Application of emotion-focused therapy on social anxiety disorders / 中华行为医学与脑科学杂志

Social anxiety disorder is a common anxiety disorder in which a key feature is interpersonal avoidance accompanied by generalized problems with emotion identification and emotion regulation. In response to the gap in these therapeutic priorities in other therapies, emotion-focused therapy has emerged to fill the part of the treatment of emotions with an emphasis on the relational process. The paper reviews the recent studies related with the treatment of social anxiety disorder with emotion-focused therapy. The results suggest that the main points of social anxiety onset in an emotion-focused perspective are traumatic emotional experiences and self-criticism, and that the therapeutic focus of emotion-focused therapy is on dealing with the traumatic emotional scenario behind the anxiety and exposing it to adaptive emotions to be transformed. It also works better in combination with other more mainstream therapies. This suggests that emotion-focused therapy is a promising approach for the clinical treatment of social anxiety disorder and looks forward to the development of a more integrated treatment approach in the clinic.

Presos no cativeiro ou sintonizados na dança?: Reflexões acerca da sexualidade do casal contemporâneo / Trapped in captivity or dancing to someone's tune?: Reflections on the sexuality of the contemporary couple

A sociedade atual demonstra um perfil voltado ao individualismo trazendo um novo impacto no constructo relacional do casal contemporâneo. A intimidade hoje é vista como primordial para iniciar um relacionamento, porém essa mesma intimidade acaba repercutindo no desejo erótico dos parceiros haja vista a necessidade de manutenção da individualidade. Para compreender o efeito da intimidade na sexualidade do casal moderno, o presente artigo buscou comparar duas diferentes vertentes teóricas das dificuldades sexuais dos casais por autoras que são referências na área de terapia de casal da atualidade. Para tanto, o estudo apresentou o relato de dois casos clínicos com diferenças em seus funcionamentos, mas com a mesma demanda de infrequência sexual.

Today's society shows a profile focused on individualism, bringing a new impact on the relational construct of the contemporary couple. Today's intimacy is seen as primordial to start a relationship, but this same intimacy ends up having repercussions on the partners' erotic desire, given the need to maintain individuality. In order to understand the effect of intimacy on the sexuality of the modern couple, this article sought to compare two different theoretical aspects of couples' sexual difficulties by authors who are references in the area of couples therapy today. Therefore, the study presented the report of two clinical cases with differences in their functioning, but with the same demand for sexual infrequency.

A arte de fingir dor: o que diz o poema Autopsicografia sobre quem somos como humanos / The art of feigning pain: what the poem Autopsycography tells us about who we are as humans

Trata-se de uma resenha sobre o poema Autopsicografia de Fernando Pessoa. Traz discussões a respeito da dimensão psicológica do texto, com enfoque na epistemologia de Maturana, no pensamento complexo de Edgar Morin e em estudos sobre as emoções. O eu lírico do texto pode ser comparado a todos os seres humanos, constantemente lidando com uma dor real sempre fingida, uma dificuldade de comunicação inerente à própria habilidade comunicativa e à relação infinitamente paradoxal e intrinsecamente complementar de seu coração e sua razão.(AU)

This is a review of Fernando Pessoa's Autopsychography poem. It brings discussions about the psychological dimension of the text, focusing on Maturana's epistemology, Edgar Morin's complex though and studies on emotions. The lyrical self of the text can be compared to all human beings, constantly dealing with an everfeigned real pain, a difficulty of communication inherent in their own communicative ability, and the infinitely paradoxical and intrinsically complementary relationship of their heart and reason.(AU)

Esta es una revisión del poema Autopsicografía de Fernando Pessoa. Trae discusiones sobre la dimensión psicológica del texto, centrándose en la epistemología de Maturana, el complejo pensamiento de Edgar Morin y estudios sobre las emociones. El yo lírico del texto puede compararse con todos los seres humanos, lidiando constantemente con un dolor real siempre fingido, una dificultad de comunicación inherente a su propia capacidad comunicativa y la relación infinitamente paradójica e intrínsecamente complementaria de su corazón y razón.(AU)

An Integrative Review on the Contents and Effectiveness of Emotion Coaching Interventions for Parents / 정신간호학회지

PURPOSE: The purpose of this integrative literature review was to synthesize contents of emotion coaching interventions (ECI) for parents and explore unique changes in parents, parents-child, or child outcomes. METHODS: This research was conducted according to Whittemore and Knafl's integrative review method, which encompassed problem identification, literature search, data evaluation, data analysis, and presentation stages. Relevant searching terms in English and Korean were used for eight electronic databases: MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane library, CINAHL, RISS, KISS, NDSL, and DBpia. RESULTS: A total of 28 studies were selected: 16 Korean and 12 non-Korean ones. Among the selected studies, the ECI for parents was found to be effective in regulating both the parent's and child's emotions. The contents of the ECI seems to be applicable and understandable using self-reflection, emotional competency improvement, and emotion coaching proficiency, especially for demonstration and maintenance of a positive attitude. CONCLUSION: The ECI was an effective intervention which is helpful for child rearing, emotional regulation, and social competence for parents. In addition, it had a positive effect in regulating behavioral problems in children through interventions provided to the parents.

Psicoterapia psicanalítica focada nas emoções / Emotion-focused psychoanalytic psychotherapy

Este texto debruça-se sobre uma nova forma de fazer psicoterapia psicanalítica e psicanálise. A exploração das emoções como meio de mudança. Relato uma alteração na minha prática clínica em que a emoção passou a ser o foco da atenção. Uso um maior equilíbrio entre guiar e seguir o paciente, uma atenção aos marcadores e uso das intervenções para cada um desses marcadores como o desdobrar sistemático de uma evocação, focalização, ou o diálogo da cadeira vazia. São abordadas algumas dificuldades de integrar uma exploração mais eficaz da emoção num modelo psicanalítico praticado há muitos anos. Pequenas vinhetas clínicas ilustram a forma de explorar as emoções.

This text is about a new way of doing psychoanalytic psychotherapy and psychoanalysis. The exploration of emotions as a means of change. I report a change in my clinical practice in which emotion has become the focus of attention. I use a greater balance between guiding and following the patient, an attention to the markers and use of interventions for each of these markers as the systematic evocation unfolding, focusing, or the empty-chair dialogue. I describe some difficulties of integrating a more effective exploration of the emotion in a psychoanalytic model practiced for many years. Small clinical vignettes illustrate how to explore emotions.

Referencing emotion-focused therapy to enhance doctors' occupational capacity / 中国医学伦理学

Apart from the direct causality link of emotion and health,emotions also affect health indirectly through hormone production,immune function,symptom perception,to seek treatment,treatment decisions and adhere to treatment,health behavior,and so.Medical professional norms also gradually require doctors helping patient to aware their emotions and use adaptive strategies to regulate their emotions.Emotion-focused therapy has important significance for this occupational capacity.