Why is psychology important?
Everyone experiences ups and downs in psychological wellbeing throughout their lives. Research indicates that psychological wellbeing is critical to all aspects of health and healthcare delivery and that emotional and behavioural factors affect physical as well as mental health.
Indeed, one in four visits to GPS is directly related to a psychological issue whilst up to 70% of all GP visits can have a psychological component. Often, people contact psychology when their difficulties become more intense versions of troubles most people experience to some degree at certain times in their lives.
At these times, people often find that their usual ways of coping no longer seem effective; they may feel overwhelmed in some way and experience feelings of anxiety, depression or relationships troubles.
Whilst these difficulties can develop after particularly traumatic or difficult experiences such as bereavements, illness, relationship break-ups or loss of a job, often there may not be any obvious cause or the causes are difficult to understand.
The following are examples of some of the difficulties a Psychologist may help with:
- Depression,
- Stress and tension
- Anger management
- Anxiety, panic attacks, phobias and obsessions
- Memory and attention problems
- Eating problems
- Coping with physical illness
- Bereavement or divorce/separation
- Traumatic experiences in childhood
- Relationship difficulties
- Self-esteem issues
