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...researched in terms of people experiencing a traumatic event or a loss in their lives. Organisational psychologists have also noticed that this occurs within organisations when people are being made redundant during job restructuring and being one of the ‘lucky ones’ left behind. Research shows that it can be, and often is, as hard on those left behind as those who...

...Research published during Carers’ Week in June shows that an extra 4.5 million people have been added to that number during the pandemic. Although we’ve come to appreciate carers more over the last few months, this will count for little in the long run if it does not publicly drive a move to do what we can to ensure that carers receive the best possible support and...

...research by Venus and Holtforth (2022) suggest that chronic stress appears to be linked to psychophysiological wear and tear, and is associated with higher levels of fatigue, more sleep disturbances and more impaired mental health. Life Events and Daily Hassles The Life Events Inventory (LEI) (Cochrane and Robertson, 1973) was developed as a checklist of potential...

...research has shown that it is possible to improve self-belief by consciously challenging our thinking to be more positive, optimistic and constructive, which then influences our emotions and behaviour, towards being more self-assured in an interview situation. Negative thoughts tend to just pop into our heads and can often be self-sabotaging; for example, ‘you will...

...children or carers of one of the 100,000 people living with MS in the UK. You will know that between the shock of diagnosis and the dream of a cure lies a long and at times arduous path. Living with MS can be very unpredictable. Symptoms can fluctuate from day to day or from hour to hour. Fatigue, pain, numbness, mobility problems, cognitive problems, bladder problems are...