Counselling The Stressed For Psychological Wellbeing
Abstract The political, social and economic milieu in Malaysia has put many people in tight situations to make ends meet while maintaining their sanity. The struggles and hardships when become chronic will have a negative impact on their psychological wellbeing. The constant and sometimes abrupt...
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Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia
2017
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The political, social and economic milieu in Malaysia has put many people in tight situations to make ends meet while maintaining their sanity. The struggles and hardships when become chronic will have a negative impact on their psychological wellbeing. The constant and sometimes abrupt changes can throw people off balance and breed stress, anxiety and tension. During this turbulent and uncertain situation, it is believed that counselling services could help the people to manage their life situations amicably despite the adversity faced. Based on extensive literature review, this article deliberates on the stressors, counselling philosophy and ways counselling services could contribute in helping people to pull through their difficult and challenging situations and at the same time monitor and maintain their mental health level. It is believed that the deliberations have contributed to the understanding of counselling services in Malaysia that should be fully utilized by those in need of the services.
Keywords: counselling, psychological wellbeing, stress, ethics,philosophy
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Keadaan sosial, ekonomi dan politik di Malaysia telah menyebabkan banyak orang berada dalam keadaan sukar untuk menyara kehidupan sambil memelihara kewarasan diri. Cabaran dan keperitan hidup yang berpanjangan akan membawa kesan negatif kepada kesejahteraan psikologi mereka. Perubahan yang kerap dan adakalanya mendadak
sering mengakibatakan ramai dalam keadaan yang tidak seimbang, yang akan memcetuskan stress, kebimbangan, kecemasan dan tekanan. Dalam situasi yang bergolak dan tidak menentu ini, adalah dipercayai bahawa perkhidmatan kaunseling mampu membantu mereka menguruskan kehidupan mereka dengan baik walaupun berhadapan dangan pelbagai cabaran hidup. Berdasarkan sorotan literatur yang meluas, artikel ini mengupas isu stress dan puncanya, falsafah dan etika kaunseling, serta pendekatan kaunseling untuk membantu mereka mengharungi kehidupan yang sukar dan mencabar serta berupaya memantau dan memelihara kesihatan mental masingmasing. Adalah dipercayai kupasan artikel ini menyumbang kepada kefahaman perkhidmatan kaunseling di Malaysia yang wajar dimanfaatkan oleh mereka yang memerlukannya. |
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