Category: Science of Psychotherapy
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January 30th, 2012 |
One method for measuring reactivity to stress is to assess the level of autonomic nervous system (ANS) functioning. In a recent study, Lisa M. Diamond of the Department of Psychology at the University of Utah used skin conductance (SCL) to measure ANS among 110 children 14 years old. The purpose of her experiment was to determine if teens’ reactions to stress were influenced by their own predisposition or by their environments. Specifically, Diamond wanted to find... Read More
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January 27th, 2012 |
The emotional impact of a cancer diagnosis is overwhelming. People who undergo cancer treatment come through recovery having learned how to deal with an immense amount of stress. Some individuals cope better than others. Research examining reactions to stress in cancer survivors has provided mixed results. Several studies suggest that cancer survivors are more resilient than their healthy counterparts,... Read More
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January 27th, 2012 |
Experiencing a traumatic event can cause an individual to develop significant mental health problems, most commonly posttraumatic stress or depression. Many times, individuals who have been exposed to trauma develop varying degrees of both of these issues. Early detection is critical for diagnosis and treatment. In a recent study, Birgit Kleim of the Institute of Psychiatry at Kings College in London examined the specific factors used in cognitive models designed to assess PTSD and depression to determine their validity and predictive... Read More
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January 25th, 2012 |
One of the primary risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD) is stress. Whether psychological or physiological, stress can elevate ambulatory blood pressure (ABP) in healthy individuals, posing a risk factor for CVD. This dynamic has been replicated in some research studies conducted in laboratory settings. Socio-evaluative threats, which include threats to appearance, self-esteem, ability, and inclusion and acceptance by others, affected both men and women... Read More
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January 25th, 2012 |
Attachment bonds are formed in early childhood. Relationships with nurturing attentive caregivers result in secure attachment bonds in children as they age. However, dismissive caregivers who neglect or avoid relationships with their children tend to cause insecure and dismissive attachment behaviors and perceptions in these children. The attachment bonds directly shape children’s internal working models (IWMs), the way in which children see the world and others around them. But little attention has been given to how these attachments... Read More
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December 8th, 2011 |
Science changes, just like everything else in life. First we understand things one way, then we begin to see where we were wrong and we begin to understand life a different way. According to Thomas Kuhn, the historian of science who wrote the influential book The Structure of Scientific Revolutions (1962), a paradigm is a theory, or worldview, that dominates a particular field of science at any given time. Paradigms influence which questions scientists ask and how they interpret their data. So, for example, back in the 1690’s, unexplained illnesses and difficulties were widely believed to... Read More
December 7th, 2011 |
Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have an impaired ability to imitate sounds and gestures. This behavior is one of the early signs of ASD, but has rarely been examined in children under the age of 24 months. “Examination of early developmental trajectories of imitation between 12 and 24 months, when imitation increases so dramatically in typical development, could illuminate the process of imitative development in ASD and could reveal important relationships with motor development, language, and other social... Read More
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December 6th, 2011 |
Rumination is often associated with depression. People who ruminate about negative events tend to be more susceptible to develop depression. But little research has been conducted to explore how rumination affects the manic or depressive states of bipolar disorder (BD). To fill this void, June Gruber of the Psychology Department at Yale University, led a study to determine how negative and positive rumination influence the onset of episodes in people with bipolar. Emotional regulation is a main component of bipolar and strategies... Read More
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November 25th, 2011 |
The upcoming release of the newly revised DSM-V has spurred much debate in the past several months. A recent article, published an open letter from Dr. Don Locke, president of the American Counseling Association (ACA), to Dr. John Oldham, President of the American Psychiatric Association, which outlines the primary concerns the mental health community has with the proposed revisions to the diagnostic tool that has been relied on by medical professionals... Read More
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November 22nd, 2011 |
Chronic sleep problems are common, but can have serious mental and physical consequences. “Sleep deprivation at its worst is literally torturous; even mild chronic sleep deprivation changes brain chemistry and physiology, leading to deterioration of cognition, memory, and mood,” said Dolores T. Puterbaugh, a licensed marriage and family therapist and author of a recent article emphasizing the therapist’s role in helping a client overcome sleep problems. Puterbaugh believes that many of the techniques being used for various mental health... Read More
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November 17th, 2011 |
Repressive coping is a strategy of self-protection that involves dismissing or ignoring strong emotions. People who use repression as a means of coping often do so out of self-defense and tend to experience the same negative emotional symptoms as those who struggle with anxiety. In a new study, Marcus Mund, of the Friedrich Schiller University in Germany, sought to determine if repressive coping also led to the development of physical symptoms associated with anxiety, such as hypertension, asthma, cardiovascular... Read More
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November 3rd, 2011 |
The volume of the hippocampus region of the brain has been linked to cognitive functioning, memory and mood regulation. “More than 30 cross-sectional MRI studies have examined hippocampus volumes in patients with major depressive disorder (MDD), and several meta-analyses have confirmed that hippocampal volume is about 5%– 8% smaller in patients with major depression than in healthy controls,” said Gevrey Kiy of the Department of Neurology at Klinikum Bremen-Mitte in Germany. Manual tracing, a method of measuring hippocampal volume, has yet... Read More
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October 26th, 2011 |
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Many individuals find themselves shopping compulsively as a method for coping with stressful situations, but the behavior itself causes more stress. “These negative consequences are not only economic in character (debt and financial problems) but also psychological and societal,” said Gerhard Raab of the Transatlantik-Institut at Ludwigshafen University of Applied Sciences in Germany. “Researchers generally agree that compulsive buying can take on a pathological character, such as excessive gambling,... Read More
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October 16th, 2011 |
When a person is faced with a stressful situation that they believe is beyond their ability to handle, they perceive it as a threat or a challenge and they can become overwhelmed with stress-related symptoms, such as increased heart-rate, panic and anxiety. But according to a new study led by Jeremy P. Jamieson of Harvard University, taking time to think about your initial response to the stress may actually reduce the anxiety it causes. Rethinking, or reappraising, these responses, was the focus of the study that Jamieson and... Read More
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