Organisational…/ Psychology…

One evening, very recently, while we were sitting down in the living room, with the television on, my conversation with my dad either started or drifted to a topic on an effect that was observed in Motorola while he was working there. Honestly, I was not paying full attention to him, but in my mind, immediately flashed “The Hawthorne Effect”, a study under human factors psychology.

Interestingly, I attended a workshop and met a lady, a professor at a university and we started talking about areas of interest and we were talking about her work area; she provides lectures on counseling topics and she was just tasked to head the HR department. And with the varying topics of psychology presented in the workshops, we revisited the varying treatments available.

As I went round the different topics of interest, I think the heart of my interest still lay in how to tailor treatment; on an individual level, on a collective basis – whether in group therapy or addressing preventive programs or forming support networks or timing the matching of alternative therapy options.

Collecting all the varying research findings and viewpoints, I pondered over “The Hawthorne Effect” in Therapy – could “The Placebo Effect” be considered its equivalent? And at which phases, is “The Practitioner Effect” important. Wherein treatment lies the viable options and effectiveness in treatment delivery?

How do you balance treatment in order not to tide into “The Co-dependence Effect” that studies have found prevalent in many adult groups in therapy today, something, that was initially in or probably from adolescence and maybe childhood.

There was another study that made me ponder how effective “psycho-education” was in community health and well-being. A knowledge-based and informative age, on which tandem and which cohorts require to be reached out to? Do we leave it to the individual to seek help? Or do we formulate programs regarding mental health? Will that “informed awareness” lead to scaffolding support within the public? How do we ensure the dignity of individual spirits that reinforce strength and resilience within themselves; and while being human that enjoys socializing, healthy interaction and confidence while being intrinsically aware of one’s own identity and boundaries. And how healthy can preventive mental health education be without causing anxiety or misperceptions?

The importance of “TOM – Theory of Mind” that I studied in my postgrad, with the varying approaches and how social stories were developed for therapy and the relevancy of old and new, modified treatments. I think the study on “iconic gestures” brings to mind a synergy of cultural contexts, similarities and differences, and various conditions that could receive benefit.

Psychology is about growth (I suppose) and more?.....

I am still learning - ongoing and looking forward to more developments

Building, adapting, The Healthy Social Infrastructure - belonging ye myself

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