Relationships, Social Media & Mental Health - Dr Andreas Anastasiou | Med Conceptions Full Podcast #2

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In this episode, we talk about building lasting relationships, maintaining mental health amidst a pandemic and fighting social media addiction. Dr Andreas Anastasiou also gives us an insight into what a career in psychology entails and answers the question ‘why divorce rates are so high?’.

Dr Andreas Anastasiou has a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from the University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. He has worked as a psychologist in several settings in the United States including a Veteran’s Affairs hospital, counseling centers, and state agencies. As Associate Professor at Mary Baldwin University in Virginia, USA, he served as chair of the psychology department for four years. He repatriated to Cyprus six years ago and, since then, has been an Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Nicosia, where he also served as Chair of the Social Sciences Department. He has served as Board member of the Cyprus Psychological Association. In addition, Andreas maintains a private practice in counseling psychology. His research focuses on gender differences in the communication of empathy, conflict resolution, and multicultural issues.

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Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

00:44 What does a Psychologist do?

04:49 Who is Therapy for and when is it needed?

08:03 What does it mean to be happy?

09:36 Setting boundaries and building walls

11:02 Why are divorce rates so high?

17:33 The difference between empathy and compassion

19:31 Building lasting relationships

23:24 Active listening and Self Reflection

25:19 How to build and maintain Mental health

28:37 Social Media and Screen Addiction

31:07 Personal Questions

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Chapters

1. Intro (00:00:00)

2. What does a Psychologist do? (00:00:44)

3. Who is Therapy for and when is it needed? (00:04:49)

4. What does it mean to be happy? (00:08:03)

5. Setting boundaries and building walls (00:09:36)

6. Why are divorce rates so high? (00:11:02)

7. The difference between empathy and compassion (00:17:33)

8. Building lasting relationships (00:19:31)

9. Active listening and Self Reflection (00:23:24)

10. How to build and maintain Mental health (00:25:19)

11. Social Media and Screen Addiction (00:28:37)

12. Personal Questions (00:31:07)

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