Volume I, Issue 1, 2023
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Unfortunately, anxiety has become a subject of increasing interest in the contemporary period due to the effects of the global coronavirus pandemic, as well as conflicts such as the Ukraine-Russia and Israel-Palestine conflicts, which have affected humanity economically and emotionally. Additionally, climate change, with its accompanying effects such as global warming, earthquakes, and floods, is further contributing to the rise in diagnosed cases of anxiety worldwide. In this troubling social context, the focus on anxiety disorders appears more necessary than ever. While the use of hypnosis in anxiety cases is not a new topic, it deserves greater attention due to scientific studies demonstrating its quick benefits in some cases. Furthermore, it is widely agreed that hypnosis yields unquestionable results when combined with other classical psychological therapies, particularly in more complicated cases.
Article’s history:
Received 31st of August, 2023; Received in revised form 17th of September, 2023; Accepted 2nd of October, 2023; Published as article in Volume I, Issue 1, 2023.
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Keywords: hypnotherapy; anxiety disorders; DSM-V; hypnosis therapy.
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The paper aims to address several interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research issues at the confluence of psychology with the field of artificial intelligence technologies, namely how the integration of big data analytics, advancements in human-computer interaction (HCI), and innovations in brain-computer interfaces (BCIs), can transform psychological research and practice. The paper explores the historical foundations and contemporary developments in the interdisciplinary integration of AI technologies with psychological research and practice. Beginning with early computational models of cognition, the discussion highlights the evolution of AI applications in psychological analysis, including machine learning, natural language processing (NLP), HCI and BCIs. These technologies have not only enhanced the scalability and personalization of mental health care but have also introduced new methods for real-time feedback in therapeutic settings. This paper provides a wide examination of how these interdisciplinary efforts can complement and advance both fields, encouragement mutual development and innovation.
Article’s history:
Received 1st of September, 2023; Received in revised form 20th of September, 2023; Accepted 21st of October, 2023; Published as article in Volume I, Issue 1, 2023.
Copyright© 2023. The Author(s). This article is distributed under the terms of the license CC-BY 4.0., which permits any further distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Keywords: artificial intelligence, big data, brain-computer interface, human computer interaction.
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Parental Influence on Children's Social and Emotional Intelligence: A Gender-Differentiated Analysis
The social and emotional intelligence of children, although it also assumes an innate component, is mainly formed in the family context, this being shaped by the behaviour of the parents and the parenting style. This aspect is relevant for a better understanding of how parents and the family can contribute to the development of this ability among children, which has proven to be vital in many areas of their quality of life. The purpose of the current study is to investigate the relationship between the social and emotional intelligence of parents and that of children, both at a general level and differentiated by gender, respectively of mothers and fathers. The research sample consisted of 575 subjects, respectively 214 mothers, 166 fathers and 195 children. We used the IPIP social-emotional intelligence scale for adults and Bar-On Youth Social-Emotional Intelligence Inventory for children. The results indicate a negative correlation (r=-0.01), but insignificant, between the level of socio-emotional intelligence of parents and children, but a positive and significant correlation between the level of socio-emotional intelligence of mothers and that of children (r=0.52, and p=0.002). As for fathers, we obtained a positive, but insignificant correlation between the two variables (r=0.21, p=0.30>0.002).
Article’s history:
Received 21st of October, 2023; Received in revised form 15th of November, 2023; Accepted 21st of November, 2023; Published as article in Volume I, Issue 1, 2023.
Copyright© 2023 The Author(s). This article is distributed under the terms of the license CC-BY 4.0., which permits any further distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Keywords: social intelligence, emotional intelligence, parent-child relationship, gender differences, family context, psychosocial development.
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Our individual attachment style, or the evolving contact style derived from it, influences the characteristic manner in which we approach others and the way we interpret the world and interactions in general. The complex process of psychotherapy is essentially comprised of two major parts: the therapeutic relationship and techniques. The therapeutic relationship is difficult to define, even more challenging to clinically understand, and empirically studying it rises difficulties. However, despite the existence of various psychotherapeutic schools, it is universally accepted that a quality therapeutic relationship is a necessary condition for favourable therapy outcomes. In this paper, we aim to contribute to the vast field of psychotherapy with some clarifications that we believe are useful concerning two notions used in practice and specialised literature: the therapeutic relationship and the therapeutic alliance (working alliance).
Article’s history:
Received 25th of October, 2023; Received in revised form 24th of November, 2023; Accepted 27th of November, 2023; Published as article in Volume I, Issue 1, 2023.
Copyright© 2023 The Author(s). This article is distributed under the terms of the license CC-BY 4.0., which permits any further distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Keywords: therapeutic relationship, therapeutic alliance, emotional connection, human interaction, emotional experience.
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The awareness of the relationship between mind and body is far from being new. Until about 300 years ago, every medical system in the world treated the mind and body as a whole. But, starting with the 17th century, the Western world began to see mind and body as two distinct entities. According to this view, the body was seen as a kind of machine, complete with independent, replaceable parts, without any connection to the mind. In the 20th century, this view gradually began to change. Teams of researchers began to study the mind-body connection and, scientifically, proved the existence of the complex connection between the body and the mind.
The purpose of this paper is to verify if anxiety represents one of the determinant and triggering factors of the psychosomatic diseases and disorders, especially in the context of the pandemic period from the last three years and of the global crisis, by conducting a study involving two groups of people. By analysing the results of the evaluation instruments used for the two groups, we have found out that anxiety, as a trait, leads to psychosomatic diseases.
Article’s history:
Received 1st of November, 2023; Received in revised form 25th of November, 2023; Accepted 11th of December, 2023; Published as article in Volume I, Issue 1, 2023.
Copyright© 2023 The Author(s). This article is distributed under the terms of the license CC-BY 4.0., which permits any further distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Keywords: anxiety, psychosomatics, mind-body connection.