When you suffer rape, your whole life changes, as does the life of those around you. But the worst of all is not knowing how to deal with it, sometimes leading to blaming the victim, even if it is unconsciously. One of the reasons why this distance is kept from the victim isContinue Reading
Online gambling addiction is already a reality. Since the Gambling Regulation Act came into force in 2011, the number of online players has skyrocketed. As a result, the increase in people with gambling problems is beginning to be alarming. It was not until 1977 that gambling was legalized in Spain. SinceContinue Reading
You may know the phrase “I sell advice that I don’t have for myself .” The Spanish proverb tells us about that old custom of wanting to advise others on any subject, even if the other person neither needs it nor has asked for it. Thus, it is common to interfereContinue Reading
Day after day we find ourselves immersed in an excess of information, we hear random comments, myths, rumors, and assumptions… And all of this is mixed up in the everyday landscape, posing an obstacle to distinguishing reality. The same occurs with the idea that we have about some therapies andContinue Reading
The creative brain is amazing. It is playful, emotional, free, and tireless. It does not believe in finite things, for the world is full of possibilities and it chooses to be connected to everything to learn from almost any stimulus. Often it does not even know how it came upContinue Reading
Sports and physical activity psychology is a branch of psychology. It studies our psychological processes and our behavior during sports activities. This applied science seeks to understand and optimize the internal conditions of the athlete. Through the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity, we try to achieve the expression ofContinue Reading
Fibromyalgia is a syndrome characterized by the presence of chronic, generalized musculoskeletal pain. In addition to pain, other symptoms are associated, such as fatigue, sleep disturbances, paresthesia in the extremities, a feeling of swelling in the hands, or morning stiffness. To date, no therapy/intervention cures fibromyalgia, so existing treatments focusContinue Reading
Technological insomnia is increasingly taking over nighttime territory in a world inhabited by screens. Technology and the blue light so characteristic of these devices completely alter our wake cycles and our biological clock. Far from being a one-off event, we are facing a new disorder of great impact that isContinue Reading
Memory betrays us. Its content, our memories, are far from being a faithful recreation of reality. When we say something, we do it differently each time. In fact, in forensic psychology, witnesses are asked not to tell anyone the facts, in an attempt not to contaminate their memories. It isContinue Reading
Why has suicide become a forgotten topic that no one talks about? How has it become a taboo? If we want to find a solution to a problem, the first step is to gather enough information about it. Otherwise, the solution we find will not be effective and our efforts willContinue Reading