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Germaphobia increases during disease or virus outbreaks

Getting to grips with germaphobia

Donald Trump has famously professed an aversion to germs. But when does distaste become a disorder?

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Published in: Health
Tags: Anxiety, Behaviour change, CBT, Disorders, Fear, Health, Mental illness, OCD, Treatment and therapies, Wellbeing

A growth mindset can affect our health.

How to boost your wellbeing – the benefits of a growth mindset

Insights from positive psychology reveal the factors that can help people be happier and more satisfied.

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Published in: Health, Learning & development
Tags: Behaviour, Behaviour change, Cognitive psychology, Emotion, Learning, Mental health, Positive psychology, Wellbeing

The school environment can influence wellbeing

A holistic approach to student wellbeing

Positive education strategies provide Australian students with skills, behaviours and resources to thrive during the school years and beyond.

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Published in: Learning & development
Tags: Adolescence, Children, Educational psychology, Happiness, Learning, Mental health, Parenting, Positive psychology, Relationships, Stress, Wellbeing

Emotions can affect our physical health.

How being positive improves your health

A growing body of evidence reveals feeling happy is linked with better physical and psychological health.

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Published in: Health
Tags: Emotion, Happiness, Health, Mental health, Positive psychology, Wellbeing

How strengths-based parenting helps young people to thrive

Amplifying strengths helps children reach their full potential and improves wellbeing.

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Published in: Family & relationships, Learning & development
Tags: Behaviour, Behaviour change, Children, Parenting, Positive psychology, Wellbeing

The search for wellbeing can take us many places.

What is wellbeing?

Everyone wants to feel well but there’s a lot more to wellbeing than happiness and yoga.

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Published in: Health
Tags: Happiness, Health, Mental health, Positive psychology, Wellbeing

Blended families can live in harmony.

How to strengthen relationships in stepfamilies 

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.

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Published in: Family & relationships
Tags: Behaviour, Behaviour change, Family, Happiness, Parenting, Wellbeing

What leaders do can help protect the health of their staff.

Targeting certain behaviours can improve health in high-risk occupations

In high-risk occupations, leaders can protect the health of their staff by promoting certain behaviours like getting enough sleep, dealing with grief or talking up about stress.

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Published in: Work & performance
Tags: Anger, Anxiety, Behaviour change, Health, Leadership, Management, Motivation, PTSD, Resilience, Trauma, Wellbeing, Work

Children can learn coping skills that will build resilience.

Teaching children how to cope with life’s challenges

Helping children to deal with worries and stress will help them grow into resilient adults.

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Published in: Learning & development
Tags: Behaviour, Behaviour change, Children, Educational psychology, Family, Happiness, Health, Mental health, Parenting, Relationships, Resilience, Stress, Wellbeing

Witnessing trauma at work takes an emotional toll.

Witnessing trauma at work takes an emotional toll

Many professions - paramedics, police, firefighters - involve helping people in traumatic circumstances but witnessing trauma has its own effects that can haunt people for life.

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Published in: Health, Work & performance
Tags: Crime, Disasters, Grief, Health, Mental health, Pain, PTSD, Resilience, Trauma, Wellbeing, Work

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