CONFERENCE: DEVELOPMENT OF FAMILY RECEPTION FOR CHILDREN WITHOUT PARENTAL SUPPORT | 17 JUNE | 18:30 | ONLINE
June 16, 2021 - Conference Cycle on Thursdays Psychology

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child states that “… the child, for the full and harmonious development of his personality, must grow up within the family, in an environment of happiness, love and understanding” The data indicate that the family nucleus and/or community-based care is the most likely way to...

CONFERENCE: FEMINIST THOUGHT AND GENDER STUDIES – A BRIEF PRESENTATION | 27 MAY | 18:30 | ONLINE
25 May, 2021 - Conference Cycle on Thursdays departments Psychology

This conference will focus on the emergence and importance of gender studies, presenting the “feminist revolution” from the point of view of the social sciences Topics covered will include: how gender (as a social concept) became an analytical category in the social sciences, how The feminist perspective has influenced the analysis and understanding of various issues of...

CONFERENCE: THE INTESTINE-BRAIN AXIS – THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DIET AND MENTAL HEALTH | 20 MAY | 18:30 | ONLINE
19 May, 2021 - Conference Cycle on Thursdays departments Psychology

The brain has long been regarded as the organ controlling and modulating the functions of all other organs through the nervous system The gastrointestinal system is no exception, although recent data demonstrate the bidirectionality of this communication, thus identifying the gut-brain axis It is of particular interest the strong relationship between the nature of the microbial community...

Conference "Importance of Self-Determination for the Quality of Life of People with Intellectual Development Disorder" | 21 January | 18:30 | online
19 January, 2021 - articles Conference Cycle on Thursdays departments events Psychology

It is indisputable that mental health, whose main aspects are emotional well-being and rewarding social and interpersonal relationships, is an essential ingredient in anyone's quality of life, and is therefore a goal for all people, including people with intellectual disability Believing that people with PDI (Developmental Disorder...

Conference "Psychology 4.0: New Technologies and their impact on the field of Psychology" | 14 January | 18:30 | online
11 January, 2021 - articles Conference Cycle on Thursdays departments events Psychology

Rapid technological developments led to significant advances in different fields New technologies, such as the Internet Of Things or Artificial Intelligence (AI), enable to remotely monitor patients or to learn more about disorders and factors affecting our quality of life, or adapting information to formats that are easily consumed by people Additionally, AI is also...

Conference "Legitimate defense in marital relationships in the context of domestic violence" | 10 December | 18:30 | online
9 December, 2020 - articles Conference Cycle on Thursdays departments events Psychology

The presentation intends to answer the following problem: how should responsibility be held in cases where a woman is a victim of domestic violence for several years and at a specific moment in time decides to kill her husband (aggressor) in a cold and cruel way, privileging non-confrontational aggression We are facing a case...

Conference "Art-Therapy at the Police Station: creating bridges between Youth and PSP Agents" | 26 November | 18:30 | online
23 November, 2020 - articles Conference Cycle on Thursdays events Psychology

The Gira no Bairro Project – A Police Station Open to the Community, was born from the union of Mundos de Papel Association and the Public Security Police – Oeiras Division and started in June 2019 The project is innovative and pioneering in Portugal, it takes place within a PSP Police Station in Caxias – Oeiras...