We’ve Neglected The Role Of 'Psychological Richness'
What is it that makes someone feel that theirs is a "good life"? Of all the ideas put forward over the past few millennia, two are most often extolled and researched today. The first is hedonistic wellbeing, often called simply "happiness", which is characterised by plenty of positive emotions and general life satisfaction.
Date Posted: September 22, 2021
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What the Brain Shows: The Benefits of Virtual Reality in Creative Arts Therapies
Virtual reality (VR) continues to expand its uses in medicine, specifically in treatments for psychological conditions like trauma, phobias and eating disorders. The technology is also emerging as a tool in creative arts therapies.
Date Posted: September 16, 2021
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Brain Refreshing: Why the Dreaming Phase Matters
Researchers from the University of Tsukuba and Kyoto University find that capillary blood flow in the brain, which is important for delivering oxygen and nutrients and removing waste products, is increased in mice during the dream-active phase of sleep.
Date Posted: September 10, 2021
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Beyond dopamine: New reward circuitry discovered
The key to overcoming addictions and psychiatric disorders lives deep inside the netherworld of our brains and the circuitry that causes us to feel good. Just like space, this region of the brain needs more exploration. The oldest and most known reward pathway is the mesolimbic dopamine system, which is composed of neurons projecting from the ventral tegmental area (VTA) to the nucleus accumbens -- a key structure in mediating emotional and motivation processing.
Date Posted: September 6, 2021
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Dealing With Isolation
I’ve been thinking today of coping with isolation. It appears uniform of the day given the current pandemic. With the worsening Covid crisis, there has been renewed quarantines and lockdowns. How do we face this? Understanding how isolation affects our health can be a relevant first step for self care. Dr. Philip Zimbardo ...
Date Posted: September 5, 2021
Written By:
Dr. Angelo Subida, Psychotherapist
Unnecessary Judgment and Blame
I realised that most of us constantly judge and blame ourselves for some things that actually warrant no judgment or blame.I often go through the following short script when I notice that a client is beating themselves up unnecessarily.Me: Hold on a second! Do you know I am Italian?Client: Yes!Me: Do you speak or understand Italian?Client: No
Date Posted: September 1, 2021
Written By:
Dr Oberdan Marianetti
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