Crossway Psychological & Psychometrics Institute

24/02/2021

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Psychological and Psychometric

18/10/2014

Hi Everyone! As promised today's content post is on when to seek additional help during recovery from a traumatic event.

Sometimes it's important for people to know when their own recovery activity requires additional help. Personal recovery may need to be supported by specialist knowledge to ensure stress does not linger unnecessarily or lead to later health problems. Stress problems respond rapidly with professional advice and information.

Indications for this are:
• If recovery has stalled or does not seem to be proceeding
• If physical or other symptoms are causing concern
• If there is no one to talk to or relationships are being affected by the stress
• If there is continuing emotional numbness, depression or anxiety
• If there is continued disturbed sleep and nightmares
• If they are unable to handle the intense feelings or physical sensations
• If they are becoming accident prone or increasing use of drugs and alcohol

17/10/2014

At CPPI we offer a range of assessments including;
• Personality tests e.g MMPI-II;
• Ability tests e.g KBIT-II;
• Emotional, Behavioural,Interpersonal tests e.g BDI-II,MCMI-III;
• and Career based tests e.g IDEAS.

For more information on the individual tests and their benefits look at our ‘Information on services’ album.

OR stop by; we are located at Intrade Africa Place along Kauria Close,off Muthangari Road opposite Valley Arcade in Lavington, Nairobi.
Office hours are:
Monday-Friday 9..30am-6.00pm
Saturday 9.30am -2.00pm

Contact details: Tel: 020 -231 0373
Mobile: 0727 011 384

17/10/2014

What is Psychometrics?
-Simply put- it is the measurement of the ‘mind’ or behaviour.

Why Psychometrics?
-It enables evidence-based psychotherapy and provides a more informed decision on which course to take for diagnosis;helps evaluate academic performance; enables behavioral predictions etc

16/10/2014

Relaxation

• Do regular relaxation exercises such as deep breathing, listening to quiet music, meditation.
• Do something about bodily tension such as massage or exercises.
• Rest regularly, even if you can only do it for a short time.
• Try to find something that will make you laugh sometimes.

Attitudes

• Accept that it will take time to get out of the stress cycle and keep trying.
• Be careful of accidents; concentration and judgement may be impaired under stress.
•Try to be organised and efficient so you have some time to yourself.

16/10/2014

Physical

• Do regular rhythmic physical exercise such as walking, swimming, cycling.
• Make an effort to reduce or at least not to increase your intake of stimulants such as alcohol, to***co and sugar as they keep the stress cycle going.
• Eat regular, well-balanced meals even if they are small.

Relationships

• Keep regular contact with people you like to be with.
• Ask for help when you need it, many people enjoy giving help.
• Make time to be with your family or friends.
• Talk to people you trust about yourself and what is happening so you can get it into perspective.

16/10/2014

Its coming to that time of the year when we all look forward to going on vacation somewhere relaxing or even just having some time off from our busy schedules.

While a ‘work hard,play hard’ routine may be sustainable for some, its important that we don't wear ourselves out by allowing tension to build up all year or even several weeks at a time without making some time for stress relief.

There are PLENTY of things that anyone can do which will help to break the stress cycle and reduce tension. Many simple pleasures will make a big difference to stress. Enjoyment is the best antidote to stress.

----Have a look at the next two posts and get clued-up on some of the basic ways you can manage stress THROUGHOUT the year!---

10/10/2014

10 October 2014 is World Mental Health Day!!

TODAY ( and really, everyday :) ) is all about spreading awareness and educating ourselves and those around us about the different mental health issues that we face in our society and the world as a whole.

The goal is to have an open discussion on these issues, which in turn promotes individual and combined investment as well as support towards the development of effective intervention and treatment methods for mental illnesses.

Below is an article from the International Business Times about this year's theme:

World Mental Health Day, set up by the Mental Health Foundation, is celebrated on 10 October

10/10/2014

3. Help with practical tasks and chores as this enables more of their energy and time to be given to the recovery process.

4. Give them time, space and patience; don’t take it personally if at times they are irritable, bad tempered or want to be alone. These are a natural part of the stress response and will pass as they recover.

5. Don’t try to talk them out of their reactions, minimise the event or say things like “You’re lucky it wasn’t worse,” or “pull yourself together”; stressed people need to concentrate on themselves first; they will feel supported if you let them know you are concerned, want to help and are trying to understand. They will see your viewpoint as they recover.

Have you come across any of these tips before? Did any of them surprise you?

----Look out for the next content post where we give some pointers on how to know when our recovery activity requires additional help!!----

10/10/2014

Happy Friday People!!

Today’s post is about dealing with Trauma.

The important thing about recovery from trauma is to;

• Go back over what happened so the feelings fade and we can come to terms with the event, realise it is in the past and how we can be safe again.

BUT this has to happen at a TIME and RATE that is comfortable for the individual.

5 tips to helping someone who has been through trauma:

1. Spend time with the stressed person without judging or demanding, their recovery will occur in its own time.

2. Offer support and a listening ear; talking is one of the best things they can do to work things out; but they may need to go over things many more times than you expect. Try to be interested in what they want to say; avoid giving advice or trying to solve the problems.Talking itself is important and helps to make it fade.

------Tips 3-5 are coming up in the next post! -----

09/10/2014

03/10/2014

CPPI is happy to announce the openning of the long awaited Crossway Medical Rehab Center at Matasia, Memusi Road, opposite Tuskys chap chap.