Phantom limb pains occur post amputation, where patients experience sensations, such as aching, burning, itching, numbness, pinching, tingling, stabbing, throbbing, and changing temperatures in a limb that does not exist. This may seem unusual, to feel a pain in an area of the body that does not exist anymore, leading to feelings of confusion, embarrassment, […]
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Involuntary muscle spasms are a regular experience of those who have experienced spinal cord injuries. These can result in interrupted sleep, discomfort and pain, along with possible injuries. This is without mentioning or taking into account the impact that this can have on the individual with regards to feeling self-conscious. These occur as a result
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According to the World Health Organisation, rehabilitation is defined as the use of all means aimed at reducing the impact of disabling and handicapping conditions and enabling disabled people to achieve optimal social integration. Therefore, patients are treated by a multi-disciplinary health care team, including psychologists. For many patients, medical rehabilitation brings about major adjustment,
In general, sexuality describes how a person goes about expressing himself or herself as a sexual being. Sexuality and sexual expression is an integral part of a person’s life and just as we are all different, our sexual preferences also differ. Sexuality is equally important to all people regardless of age, gender, relationship status, gender
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Environmental Psychology is a relatively new and exciting field within psychology. It places focus upon the dynamic relationship between the environment and the individual, as well as the impact that this has on our mental health and psychological wellbeing. Disability as understood by the World Health Organization (WHO) relates to the level to which one’s
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