The time is coming when we really have to be more careful about our sources of information – the best evidence for that being the influence that “fake news” from Facebook and other websites that seems to have had on the recent American Presidential election. (If you are interested here’s an amusing way to find out a little more about "fake news")
We know that many people with mental health problems, be they depression or anxiety, get distorted views of the world, overestimate the probability of things going wrong in their lives and underestimate their own ability to cope. Many have difficulty seeing good anywhere.
We know that many people with mental health problems, be they depression or anxiety, get distorted views of the world, overestimate the probability of things going wrong in their lives and underestimate their own ability to cope. Many have difficulty seeing good anywhere.
Prof Rosling presents us with 4 “Rules for Guessing” that use statistics as their basis rather than personal biases to answer “big” social questions.
Here are the rules:
Helping people shift their thinking to incorporate these ideas with conversation, CBT, ACT and other therapy modalities may help improve their outlook and their mental wellbeing.
Jan is Sydney GP, private psychological medicine practitioner in Sydney’s inner west and a GP educator for Black Dog Institute.
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