What helps children with ADHD?
Hyperactivity, impulsivity and difficulty concentrating are the hallmarks of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). What helps children with ADHD?
Modalities of Psychotherapy
When it comes to counselling, there are many modalities of psychotherapy used to retrain your thought process and achieve meaningful results. What modalities of psychotherapy will your therapist suggest for you?
There is much more to mindfulness than the popular media hype
Pierce Salguero, Penn State Mindfulness is seemingly everywhere these days. A Google search I conducted in January 2022 for the term “mindfulness” resulted in almost 3 billion hits. The practice …
How to strengthen relationships in stepfamilies
BY PSYCHLOPAEDIA, AUSTRALIAN PSYCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY Blended families are more common than ever but creating harmony at home isn’t always easy. Here’s what parents can do to help boost family togetherness. Think …
Tips to manage stress
Learning to handle stress in healthy ways is very important. Fortunately, it is easy to learn simple techniques that help. These include recognising and changing the behaviour that contributes to …
Teaching children how to cope with life’s challenges
BY PSYCHLOPAEDIA, AUSTRALIAN PSYCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY Helping children to deal with worries and stress will help them grow into resilient adults. Just like adults, young children have worries that cause stress. Adults …
How strengths-based parenting helps young people to thrive
BY PROFESSOR LEA WATERS MAPS, PRESIDENT ELECT OF THE INTERNATIONAL POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY ASSOCIATION Amplifying strengths helps children reach their full potential and improves wellbeing. Parenting can be a difficult business and …
How psychology helped me recover from a shooting
BY PSYCHLOPAEDIA, AUSTRALIAN PSYCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY Shot on the job, police officer Daryl Elliott Green faced a fight for his life. Police psychologists were at the centre of his recovery It was …
How to handle everyday stress
PRESENTED BY PSYCHLOPAEDIA, AUSTRALIAN PSYCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY Simple psychological rules that help keep things under control Published in: Health, Work & performance Tags: Behaviour change, Mental health, Stress, Tips, Wellbeing Source: Psychlopaedia.org This work is licensed under a Creative Commons …
Creating space to grow morale, regenerate intra-team trust and make your workplace psychologically safe
BY PSYCHLOPAEDIA, AUSTRALIAN PSYCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY Many Australian employees have now returned to work duties and are navigating a ‘new normal’ in their working lives. This new version of normal, for many, …