Integrating psychotherapy practices and gamified elements in novel game mechanics for stress relief [PDF]
We explore novel game mechanics and techniques in the domain of gamified and game-based mobile mental health applications. By combining modern game design elements with techniques applied by practitioners (e.g., therapists) and known mechanics used in relevant games, we developed an integrated mobile game. Playtesting with a group of individuals showed
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ONLINE GROUP PSYCHODRAMATIC PSYCHOTHERAPY: WARMING-UP REINVENTIONS
This paper aims to discuss online group psychodramatic psychotherapy practices with an emphasis on warm-up. The hypothesis is that the warm-up step, specifically designed for Online care, contributes to the achievement of a more spontaneous group state ...
Aline Belém
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Objective This study will evaluate how decreasing depression severity via group psychotherapy affects the cognitive function of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) who are also diagnosed with depression and cognitive dysfunction.
Emine Bilgi+3 more
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Personal Investigator: a Therapeutic 3D Game for Teenagers [PDF]
This position paper describes the implementation and initial findings of a game called Personal Investigator (PI). PI is an online 3D detective game that implements a model of Brief Solution Focused Therapy (BSFT). It aims to help teenagers overcome mental health problems and engage with traditional mental health care services. It is predicted that the
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Instruments of Positive Transcultural Psychotherapy as a Model for Systemic Constellations [PDF]
The article is dedicated to methodological features of constellations in the positive psychotherapy method. Models of Positive Transcultural Psychotherapy determine the structure of personal differentiation, which could be used in constellations ...
Svitlana Kyrychenko
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KEYNOTE: Transactional Analysis Psychotherapy Research: Three Methods describing a TA Group Therapy
The overall aim of the thesis was to enhance and revive the practical understanding of the active ingredients in Transactional Analysis Psychotherapy (TA) and to define and lay down elements of TA that make it a distinct and replicable method of ...
Roland Johnsson
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Characterizing Therapist's Speaking Style in Relation to Empathy in Psychotherapy [PDF]
In conversation-based psychotherapy, therapists use verbal techniques to help clients express thoughts and feelings, and change behavior. In particular, how well therapists convey empathy is an essential quality index of psychotherapy sessions and is associated with psychotherapy outcome.
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The effect of interference in group supportive psychotherapy by IPT method in reducing depressive symptoms of addicted patients [PDF]
The objective of this study was the effect of interference in group supportive psychotherapy by IPT method in reducing depressive symptoms of addicted patients.
mehdi zemestaniyamchi, faramarz sohrabi
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Reflections on group psychotherapy
Group therapy is one of the foundation forms of psychotherapy that has occurred over the years. It has been used in a multitude of ways and varies widely in how it is structured, how many clients are involved and so forth. Eric Berne’s original practice
Tony White
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Deep Annotation of Therapeutic Working Alliance in Psychotherapy [PDF]
The therapeutic working alliance is an important predictor of the outcome of the psychotherapy treatment. In practice, the working alliance is estimated from a set of scoring questionnaires in an inventory that both the patient and the therapists fill out.
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