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...

C5 | CYBERABUSE IN DATING: WHAT IS THE RELATION WITH MORAL SENSITIVITY IN A SAMPLE OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS?
19 December, 2022 - articles Conference Cycle on Thursdays departments events Featured Events Psychology

The present investigation sought to explore the relationship between cyber-abuse in dating and moral sensitivity in a sample of university students The sample consisted of 239 university students aged between 17 and 49 years (M = 2150; SD = 470). the Moral Sensitivity Scale (ESS), the Questionnaire...

CONFERENCE CYCLE ON THURSDAYS | THE CENTER FOR APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY OF THE ARMY (CPAE) IN THE PROMOTION OF THE MENTAL HEALTH OF THE MILITARY AND FAMILIES IN THE PORTUGUESE ARMY – IMPORTANCE OF THE HUMAN FACTOR”
12 December, 2022 - articles Conference Cycle on Thursdays departments events Featured Events Psychology

This conference will address the contributions of Clinical Health Psychology and Psycho-Oncology in patients and their families, resulting from the experience of chronic, progressive and advanced diseases, in the context of palliative care. and clinical evaluation by psychologists is of particular importance, especially in...