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Scholarly Journal of Psychology
and Behavioral Sciences
Review Article
DOI: 10.32474/SJPBS.2022.06.000243
ISSN: 2641-1768
Anxiety: A Subconscious Workplace Mental Health Challenge:
Developments in Subconscious Solutions
Petrina Coventry*
Adelaide University and South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Australia
*Corresponding author: Petrina Coventry, Adelaide University and South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Australia
Received: June 19, 2022 Published: August 02, 2022
Abstract
Australian businesses lose over $6.5 billion AUD each year by failing to provide early intervention or treatment for employees
with mental health conditions including those related to feelings of general anxiety. If feelings of anxiety become severe, it can
interfere with an individual’s ability to function impacting their productivity and performance. Improving research around the
connection between work performance and mental health includes better understanding of subconscious and tacit knowledge
connecting anxiety and performance. Neural Imaging developments are helping to improve understadning around subcionsions
solutions to alleviate anxiety, including insights into the field of hypnotherapy through the use off MRI. The purpose of this research
was to explore how hypnotherapy has been used as solution to deal with anxiety in clinical setting and explore receptivity of this
solution by workplace leaders responsible for workplace mental health programs. The study conducted in Australia used mixed
method research including a literature review; quantitative surveys and qualitative interviews to explore how hypnotherapy is used
clinically and tested receptivity levels towards hypnotherapy in workplace settings using information versus no information as a
variable (factor) through a factorial study (Figure 1).
Figure 1: Research Model.
Keywords: Anxiety; Mental Health; Hypnotherapy; Productivity; Subconscious