BabySteps Psychology Magagzine

How is your social life? Do you know that your relationships, career, self-esteem, longevity and overall satisfaction with life can be improved with good, well-developed social skills? As humans we all crave for companionship whether we are shy or distrustful of others due to experience. We are not meant to survive, let alone thrive, in isolation because we are social creatures by nature I have consistently pointed out on this blog that our overall health is linked with the inter-relationship between our physical, social and mental welling based on WHO’s definition of health  HERE  . However, no matter how much time you devote to improving your mental, emotional and physical health, you will still need the company of others to feel and be your best in order to achieve optimum health. Therefore, a lack of good social health may lead to feelings of loneliness, boredom, or generally unhappiness that can weigh us down mentally.So what is social well-being and how can you improve y...

4min read; Regular p hysical activity or exercise(  minimum of 30 minutes a day)   can improve your health and reduce the risk of developing certain conditions or diseases including depression and anxiety,type 2 diabetes, cancer and cardiovascular disease and can help you manage your weight and prevent osteoporosis  regular activity can improve your quality of life.  Nobody wants to be sick because any form of illness is an inconvenience and expensive.Yet many people fail to see the link between their habits and their health. You not only feel bad, but when you are sick, you may not be able to go to work or school, earn any money, or look after your family. You may even need someone to look after you, and you may have to pay for expensive medicines and treatment.  “Prevention is better than cure” and  some illnesses cannot be avoided. Still, there is much you can do to slow down or even prevent the onset of illness. Considet 8 things that you can do today t...

3min read; “Some of the most obvious and serious signs that we are unhealthy appear physically. Addressing this dimension is crucial for anyone attempting to sustain overall health and wellness”- (John Koshuta).  In order to optimize our overall health, it is important to address our physical health because we now know that our emotional and social environment is interwoven with our physical health.  For Example: Poorer Mental/Emotional Health Can Increase Your Risk Of Developing Health Problems Through The Following: Suppression of immune function   Poor health behaviours (e.g., smoking, drinking alcohol excessively, sedentary lifestyle, poor dietary choices)  Not following medical recommendations. For instance, depressed patients are three times more likely not to follow medical treatment recommendations compared with non-depressed patients   If your water is clean and safe, the air you breathe is pure, your workplace is healthy, your house is co...

Action Plan #STOPtheABUSEnow “Psychological abuse isn't considered a serious social taboo like physical and sexual child abuse. Parents can’t hit their kids, but they can yell at them. They can insult them and they can dismiss them with a sharp tongue. But where we draw the line between firm parenting tactics and abuse remains blurry”-Dr. Joseph Spinazzola, of the Trauma Center at Justice Resource Institute. Physical and sexual abuse is noticeable, so they get mainstream attention. Psychological abuse is covert, residing only in the mind, where trauma accumulates over time like an overstuffed closet, until one day it bursts. Some parents who are emotionally abusive parents practice forms of child-rearing that are orientated towards fulfilling their own needs and goals, rather than those of their children. Their parenting style may be characterized by overt aggression towards their children, including shouting and intimidation, or they may manipulate their children using more subtle...

Action Plan #STOPtheABUSE “The inability to regulate emotions like rage and terror, along with intense suicidal feelings, somatic disorder, negative self-perception, poor relationships, chronic feelings of isolation, despair and hopelessness; and dissociation and amnesia” are some of the implications of Child abuse Child abuse is a common problem worldwide (40 million children), and its physical and psychosocial effects are felt by abused children, their families, and their communities. It has been linked to changes in the victims’ mental and behavioural development throughout their lives, putting them at risk of engaging in potentially dangerous behaviour in the future. Given the prevalence of childhood psychological abuse and the severity of harm to young victims, it should be at the forefront of mental health because it has lasting, significant damage, equal to or exceeding the long-term consequences of physical abuse. The case of 6 year old Promise Eboye’s case is a wake-up call fo...