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Neuropsychologist Diana Carolina Gómez Blanco demonstrates how non-pharmacological interventions can be a key tool for managing psychological and behavioral symptoms in people with dementia. “A person with dementia lives in a present where things disappear, explanations are forgotten, and conversations lose meaning, where love is the only alternative.” In recent years, the increase in the …
Psychologist Kira Guerra Franco and psychotherapist Iván Baliña Rodríguez-Valcarce explain in this article how FOMO (Fear of Missing Out), driven by social media use, creates a phenomenon of social anxiety affecting millions of people who seek to stay continuously connected to avoid missing out on anything in the digital age. Have you ever felt anxious …
In this article, we explore the different events of the 2024 Paralympic Games, detailing the sports and specific categories in which athletes will compete. The 2024 Paralympic Games, to be held in Paris, will be a global showcase for the athleticism and resilience of athletes with disabilities. This event will highlight the exceptional skills and …
Rafael A. Salas Muriel, PhD in psychology, explains in this article, from a neuropsychological perspective, what schizophrenia is, its symptoms, types, and how clinical neuropsychology and neuropsychological rehabilitation can contribute to the treatment of this clinical condition, as well as improve the quality of life for those who suffer from it. What is schizophrenia? Schizophrenia …
The coordinator of social intervention projects for the elderly at the Association for Inclusion Acompáñame, Cristian Macía Rojas, speaks in this article about how to fight unwanted loneliness in the elderly. Loneliness is a universal human feeling that we all experience at some point in our lives. However, when it becomes chronic and unwanted, it …
Stress has been dubbed the “health epidemic of the 21st century” by the World Health Organization. Since early studies, stress was defined as General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS) or the defense response of the body or the psyche to injury or prolonged stress (Selye, 1956). Subsequently, numerous authors have attempted to define stress. There is no doubt that the …
Working in the healthcare field in any capacity can be rewarding. It can also be very stressful. During the Covid-19 pandemic, mental health of healthcare workers made headlines, as nurses on the front lines talked openly about the toll long hours, stress, and lack of essential supplies took on them. Demands of working in the …
Our understanding of personality disorder is limited. What is it? What symptoms does it present? Why does it happen? How do you define it? How does the sufferer cope with it and how does his environment cope with it? Why does something like this exist in mankind, affecting personal and social situations of those who …
Imagine that no one speaks to you directly, but that they talk about you and your problems in your presence, that the people around you always interrupt your attempts to do something and do it for you, that they don’t let you make any decisions, that no one asks you what you prefer to do, …
