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 s*xes 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.

29/10/2021

08/10/2021

„Psihologul nu dă sfaturi”, afirmă sau chiar se plânge exasperat orice psiholog.

Învățăm încă din facultate că rolul nostru este de a ghida clientul și de a-l ajuta să-și dea singur răspunsurile, folosindu-și mai degrabă resursele interioare decât să îi oferim noi soluția, chiar dacă, e drept, există unele diferențe între diversele abordări psihoterapeutice (e.g., umaniste vs. cognitiv-comportamentale) în termeni de cât de directivi să fie psihoterapeuții.

Rareori se publică studii care chiar să întrebe clienții cm și-ar dori să fie terapeuții lor, astfel încât autorii studiului se întreabă retoric, până la urmă, după nevoile cui este de multe ori implementată terapia. Concret, psihoterapeuții tind să prefere să abordeze un stil mai non-directiv, respectiv au o preferință pentru intensitatea emoțională în ședințe, în mai mare măsură decât clienții.

Mai specific, clienții preferă, mai mult decât mulți terapeuți, focalizarea pe obiective specifice, structurarea ședinței, dezvoltarea unor deprinderi și elaborarea unor planuri de acțiune între ședințe. Similar, clienții preferă mai puțin accent decât terapeuții pe relația terapeutică, abordarea unor emoții inconfortabile și vociferarea emoțiilor intense.

După cm atrag atenția și autorii, studiul este un sondaj care prezintă o analiză comparativă între psihoterapeuți și clienți. Indiferent dacă dăm mai mult credit opiniei terapeuților sau a clienților, cert este că ajută să explorăm explicit aceste preferințe cu clienții noștri și să verificăm în ce măsură anumite preferințe sunt mai degrabă comportamente de evitare, respectiv să ne gândim cm ne putem adapta în funcție de ceea ce își doresc clienții mai degrabă decât să presupunem că știm noi mai bine de fiecare dată.

Pentru detalii, accesați link-ul:
https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2Fpst0000226

09/09/2021

Research indicates that some vitamin deficiencies may put you at a greater risk of depression. Here are nine deficiencies linked to depression.

25/07/2021

That said, all couples should make sleep a priority — for both of them. After all, sleep occupies about one-third of our lives. Proportionally, that takes up a major part of our lives as a couple, much more so than s*x, and yet our sleep lives receive so much less attention than our s*x lives. Research shows that when you are well-rested, you’re a better communicator, happier, more empathic, more attractive, and funnier — all important attributes in developing and sustaining strong relationships.

There’s probably no question that sleep scientist Wendy Troxel gets asked more frequently than “Is it bad if my partner and I sleep apart?” Here, she tells us what the research says about couples a…

25/07/2021

Get 2 Months Free On Skillshare: https://skl.sh/improvementpill5Join The Mailing List For The Habit Builder Challenge:http://improvementpill.net/programsA lo...