Categoria: International
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Doomscrolling – Addiction To Bad News and Its Negative Consequences on Health
Reading time: 5 minutes In a world dominated by the media, news—especially negative news—is unavoidable and omnipresent in our everyday lives. Social media, television, and radio constantly provide fresh updates on political, economic, criminal, or war-related events from all over the world, minute by minute. This uninterrupted flow of news has dramatically changed society’s knowledge…
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Psychodrama as a Psychotherapeutic Approach
Reading time: 5 minutes The methods of psychodrama, and group psychotherapy were developed and described in the 1930s by the Romanian-American psychologist and psychiatrist Jacob Levy Moreno. Psychodrama – psyche (soul) + drama (action) – is a method of group psychotherapy that consists in participants acting out scenes from their lives, in which conflict situations…
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Love, AI, and the Illusion of Choice: A Deep Dive into Foe
Reading time: 9 minutes When do the ends justify the means? Are the final solutions, argued to serve a prospective welfare of the society, worth interfering into individuals’ personal lives and subjecting them to distress, and enormous emotional pressure? In a psychological sci-fi thriller called “Foe” (starring irish actors Saoirse Ronan and Paul Mescal) the…
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The power of perception: How your mind shapes your body
Reading time: 4 minutes Scientists have been fascinated by the connection between mind and body for a long time. Although once thought to be independent, current research start to suggest that our thoughts, beliefs, and expectations can directly impact physical health in many different ways. Everything from stress affecting the immune system to optimism influencing…
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Familiar Faces, Foreign Emotions: Understanding the Capgras Syndrome Paradox
Reading time: 4 minutes Imagine waking up one day convinced that your loved one is not who they claim to be, but an imposter perfectly mirroring their appearance. People with such experiences have a rare neurological disorder called Capgras Syndrome (CS), which is characterized by the persistent belief that someone close to them—typically, one’s spouse,…
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Metaverse on Mental Health of Adolescence and Young Adults
Reading time: 5 minutes The metaverse, a digital ecosystem that combines Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), and Artificial Intelligence (AI), has completely changed how people connect with one another, work, and play. It offers young adults, who are digital natives, both opportunities and challenges and is increasingly relevant to the mental health of young…
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Navigating the Digital Labyrinth: Adolescents and Social Media
Reading time: 5 minutes In the past decade, social media has become a cornerstone of adolescent life. What was once a casual pastime has transformed into a powerful influence on identity, relationships, and self-perception. As students and future psychologists, it’s essential to understand both the promises and pitfalls of social media in adolescent development. Social…
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Logotherapy
Reading time: 6 minutes Introduction: Throughout the development of psychology, there have been different movements regarding what the focus of therapy should be and where the roots of contemporary problems stem from. Logotherapy, described by some as the “Third Viennese School of Psychotherapy”, is a meaning-centered approach that focuses on the future meaning to be…
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UNDERSTANDING BPD: BREAKING THE STIGMA AROUND BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER
Reading time: 7 minutes Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a condition that is located in the “cluster B” of personality disorders, which is characterized by erratic behaviors. It is a disorder that severely impacts a person’s ability to regulate their emotions. It is mainly characterized by instability in self-image, interpersonal relationships and mood. Those people…
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STENDHAL SYNDROME – CAN ART MAKE YOU ILL?
Reading time: 5 minutes “…I had an irregular heartbeat, life was ebbing out of me, I walked with the fear of falling”. Surprising as it may seem, this is not the onset of a severe illness, but what could be defined as a “side-effect” of art sensitivity described by the French writer Henri-Marie Beyle, better…
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