Learn how poverty directly affects our mental and psychological health.
Poverty is a condition that increases the vulnerability of suffering from a mental disorder and amplifies the consequences associated with it. Due to instances of stigma, exclusion and violation of basic rights.
On the contrary, when it comes to mental poverty, it is manifested by an increased presence of depression, anxiety, as well as serious illness and finally substance use.
The practical application of psychology has proven to be a transformative factor in the fight against poverty. Through interventions based on a deep understanding of the human mind, significant changes can be generated in communities.
Some adolescents are more at risk of suffering from mental disorders because of their living conditions. Due to a situation of stigma, discrimination, exclusion or lack of access to quality services and support.
Mental poverty focuses on worrying about what is missing in one’s life, instead of focusing on what can keep one out of poverty. For this reason, those who manage to get out of poverty and succeed are those who use what they have, are grateful every day, and above all, do not envy what others have.
Researchers believe that the negative psychological effects of growing up in poverty may stem from stress. Everyone is stressed, but low-income families and children are much more so. Therefore, persistent poverty in the early years of life has greater consequences on later cognitive and intellectual development.
Factors affecting mental health:
- Biological factors, such as genes or brain chemistry.
- Life experiences, such as trauma or abuse.
- Family history of mental health problems.
- Lifestyle, such as diet, physical activity, and substance use.
The poor mindset goes beyond not having much money. Thus, the poor mindset or poor mind is one that thinks that one will never be rich, that one’s wealth is only money.
Poverty has many dimensions, but its causes are unemployment, social exclusion and the high vulnerability of some populations to disasters. Similarly, disease and other phenomena that prevent one from being productive also have an impact.
Types of conditions:
- Oppositional defiant disorder.
- Conduct disorder.
- Tourette’s syndrome.
- Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
- Anxiety.
- Obsessive-compulsive disorder.
- Depression.
- Post-traumatic stress disorder.
In short, poverty is not just a lack of money, but a reality that is connected to the social and psychological aspect of people.
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