CONFERENCE CYCLE | OLDER OFFENDER: ACTING WITH A CRIMINAL BACKGROUND
27 November, 2023 - articles Conference Cycle on Thursdays events Featured Events Psychology

Previous studies have shown that criminal and other externalizing behaviors are associated with several adverse outcomes, but very little is known about the impact of these behaviors beyond middle age. Few studies have explored how a lifetime history of criminal and externalizing behaviors influences aging and, more specifically, whether it is associated with the beginning and development...

AUTONOMOUS: DEFENSE OF THE RULE OF TAX LAW AND PERSONAL RIGHTS
November 21, 2023 - articles Law News

On November 18th, the conference entitled “The Defense of the State of Tax Law and the Rights of the Person” took place at the Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa and online. It was promoted by the Department of Law, covering topics such as the preparation of works preparations for legal diplomas, such as the general tax law or the regime...

CONFERENCE CYCLE | HYPNOSIS FOR DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY
November 13, 2023 - articles Conference Cycle on Thursdays events Featured Events Psychology

In Portugal, 8% of Portuguese people suffer from Depression and 165% of Portuguese people suffer from Anxiety Disorders. Hypnosis, as an adjunct to psychotherapy, has shown significant results in minimizing various psychological disorders, namely mood disorders such as Depressive Disorder and Anxiety Disorders Since the first meta-analysis carried out in 1995, these results...

CONFERENCE CYCLE | CONNECTED WITHOUT LOVE OR PAIN. ABOUT THE FEELING OF LOVE IN CONTEMPORARY
7 November, 2023 - Conference Cycle on Thursdays events Featured Events Psychology

We will address aspects related to the function of love and romantic relationships in healthy mental development. Unhealthy forms of romantic relationships will be presented, their impact on an emotional level and how these are often a denunciation of serious narcissistic weaknesses that, defensively, present themselves behaviorally in poles opposites, generally in dominant/dominated dynamics A reading of the...

CONFERENCE CYCLE | PSYCHOLOGY IN COMMUNITY INTERVENTION: FROM THE INDIVIDUAL TO THE COMMUNITY
October 30, 2023 - articles Conference Cycle on Thursdays

The community context is a complex and challenging terrain in which Psychology crosses principles and foundations of two distinct areas, but which here are assumed to be complementary: Clinical and Social In disadvantaged territories, social exclusion is a structural and multidimensional reality based on lack access to resources and opportunities, being able to...

CONFERENCE CYCLE | EXPERIENCES OF PSYCHOLOGY AND ART: INTEGRATION OF THE CREATIVE DIMENSION IN (PSYCHO) THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTION
October 25, 2023 - Conference Cycle on Thursdays events Featured Events

How can creative potential (and imagination) be a tool in the (psycho)therapeutic space? The integration of artistic and creative expressions in (psycho)therapeutic processes has been gaining ground in academic and scientific circles, with evidence of its benefits for patients The integration of the creative dimension facilitates self-expression, communication...

C5 | FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGICAL EVALUATION
16 May, 2023 - articles Conference Cycle on Thursdays departments events Featured Events Psychology

Forensic Psychology can be seen as an interface between law and psychology, with the application of psychological science to situations of legal issues It serves areas within the scope of evaluation, criminal investigation, intervention with individuals (eg, victims, police forces) of the justice system Forensic psychological assessment emerges with distinct characteristics...

CONFERENCE CYCLE | ADAPTIVE MEMORY
March 28, 2023 - Conference Cycle on Thursdays events Featured Events

What memory is for Why it works the way it does Evolutionary Psychology suggests that human cognition (eg, memory, attention, perception) – just like the 'physical' part of the organism – evolved over time, in response to pressures selective (natural selection) Thus, cognition will have become more sensitive to information that...