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Temi di vita e psicopatologia. Come individuare il tema di vita e trattarlo con la sintomatologia?
No full textChilocoris somalicus subsp. somalicus Mancini
No full textChilocoris somalicus somalicus Mancini Chilocoris somalicus Mancini, 1939: 295. Type data: Holotype (by monotypy) male: Somalia, Belet Amin (Museo Civico di Storia Naturale "Giacomo Doria", Genova, Italy). Distribution: Ethiopia, Somalia, Yemen. Note: The taxonomic status of both these subspecies of Ch. somalicus is unclear; detailed studies, especially of the male genitalia based on extensive material are needed to clarify whether they are only morphological subspecies of the same species, or two different species.Published as part of Lis, Jerzy A. & Lis, Barbara, 2016, Chilocoris serratus n. sp., the first burrower bug species (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Cydnidae) recorded in Guinea-Bissau with an annotated checklist of the Afrotropical species of the genus Chilocoris Mayr, 1865, pp. 383-389 in Zootaxa 4103 (4) on page 387, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4103.4.6, http://zenodo.org/record/26286
Teoria e clinica del perdono
No full textSe una vittima non prova più rabbia, significa che ha perdonato? È davvero sempre possibile il perdono? Quali sono i fattori che ostacolano il processo? E quelli che lo facilitano? Può avere la pratica del perdono delle applicazioni di natura clinica? In questo volume, studiosi di differenti discipline affrontano per la prima volta il tema del perdono, della rabbia, della vendetta in ambito psicologico e psicoterapeutico. Sono messe in evidenza le potenzialità curative del perdono, contribuendo alla comprensione di un processo che permea in modo così significativo molti aspetti dell’esistenza umana.If a victim of an offence has overcome anger, does it mean that he/she has forgiven? Is forgiveness truly always viable? Which factors hinder the process? Which factors facilitate it? Can forgiveness be applied to psychiatric problems? Is self-forgiveness always appropriate, or does it risk to become a form of dangerous self-overindulgence? A volume on the theoretical concepts of forgiveness and self-forgiveness, and on some of their therapeutic applications in clinical practice
Do we need a cognitive theory for obsessive-compulsive disorder? Yes, we do
No full textNowadays a general trend in psychiatry and clinical psychology, claiming to explain mental illness and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) in particular as a neurological disease, seems to be in ascendant. The purpose of this position paper is to rebut this perspective on OCD and demonstrate that an Appraisal Theory (AT) of the disorder, is necessary and sufficient in order to account for proximal determinants in the genesis (proximal determinants) and maintenance of OC symptomatology.In the first part of this paper we shall rebut seven arguments against AT, while in the second part we shall answer two questions: 1) Are goals and beliefs necessary for OC symptoms? 2) Are goals and beliefs sufficient for OC symptoms? In the third part we shall answer three more questions: 1) Are cognitive deficits necessary for OC symptoms? 2) Are cognitive deficits sufficient for OC symptoms? 3) Do cognitive deficits really exist or are they better accounted for as cognitive biases?It will be demonstrated that goals and beliefs are necessary and sufficient as proximal determinants of OCD, whereas cognitive deficits appear neither necessary nor sufficient.Conceptualising OCD as a neurological disease founded on cognitive deficits does not add to the understanding of the disorder, since those problems which at a superficial level might look as cognitive deficits are much better accounted for by cognitive biases: distress caused by obsessional intrusions leads to a particular way of processing information, due to the person’s goals and beliefs, therefore determining motivated, even though sometimes automatized, attempts at solution
La mindfulness per il trattamento del disturbo ossessivo-compulsivo.
No full textLo sviluppo nel paziente di attitudini mindful tramite la pratica di mindfulness può costituire un valido strumento per aiutare le persone con DOC a gestire le proprie esperienze interne, vale a dire pensieri, sensazioni, immagini mentali, e a imparare a rispondere in modo funzionale alla comparsa di questi elementi, anziché reagire automaticamente. La pratica della mindfulness può, infatti, intervenire nel passaggio da pensiero intrusivo (o immagine mentale) a ruminazione ossessiva/compulsione/rituale. Le compulsioni, di qualsiasi natura, rappresentano reazioni a un'intrusione e possono essere considerate un meccanismo per diminuire la discrepanza tra lo stato reale del mondo e quello desiderato, il quale è tuttavia destinato ad auto-perpetuarsi e a non trovare mai una soluzione o via d'uscita. In questo senso, la mindfulness può essere la via d'uscita da circoli viziosi auto-perpetuantisi, poiché addestra le persone alla non-reattività alle intrusioni ossessive, consentendo di passare dalla modalità del fare alla modalità dell'essere, in cui ci si rapporta con le esperienze interne in modo diretto, non spinti da uno scopo particolare, ma accettando ciò che si presenta momento dopo momento (Segal, Williams, Teasdale, 2014). In questo capitolo viene dapprima, brevemente, presentata la mindfulness, in secondo luogo si illustra come la mente ossessiva presenti una caratteristica modalità di "fusione" con le ossessioni, successivamente si presenta l'adattamento delle pratiche di mindfulness al trattamento del DOC. Infine, si riportano gli studi disponibili sull’applicazione della mindfulness alla terapia del disturbo ossessivo-compulsivo
The practice of mindfulness for obsessive-compulsive disorder
No full textThe application of mindfulness to the treatment of psychological disorders entails becoming aware of what is happening inside us, but also around us, and redirecting our attention in order not to be overwhelmed by the tyranny of the mind. Mindfulness refers to the capacity to pay attention to the present moment with awareness and without judging the experience that one is having (Kabat-Zinn, 1990), such as thoughts, emotions, impulses, sensations. From this definition alone, it is easy to intuit how the practice of mindfulness could be particularly useful in the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder. Indeed, one particularly problematic aspect for the treatment of the disorder is the overestimation by people affected by OCD of the importance of their own state of mind. From a certain point of view, it could be affirmed that the main problem of this disorder is the difficulty of letting go of mental processes once they have appeared in one’s mind. These contents may be thoughts, but also images, which, once evoked, succeed in ‘hooking’ the patient and lead him to enact rituals, hidden or manifest. Developing mindful attitudes in the patient through the practice of mindfulness could potentially be a valid instrument for helping people with OCD manage their internal experiences (thoughts, sensations, mental images) and learn how to respond to them in a functional way, rather than reacting automatically. This chapter begins with a brief presentation of mindfulness and an illustration of the mindless attitude of the obsessive mind, followed by a discussion of how to adapt mindfulness practices to the treatment of OCD. The final section will report on the available studies of the application of mindfulness in OCD therapy
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