Hello everyone,
When I say today's life, you can think of the life you are currently witnessing, experiencing and taking part in. In this way, it will be easier to combine and interpret what has happened recently for your own concept of time.
Clinical psychology, which focuses on the psychological complaints and complaints of the individual, was based on advancing its interventions in two main areas. These were called protective-preventive intervention and psychotherapeutic intervention.
The focus of protective-preventive activities is not on current mental health problems, but on informing about the factors that pave the way for possible problems to occur, and eliminating or reshaping these factors. Psychotherapeutic intervention, on the other hand, is a step towards intervention in line with the symptoms complained of after a psychological disorder or problem occurs.
In the recent history of humanity, after the world wars, almost only psychotherapeutic intervention was on the agenda of these two methods. Because the people who were primarily affected by the wars, that is, soldiers and their families, those who witnessed what was happening, those who heard about it, were applying to health units providing clinical services with various psychological complaints, and in this way, no option other than psychotherapeutic intervention became dysfunctional when it came to meeting such an intense application. Due to this situation, all material and moral investments made have focused on psychotherapeutic interventions from that period to the present. For this reason, protective preventive intervention has gradually moved away from the focus and studies on this field have decreased.
At the point we have reached today, current psychological science defines the human being as a bio-psycho-social being. In other words, it points out that we can talk about holistic mental health of a person with biological, psychological and social needs when these needs are met in a qualified way. This situation has actually gradually opened the way for protective and preventive activities in the world and in our country, unless there are international situations as big as the world war. Based on forward-looking research and experiences of experts in the field, it is based on many subjects (psychological trauma, child & adolescent mental health, Preventive and protective activities on holistic issues (such as children's rights, human rights, self-help, helping those who help) have taken their place in the literature and on the shelves again. At this point, when benefiting from these services, the knowledge and academic level of the people providing the service are of great importance. Because harmful generalizations can be made on this subject by people who are not competent in their field. It is of great benefit for people receiving these services to pay attention to this.
Although it is difficult to predict whether today's mental health data will shed any light, recent research has made long-term and determined progress by meeting our bio-psycho-social needs. It shows that it is quite possible to experience a colorful and fulfilling life.
Wishing you to live a life to your heart's content, where you care about your psychological and social health as much as your biological health...
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