by | Sep 14, 2020 | Gold Coast Psychologists and Psychiatrists
The practice of Mindfulness originates primarily in Eastern philosophy and religion, and it has gained increasing popularity throughout the world, as people search for improved health, well-being and meaning in their lives. The practice itself is quite simple; it...
by | Jan 4, 2020 | Gold Coast Psychologists and Psychiatrists
Bad things happen. This is a painful fact of life. And our brains are biased towards paying attention to negative experiences. They just want to keep us safe! So, this bias is an automatic survival strategy of sorts. Negative experience = “flight/fight/freeze” brain...
by | Apr 12, 2018 | Gold Coast Psychologists and Psychiatrists
STRESS AND ANXIETY Anxiety vs. Fear Fear and anxiety are natural/normal emotions that help us to survive and cope with difficult, challenging and/or dangerous situations. See the attached URL with some additional facts about anxiety, as well as the short clip on the...
by | Jan 10, 2018 | Gold Coast Psychologists and Psychiatrists
Our emotions can play an important role in how we think and behave. There are no good or bad emotions however sometimes your emotions may seem overwhelming and may lead you to act in ways that are self-destructive and not in your best interests. For instance,...
by | Jan 10, 2018 | Gold Coast Psychologists and Psychiatrists
What are emotions? Emotions are subjective states of feeling in response to internal or external stimuli that result in physical and psychological changes that influence our thoughts and behaviour. Emotions are often intertwined with mood, temperament, personality,...
by | Nov 29, 2017 | Gold Coast Psychologists and Psychiatrists
The parent child attachment relationship is seen to be one the most important predictors of later development. It has also been linked to ‘individual differences in many characteristics, such as cognition, behaviour, social skills, emotional responses and personality’...
