T/CPS 006-2023 Active Group standards

T/CPS 006-2023 Positive Psychology Group Counseling Service Guide for Seniors

Publish Date: 2023-09-13 Implement Date: 2023-09-13 For services related to genuine standard inquiry, procurement, translation, and other related services in China, please Contact Us

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Standard Code: T/CPS 006-2023

Standard Type: Group standards

Standard Status: Active

is_force_gb: no

CCS Name: -

ICS Name: Integrated services

Publish Date: 2023-09-13

Implement Date: 2023-09-13

Scope

Main technical content: In recent years, with the acceleration of China's social aging process, the number of elderly people in our country has risen rapidly. Psychological state not only reflects mental health, but is also closely related to physical health and disease conditions. On the one hand, unhealthy psychological states (such as depression) are risk factors for chronic diseases and also important factors affecting their treatment efficacy and prognosis. On the other hand, chronic diseases increase the risk of mental illness, and the two are prone to form a vicious cycle. Studies found that the incidence of depression in patients with coronary heart disease and hypertension was 9.2% and 4.9% respectively, and the incidence of anxiety was 45.8% and 47.2% respectively. Therefore, it is urgent to promote mental health among the elderly population. More and more industry professionals are beginning to pay attention to psychological counseling for the elderly. However, at present, the main purpose of mental health counseling is focused on eliminating/alleviating negative emotions. However, for the vast majority of community elderly people who live at home, studies have found that with aging comes a positive emotional bias. From this perspective, enhancing positive emotions may be more universally applicable than eliminating negative emotions. Multiple large-scale cohort studies have found that a positive mental health status can significantly reduce the incidence of chronic diseases. Studies on this mechanism indicate that positive mental health can directly affect physiological functions, such as lowering blood pressure, controlling blood sugar and blood lipids, and also encourage individuals to adopt healthier behaviors, such as strengthening physical exercise, to achieve the ultimate goal of improving health. Therefore, from a positive perspective, promoting mental health among the elderly through positive psychological counseling can improve their physical an