This study looks at an area close to our research hearts. The role of emotion processing deficits in alcohol dependence and relapse. It is a good overview of some of the literature. The underlying mechanism which prompts relapse is not unearthed in this study. You may have to […]
In Recovery circles and groups we are often struck by the common use of ego defense mechanisms in negotiating social interactions. We have often queried why such a common use of these maladaptive means of regulating one’s emotions and one’s self, if you like, when interacting with others? […]
Here we simply post this ineresting insghit into Alateen it was posted on the BBC website By Declan Harvey Newsbeat reporter “Newsbeat has been given rare access to an anonymous support group, Alateen, for children with alcoholic parents. Self consciousness, feeling alone and feeling different are what’s […]
Following on from the last two days’ blogs of Can decision-making research provide a better understanding of chemical and behavioral addictions and Decision-making difficulties in gambling and eating disorders today the third and final part of this blog addresses decision making deficits in behavioral addictions of internet and sex […]
Following on from yesterday’s blog Can decision-making research provide a better understanding of chemical and behavioral addictions today the second part of this blog which addresses decision making deficits in behavioral addictions of gambling and eating disorders. The main findings of this review were that several […]
Part 1 This excellent review (1) covers many of the brain regions we have discussed as being implicated in all the addictive behaviours. We have previously suggested also that these brain regions are connected in impaired decision making deficits and that these deficits in decision making are […]
Suppressing traumatic memories can cause amnesia, research suggests – New study could explain why people suffering from PTSD and other psychological disorders can have difficulty forming everyday memories. The study offers new insights into the ways in which we block distressing recollections. The study offers new insights into the […]
This is a good introduction (1) into EMDR, the theory behind it and how it works in reprocessing the past! “EMDR: A Chance Discovery Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) was developed by psychologist, Francine Shapiro, in 1987, following a chance observation she made while out walking. Shapiro noticed […]
Part 4 “Theory Underlying Compassion-Focused Therapy The neurobiological model of CFT sees key anxieties as emerging from the interaction between the life history of the person and the “tricky” nature of our evolved brains (Gilbert, 2000, 2009, 2014). Traumatic memories are tagged by the brain’s threat-based alarm system, […]
Part 3 Impaired Self-Soothing and Emotional Regulation ” Liotti and Gilbert (2011), Fonagy (1996), and many other developmentally based researchers describe how people cannot learn to emotionally regulate in the same way as they learn facts. Social encounters can soothe us when in distress, and it is through […]
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