In The Media

Dr Jones answers questions on general mental health.

1. What is the criteria for an unhealthy thinking pattern?
2. What are some some methods we can use on our own to overcome unhealthy thinking patterns and thought traps?
3. How do we know when we should see a psychologist? (counsellor / mentor)
4. How can we go about approaching a parent or guardian about seeing a psychologist?
5. What is your advice for those who feel judged, or feel they will be, for seeking psychological help?

Dr Jones answers questions on Quality of Life and Leisure

1. What benefit does taking the time for leisure have on our mental health?
2. What are some of the benefits around individual and group leisure activities respectively?
3. Conversely, are there any psychological problems that can arise in indulging only in leisure?
4. What is your advice around discerning how much is an appropriate amount of time to spend on recreation?
5. It can be easy to fall into a trap of indulging ONLY in leisurely activity in the face of tasks that may be boring or anxiety inducing but, ultimately, need to be done. How can we negotiate the will to knuckle down over ignoring a task and indulging only in recreation?

Dr Jones answers questions on Quality of Life and Work

1. What aspects of our psychology contribute to our ability to work?
2. What are the psychological benefits of devoting time and concentration to tasks that require an abundance of both?
3. Some of the most important tasks we need to do can be exceptionally difficult or, even just simply, boring. Have you got any advice on how to persevere despite this?
4. What are the pitfalls of not devoting enough time to tasks that require attention and, conversely, how do we know when our workload has become excessive?
5. Work can often comprise an aspect of our lifestyle on which we are, in different ways, dependent. This is often what makes it an intimidating prospect. Do you have any advice around negotiating our individual security in the face of needing to work?

Dr Jones answers questions on Quality of Life and Money

1. Money can be seen to play a substantial role in many of the lifestyle facets we’ve discussed in the past. With this in mind, what are some of the ways it can influence the standing of our mental health?
2. Given the vital role money and trade plays in our world, is there a degree to which our personal focus on it can be detrimental?
3. A lot of common indulgences require money to be spent before they can be indulged in. The result can sometimes be financial instability. How can we navigate the impulse to spend in the face of perhaps needing to save?
4. In the unfortunate event that financial uncertainty becomes inevitable or inescapable, what advice do you have around maintaining a level headspace that’ll help us work through it?
5. What advice do you have around navigating independence, as well as interdependence, when it comes to money matters – for you versus for others?

Dr Jones answers questions on Quality of Life and Money

1. Money can be seen to play a substantial role in many of the lifestyle facets we’ve discussed in the past. With this in mind, what are some of the ways it can influence the standing of our mental health?
2. Given the vital role money and trade plays in our world, is there a degree to which our personal focus on it can be detrimental?
3. A lot of common indulgences require money to be spent before they can be indulged in. The result can sometimes be financial instability. How can we navigate the impulse to spend in the face of perhaps needing to save?
4. In the unfortunate event that financial uncertainty becomes inevitable or inescapable, what advice do you have around maintaining a level headspace that’ll help us work through it?
5. What advice do you have around navigating independence, as well as interdependence, when it comes to money matters – for you versus for others?

Dr Jones answers questions on Quality of Life and Money

1. Money can be seen to play a substantial role in many of the lifestyle facets we’ve discussed in the past. With this in mind, what are some of the ways it can influence the standing of our mental health?
2. Given the vital role money and trade plays in our world, is there a degree to which our personal focus on it can be detrimental?
3. A lot of common indulgences require money to be spent before they can be indulged in. The result can sometimes be financial instability. How can we navigate the impulse to spend in the face of perhaps needing to save?
4. In the unfortunate event that financial uncertainty becomes inevitable or inescapable, what advice do you have around maintaining a level headspace that’ll help us work through it?
5. What advice do you have around navigating independence, as well as interdependence, when it comes to money matters – for you versus for others?

Dr Jones is asked to comment on the TV experiment Married at First Sight. He explores its controversies, gender roles, and how to navigate being a good human being when we don’t like something or someone.