PSYCHOLOGY

Psychology Article Reviews



Psychology Article Reviews

The Impact of Forgiveness Therapy on Depression, Posttraumatic Stress, and Anxiety for Women after Spousal Emotional Abuse

Summary

Those women who are emotionally abused mostly experience the psychological adverse effects long after the end of spousal relationship. This study consists of Forgiveness therapy (FT) with the alternative for those women who are emotionally abused, as are separated for 2 or more than two years. Participants in FT experienced significantly greater improvement than participants in the depression, anxiety, post traumatic stress symptoms, self-esteem, forgiveness, environmental mastery, and find meaning in suffering, the income is maintained at follow-up (M 8,35 months, SD 1,53) (Reed, 2006). FT has implications for long-term recovery post relationship emotionally abused women.

Interaction

One of the first tasks of the workers for forgiveness with clients to help them understand what forgiveness means forgiveness comes with many misconceptions, some of which can be very destructive to clients in hazardous and destructive relationships. For example, many people think that forgiveness necessarily involves coordination with the offending person (Reed, 2006). Understood in this way, encouraging people "to forgive" insecure, and potentially dangerous people.

Application

Without a clear understanding, of what forgiveness, and the obstacles it is difficult for the client to achieve it, and the doctor to relieve it. Nevertheless, even if forgiveness is understood in the "right" or an effective way, and even if doctors can get around the obstacles to forgiveness. However, despite progress in the field of forgiveness interventions, many questions still remain unanswered. These results are consistent with other mixed conclusions about what activities are best for promoting forgiveness.

Combat Depression While Losing Weight with 5HTP

Summary

5-Hydroxytryptophan, or 5HTP, is a naturally occurring amino acid used by the brain to make the neurotransmitter serotonin. Mood, sleeping patterns, and the perception of pain and happiness are all regulated in large part by serotonin. Prescription antidepressants and weight loss rarely go hand-in-hand. In fact, weight gain is a very common side effect of prescription antidepressants, particularly tricycle antidepressants and selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors (SSRIs). Reports indicate nearly half of those taking these types of medications gain a moderate amount of weight. 5HTP, on the other hand, is not only an effective antidepressant, but can aid in weight loss, according to studies conducted at the University of Rome (Hill, & Ladany, 2003). This research suggests that antidepressants and weight loss are not necessarily an impossible combination - as long as the antidepressant is 5HTP. ...