HLTHAGE 2GG3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Coaching, Occupational Safety And Health, Psy
11 Mar 2019
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20th century growth in size and importance of psy. These industries go from being marginal to being massive. They take on the job determining what sorts of behaviours are appropriate and what ones aren"t. Mental processes become seen as central to human endeavour, from advertising strategy to occupational health to school performance. Guidance counsellors opening up in schools concerned with a students emotional well-being. Turn towards psy to comprehend and surmount problems of the human condition like despair, loss, conflict . Feelings, sex, work, desire, gender all open to psy - reshaping how we understand the self. We become occupied thinking about how we perform psychologically. Opening a magazine to find articles talking about this kind of stuff. Mental health now central to everyday life, with 20-50% of population receiving a diagnosis. Many other prophylactically attempting to improve/protect mental health. Gives us the feelings that we are all in danger and have to arm ourselves.
