Status of Psychological Counselling for Women from a Gender Perspective

Authors

  • Rui He

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54097/18fpnk80

Keywords:

Mental health; Counselling; Female; College students.

Abstract

This paper reviews the state of counseling among female university students from a particular angle—namely, gender. A review of previous data allows the current situation of high psychopathology rates among female university students and the diverse reasons for this to be clearly presented. According to this study, investigating this component of counselling offers a more focused viewpoint, which in some ways can aid in the more targeted provision of mental health maintenance services. It also means that the level of counselling can be improved to some extent and the psychological quality of the society can be improved in a good way Nonetheless, gender is a socially sensitive perspective that is frequently studied. The breadth and depth of public discussion may be affected. In turn, this research could also contribute to a deeper understanding of this area of the field, extending the direction of the research and enabling a more comprehensive exploration of the topic of counselling.

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Published

02-03-2024