ISSN 2522-5790
6 papers in the library · 1 citation · publishing 2022-2026
Human Arenas July 10, 2026 Attila Kovács
Abstract Gaming addiction is a complex phenomenon that extends beyond behavioral reinforcement and neurochemical dysregulation. This study adopts a phenomenological approach, integrating Husserl’s active and passive synthesis with Heidegger’s existential structures and Arvidson’s conceptualization of attention, to explore how gaming addiction reshapes reflective awareness, attentional control...
Human Arenas May 17, 2026 Hans Contreras-Pulache, Diego Carrera-Hidalgo, Ana Astorga-Cota et al.
This article examines Pedro Ortiz Cabanillas’s original model of nervous system organization, as presented in the second edition of Introducción a una Psicobiología del Hombre (2010). The framework integrates three core components —emotional, productive, and volitional— across five hierarchical levels (cellular, tissue, neural, paleocortical, and neocortical), which in turn span biological,...
Human Arenas May 7, 2026 Sarah Barker
Abstract This article presents a conceptual analysis of mindfulness as a cultural–psychological boundary object, examining how contemporary psychological deployments diverge from early Buddhist frameworks. Treating Buddhist psychology as a coherent theoretical framework, the analysis traces how dominant psychological definitions increasingly classify mindfulness through outcome-based criteria....
Human Arenas April 25, 2026 Shannon Dames, Grace Scharf, Vivian W. L. Tsang et al.
Ritual is a cultural-psychological technology that facilitates transitions by establishing safety, trust, and shared meaning. In psychedelic therapy, ritual remains underdeveloped despite the heightened vulnerability and suggestibility inherent in non-ordinary states. Without clear frameworks, ritual applications can become prescriptive or ethically problematic—particularly when elements are...
Human Arenas May 24, 2025 Cristóbal Pacheco
This article explores the existential and therapeutic significance of stillness, silence, and contemplation as foundational practices for accessing pre-reflective dimensions of human experience. These practices are examined not as passive or ancillary techniques, but as active modalities that suspend habitual reflexivity and foster a return to embodied presence. Drawing from phenomenological...
Human Arenas December 1, 2022 Rosa Traversa 1 citation
Death seems still to be a taboo in contemporary society, and in Psychology as well. Crucial debates around the end of life are emerging in a variety of clinical, cultural, and philosophical realms in relation to the meaning of consciousness and near-death experiences. After the advent of quantum physics, the very notion of ‘evidence-based science’ has profoundly changed and new markers on the...