interfere in the smoother progress through their academics in school or college. Many a times, the student may not recognize the exact cause behind their problems. These obstructions in education can be due to multiple causes such as :-  learning disabilities (dyslexia, dyspraxia etc.) anxiety about exam failure sleep disorders emotional stress over expectations in academics from parents/family pressure due to severe academic competitions  personal or family issues  personality disorders physical health problems  mental health problems ( including anx...

                              What is Learning ?                                    Learning is the process in which a learner utilizes his capacity to understand and interpret the happenings in his vicinity or the topics he find interesting, by using logical reasoning and analytical abilities.  A real student is a lifetime learner and he may or may not be formally educated.                      Learning can happen anywhere, any time and from anybody. The one you learn  from   need not necessarily be a formal teacher/tutor, but can be a stranger, a child, a friend, a subordinate, a colleague, a superior, a non-human or it can even be your life experiences. Remember ! 'Experience is the best teacher !!' Also, it is no...