Frontiers in Psychology
May 19, 2022
Patrizio Paoletti, Rotem Leshem, Michele Pellegrino et al.
In the current hypothesis paper, we propose a novel examination of consciousness and self-awareness through the neuro-phenomenological theoretical model known as the Sphere Model of Consciousness (SMC). Our aim is to create a practical instrument to address several methodological issues in consciousness research. We present a preliminary attempt to validate the SMC via a simplified...
Mediterranean Journal of Clinical Psychology
May 12, 2022
Fabio D'Antoni
Brainspotting (BSP) is a relatively new type of brain-body psychotherapeutic approach discovered and developed by David Grand (2003) that accesses the client’s innate self-observing and self-healing capacities in the frame of a neurobiologically attuned clinical relationship. Despite it being increasingly growing in popularity among therapists, there is still a paucity of literature on its...
Contemporary European History
May 4, 2022
Isabel Richter
1 citation
This essay focuses on West Germany as exemplary global-local intersection of the spiritual turn in the long 1960s. It shows how spirituality as practices and beliefs seeking a closer connection with the divine within or outside religious groups experienced a multifaceted renaissance in the countercultures of the long 1960s. In this spiritual quest contemporary explorations in the expansion of...
May 3, 2022
Ceci Westbrook, Janine M. Dutcher, Susan Kusmierski et al.
preprint
Uncontrollable worry is a hallmark of generalized anxiety disorder and a transdiagnostic feature of psychopathology. Mindfulness-based strategies show promise for treating worry, but neural mechanisms of mindful disengagement remain incompletely characterized. We recruited 40 participants with clinically significant worry to undergo fMRI while engaging in real-time, idiographic worry and...
Frontiers in Psychology
April 27, 2022
Preeti Upadhyay, Akshaj Joshi, Isha Mishra et al.
Introduction: The Covid-19 pandemic has been a major disruptor of routine life, resulting in increased stress and predisposing people to negative outcomes, such as insomnia, anxiety and hopelessness. Mind-body interventions have improved concentration, emotional balance, and positive emotions, with an enhanced sense of productivity, and self-confidence. We therefore hypothesized that exposure...
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
April 7, 2022
Eva Sophie Potharst, Irena Veringa-Skiba, Esther Van Broekhuizen et al.
Background: Because of the far-reaching negative consequences of high levels of (parental) stress for the mother, infant, the mother-infant relationship, and family functioning, psychological support for young mothers is important. Mindful with Your Baby is a mindfulness-based intervention, originally developed and evaluated in a clinical population of mothers with mental health issues and/or...
Dev Sanskriti: Interdisciplinary International Journal
April 5, 2022
Indrayani Trivedi, Pankaj Kumar Trivedi
योग एक प्राचीन विद्या है जिसका अभ्यास सहस्रों शताब्दियों से आत्म कल्याण हेतु किया जाता रहा है। आत्मकल्याण का सार मानव कल्याण में निहित है| इन दोनों ही उद्देश्यों की प्राप्ति योग के द्वारा हो सकती है। वर्तमान समय में व्याप्त कोविड-19 (कोरोना वायरस डिसीज-19) रोग के संभावित समाधान के रूप में योगाभ्यास एक प्रभावी साधन सिद्ध हो सकता है। योग केवल शरीर को ही स्वस्थ नहीं बनाता अपितु मन को भी स्वस्थ...
Assessment
April 1, 2022
Joel N Fishbein, Ruth A. Baer, Joshua Correll et al.
13 citations
Self-transcendence is thought to increase well-being and is implicitly promoted in contextual cognitive behavioral therapies (CCBTs). This study conceptualizes, develops, and validates the first comprehensive CCBT-informed self-transcendence questionnaire. Using a CCBT-informed theory, we propose four self-transcendence facets: distancing oneself from mental content, distinguishing an observer...
Frontiers in Psychology
March 25, 2022
Wendy T. M. Pots, Farid Chakhssi
31 citations
Psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy, i.e., psilocybin treatment with psychological support, has demonstrated the efficacy of psilocybin to reduce depressive symptoms. However, in clinical trials, the structure of psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy is primarily based on preparation, navigation (support during dosing sessions), and integration. For psychotherapeutic guidance, the application of this...
Journal of Psychedelic Studies
March 22, 2022
Sam Gandy
19 citations
Abstract Mystical experiences are often described as being among the most profound and meaningful events of a person’s life. Their occurrence, while a normal but uncommon phenomenon, is reliably occasioned by psychedelic substances under the appropriate conditions, although care is needed around the context of usage to help ensure safe and beneficial experiences. The occurrence of mystical...