Surely you have found yourself having automatic thoughts, often harmful to you, although it is also possible that they occur in a positive sense. These are short messages of a repetitive nature, in silence, that we tell ourselves that appear when you least expect it, or in various situations related to personal or professional life, a specific episode, or when faced with the prospect of facing a situation that we do not control and that causes us some uneasiness.
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The relationship between Psychology and Nutrition is extremely broad and deep. If we understand that, thanks to our first nurturing bond with another, we begin to build ourselves psychically, this gives us a pattern of what food, in a symbolic way, represents for the human psyche.
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As we have discussed in the previous article, it is fundamental to take care of Mental He alth,even more so in the times we are going through. Therefore, it is important to know some tools or suggestions that can help with this process, especially because they reduce anxiety and help in times of stress and tension.
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Situations like the ones we are currently experiencing significantly promote anxiety . The confinement, the minute-by-minute news, alarming information that we do not know if it is reliable, our immediate environment from a distance, among other factors, place us in a plane of great uncertainty.
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Mindfulness is the practice of mindfulness . It has become very popular in recent times within the current of cognitive psychology, meeting the needs and demands of today's society. As we have mentioned many times, the pace of life leads us to go through the day to day as an “ autopilot” , that is:
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Psychotherapy based on the Theory of Gest alt , is a type of psychological therapy with a holistic perspective , belonging to the Humanistic Psychology (or the so-called Third Force), which seeks to promote awareness, self-realization and personal development.
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What is catharsis and to what extent is it considered therapeutic? Among its meanings we find that implemented by the Greeks and who defined it as «purification of the passions of the soul through emotions, which provokes the contemplation of a tragic situation.
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A normal person only registers twenty percent of what they see, although some research with volunteers under hypnosis has shown that there is a deeper, less accessible level of perception that is all-encompassing. In general, witnesses to an event, even if it is something relevant, do not pay attention to the details and focus mainly on the core of the situation, being able to make considerable errors of appreciation as time goes by.
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Cognitive therapy is practical, brief and effective Despite the behaviorist movement of Watson (1878-1958) in the United States, and the important contributions of his followers, with a tendency to focus on behavior as an end in itself, psychology was still considered still primarily as the study of conscious experience.
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The contempt and undervaluation of children in upbringing is an aspect that significantly affects their development and their subjective constitution Inflexible parental criticism and demand transforms every attempt and achievement of the child into something insufficient, something that could always be better.
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What is the transitional object? Donald Winnicott, a pediatrician and psychoanalyst, coined this concept to refer to those first childhood possessions. Those bears or dolls that, early on, become extremely important objects for the child .
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On previous occasions we have mentioned the importance of warmth and emotional support in parenting, and its effects on boys and girls in relation to their development. In this article we are going to emphasize this, because it is extremely important from a psychological point of view and because it continues to be a concern today as it represents the reality of many families.
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We know that the relationship between self-esteem and creativity is very close. Self-esteem is developed from childhood, and is the perception of being loved and valued. If this was not carried out correctly, or if, due to the lack of emotional presence of the mothers and fathers, this confidence of the boy or girl in their own characteristics and potentialities was not strengthened, it will probably generate future difficulties.
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What generates in boys and girls the anxiety of their fathers or mothers? What consequences can it bring to its development? Anxiety, as we mentioned in previous articles, is very common today. Although it is an adaptive defensive response in some situations, it has spread significantly to the point of becoming excessive or chronic.
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The development of creativity is therapeutic, as we have explored in many previous articles. The potentiality of creative action allows us to recognize the capacities we possess to change our reality. If we do it consciously, we can also use creative processes as a means of self-knowledge.
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Why and for what is it important to work on psychological aspects in the course of an artistic career? Many times this crucial aspect is not taken into account. The relationships between Art and Psychology are multiple and we find, of course, that the creative act is a psychic fact.
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The Art Therapy with increasing emphasis shows its results regarding Mental He alth. In fact, the WHO, for the first time asks governments to work on initiatives that connect he alth campaigns with the Arts. This recommendation is based on 900 scientific articles supporting these benefits.
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We are going to study the issue of pets at home and the convenience of them living together in homes with children. Let's see what psychology tells us about the positive and negative of having an animal in a house where there are small children.
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Today we are going to deal again with the subject of child psychology since it is at the time of development when we can help as parents to create firm foundations so that the psychology of our children be strong and resilient. On the other hand, it is also the time when we as parents can greatly harm the he althy development of the psychological and emotional part of our children and their subsequent integration into society as normal people who can contribute the be
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We are immersed in the era of multidisciplinary and multiconceptual learning. In educational and professional environments, a more complete and more complex type of learning is promoted, since the digital context in which they occur must be taken into account.
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It is very common to hear, and in previous articles we have said it right here, that confinement is an opportunity to turn inward . For logical reasons, not going out into the outside world is a way that can potentially help delve into internal issues.
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Life is not a repeated continuum of homogeneous behaviors and events. On the contrary, it is a becoming that goes through cycles or periods that succeed one another. Even though, from the point of view of the unconscious , the repetition is always present.
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Reading fiction is an extremely interesting resource that a large percentage is missing. With today's technology , people often spend their time on social media or watching serieson some platform, instead of investing in reading for leisure.
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How does self-sabotage or self-boycott manifest in the workplace? What we sometimes consider “bad luck” can be an unconscious mechanism. If the frustrations are recurrent and you frequently fall into vicious circles, we can think of certain self-sabotaging behaviors that could be coming into play.
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Recently, the well-being of employees in the business environment has begun to be seen as a higher priority. It was observed that if the workers were not well, productivity was affected. Companies measure their priorities based on productivity.
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How is boredom related to distraction or lack of concentration? And, what can we do to re-motivate ourselves at work? It is not strange to enter periods of low motivation and energy within the work area. Even more so in jobs with automatic and repetitive tasks that in many cases can generate a feeling of emptiness and disinterest.
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The problem of work addiction or work-related stress problems are more and more present in recent times. We hear about burn-out, and the term workaholic frequently in institutional and business areas. The economic instability and difficulties to make ends meet increase work stress.
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