Question

Give two examples of how you can support a person’s psychological wellbeing.

Answer 1

Psychological wellbeing is a key component of the overall health of an individual. However, the population aging generates an array of social and health concerns among which are special concerns of the psychological well-being of elderly. Psychological well-being is also a problem for those that experienced various negative events in life and subjected to severe stressful incidents. The psychological wellbeing can be improved by,

• Addressing the causes of psychological problem and making the person to understand the cause
• Enforcing the positive thinking, self-acceptance, encouraging the personal growth, autonomy, and positive relations with the others, al help to improve the psychological well-being of an individual

For example, encouraging autonomy of an elderly individual is likely to improve their self-confidence and thus, psychological well-being. Similarly, Enforcing the positive thinking and self-acceptance greatly helps a depressed individual.