A simplified version of the predominant model of stress and coping in psychology I approach this subject as a clinical psychologist (four degrees, including PhD) with a specialist interest in stress and coping and 40 years’ work as a fully qualified clinical psychologist. I do this by conceptualizing the information within a model of stressContinue reading “About the forthcoming 12 posts on the reality of our gods”
Category Archives: Stress and Coping
Dreams: Messages from God
Post outline 1. Introduction “God speaks chiefly through dreams and visions” (Carl Jung, psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, 1964).1 All the ancient peoples attributed great significance to dreams and today in some cultures people still tell each other about impressive dreams.2 In waking life we dream beneath the threshold of consciousness3 and visions are dreams in theContinue reading “Dreams: Messages from God”
Threat Awareness
Effective coping requires problem awareness. Denial of the problem delays effective action and prolongs the harm if there are steps we can take to address the problem. We cannot change what we do not acknowledge. Concerning the attack on our societies by a certain evil cabal — a psychopathic persecutor that feigns victimhood (psychopaths areContinue reading “Threat Awareness”
Psychopaths
As inner nature is revealed through action, an enlightened observer can easily identify people who habitually reject values of truth, spiritual beauty and love for others, favouring instead a behaviour pattern that is antisocial. A mental health professional might use the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) to diagnose this behaviour pattern asContinue reading “Psychopaths”
Solar storm effects on humans
Solar storms The sun continuously emits a stream of charged particles (“solar wind”) in all directions. The wind blows radially away from the sun, its speed and density are highly variable, and it contains a magnetic field that is also highly variable in magnitude and direction. When the sun is relatively calm, the only manifestationContinue reading “Solar storm effects on humans”
Suicide by Lunar and Seasonal Factors
In my work I (Aspects of Mind) noticed that lunar and seasonal factors were associated with demand for appointments, symptoms and symptom intensity reported across meetings, and relapse. In order to investigate the effects of lunar and seasonal factors on psychological distress, in 2011 I analyzed the dates of 43,645 suicides in England and WalesContinue reading “Suicide by Lunar and Seasonal Factors”
Life Events
The work of Holmes and Rahe (1967) suggested that an accumulation of significant life events in any one year increased your vulnerability to stress-related health problems. Total up your score. A score over 300 points in one year suggests increased susceptibility to stress-related problems, while a score below 150 means a relatively low amount ofContinue reading “Life Events”
Work Stressors
Common occupational stressors are listed below. Stressors need to be identified before they can be managed. Job IntrinsicToo much workToo little workRole conflictRole ambiguityShift workTime pressuresLong hoursResponsibility for peopleInterpersonal conflictLack of supportOver-promotionLack of job securityRepetitive, paced workLow payLack of job mobilityUnfulfilled job expectationsLack of recognition of accomplishmentsExcessive travelTechnologyPublic scrutiny of activitiesReport to committeeExtreme accountability forContinue reading “Work Stressors”
Meaning of Suffering
Suffering is the experience of pain or distress; loss, injury or harm.1 The intensity of suffering is influenced by the extent to which we view it as avoidable or unavoidable, useful or useless, deserved or undeserved. There are reasons to believe that suffering is not avoidable, always useful and neither deserved nor undeserved. Suffering isContinue reading “Meaning of Suffering”
Life Stages
Life stages are part of the normal growth process. Adult development, like that of children, occurs in a predictable, if not always orderly, pattern. Bodies change. Responsibilities shift. Goals are revised. Dreams are restructured. Self-image fluctuates. Each life stage poses unique developmental tasks. There are challenges to be met, skills to be developed, issues toContinue reading “Life Stages”
Aspects of Mind 