Cabinet de Psihologie - Radu Lazar

09/11/2023

Researchers hypothesize that enhancing or modulating plasticity with a biological intervention like medication may not only reduce symptoms but may also provide a window of opportunity for behavioral interventions like psychotherapy to be more effective. Learning-based interventions like cognitive-behavioral or exposure therapy, if properly timed, could harness the enhanced neuroplasticity that biological interventions induce and improve long-term outcomes.

Combining psychotherapy with medication can lead to more immediate and enduring results by boosting the brain’s neuroplasticity.

24/10/2023

Previous research indicates that long-term meditation practice is associated with altered resting electroencephalogram patterns, suggestive of long lasting changes in brain activity. We hypothesized that meditation practice might also be associated with changes in the brain’s physical structure. Magnetic resonance imaging was used to assess cortical thickness in 20 participants with extensive Insight meditation experience, which involves focused attention to internal experiences. Brain regions associated with attention, interoception and sensory processing were thicker in meditation participants than matched controls, including the prefrontal cortex and right anterior insula.

Previous research indicates that long-term meditation practice is associated with altered resting electroencephalogram patterns, suggestive of long lasting changes in brain activity. We hypothesized that meditation practice might also be associated with ...

21/06/2023

Acest răspuns la această întrebare pe Quora: "As a psychologist, what is one thing you wish your clients did more often?" !!!

15/03/2023

People suffering from symptoms of depression or anxiety may help heal themselves by doing good deeds for others, new research shows.

The study found that performing acts of kindness led to improvements not seen in two other therapeutic techniques used to treat depression or anxiety.

Most importantly, the acts of kindness technique was the only intervention tested that helped people feel more connected to others, said study co-author David Cregg, who led the work as part of his PhD dissertation in psychology at The Ohio State University.

People suffering from symptoms of depression or anxiety may help heal themselves by doing good deeds for others, new research shows.

08/12/2022

A growing number of empirical studies have revealed that diaphragmatic breathing may trigger body relaxation responses and benefit both physical and mental health. However, the specific benefits of diaphragmatic breathing on mental health remain largely ...

25/08/2022

“What often contributes to ‘toxicity’ in a relationship is when one or both individuals fail to take responsibility for how they have contributed to the breakdowns in their communication and connection,” Choi said. “Toxic relationships can be repaired, but take time and commitment by both individuals.”

Here's how to recognize the role you might play in creating an unhealthy dynamic.

24/05/2022

01/01/2022

Whether it’s taking fruit to work (and to the bedroom!), being polite to rude strangers or taking up skinny-dipping, here’s a century of ways to make life better, with...

14/12/2021

"Our study provided the first evidence that an intranasally administered dose of oxytocin can help reduce feelings of jealousy in both sexes and in both real and imagined contexts of partner’s infidelity. This further supports a role for oxytocin in helping to maintain romantic bonds but also demo...

09/11/2021

Imagining the worst that can happen through dedicated 'worry time’ can help stop anxiety in its tracks.