DATING WITH CONFIDENCE: OVERCOMING SOCIAL ANXIETY AND FINDING LOVE

I have always been intrigued about relationships and how they form, but in recent years my curiosity has focused on relationships in the context of chronic anxiety. My interest stems from my personal experience with generalized anxiety disorder, which occurred at a time when I was single and trying to date. Although, I do not […]

BELIEF IN PERSONAL MASTERY

Self-efficacy or ‘Mastery’ simply reflects a person’s confidence to exert control over their motivation, behaviour and social environment, to achieve a goal (Bandura, 1977). A high sense of mastery is expected to reduce psychological distress and increase well-being physicallyThe scale below measures the extent to which an individual regards himself as in control of his […]

ROSENBERG SELF-ESTEEM SCALE

Improve your mental health self-awareness by checking how you view yourself and encouraging a positive self-image Instructions: Below is a list of statements dealing with your general feelings about yourself. Please indicate how strongly you agree or disagree with each statement: Strongly Agree = 3; Agree = 2; Disagree = 1; Strongly Disagree = 0 […]