Brainspotting is a tool for accessing and releasing body memories that can be limiting us or causing physical or emotional problems. A brainspot is a physical way in which we hold an emotional expe…
Objective Adverse early-life events are predisposing factors for functional neurological disorder (FND) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Cingulo-insular regions are implicated in the biology of both conditions and are sites of stress-mediated neuroplasticity. We hypothesised that functional neurological symptoms and the magnitude of childhood abuse would be associated with overlapping anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) and insular volumetric reductions, and that FND and PTSD symptoms would map onto distinct cingulo-insular areas. Methods This within-group voxel-based morphometry study probes volumetric associations with self-report measures of functional neurological symptoms, adverse life events and PTSD symptoms in 23 mixed-gender FND patients. Separate secondary analyses were also performed in the subset of 18 women with FND to account for gender-specific effects. Results Across the entire cohort, there were no statistically significant volumetric associations with self-report measures of functional neurological symptom severity or childhood abuse. In women with FND, however, parallel inverse associations were observed between left anterior insular volume and functional neurological symptoms as measured by the Patient Health Questionnaire-15 and the Screening for Somatoform Symptoms Conversion Disorder subscale. Similar inverse relationships were also appreciated between childhood abuse burden and left anterior insular volume. Across all subjects, PTSD symptom severity was inversely associated with dorsal ACC volume, and the magnitude of lifetime adverse events was inversely associated with left hippocampal volume. Conclusions This study reveals distinct cingulo-insular alterations for FND and PTSD symptoms and may advance our understanding of FND. Potential biological convergence between stress-related neuroplasticity, functional neurological symptoms and reduced insular volume was identified.
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This Maze activity focuses on common psychological and neurological disorders. Use this as an Activity, Alternate Assessment, or Study Guide for the disorders and treatments unit. Words included are: (47 words -- 27 questions) -- ADHD --Anxiety -- Panic -- Phobia -- OCD -- Somatoform -- Conversion -- Hypochondriasis -- Dissociative Identity -- Delusions -- Mania -- Schizophrenia -- Antisocial -- Neurotic -- Psychotic -- Major Depressive -- Hallucination -- Schizoid -- Agoraphobia -- Narcissistic -- Borderline Personality -- Diathesis - Stress -- Catatonic Type -- Retrograde Amnesia -- Axis I -- Split Brain -- Schizotypal -- Avoidant -- Axis II -- Synesthesia -- Down's Syndrome -- Axis III -- Alzheimer's -- Eating Disorders -- DSM-IV-TR -- Apraxia -- Dyslexia -- Epilepsy -- Aphasia -- PTSD -- Bipolar -- Learned Helplessness -- Claustrophobia -- Axis II -- Coma -- Lateral Sclerosis **Answer Key Included Psychology, Disorders, Mental Disorders, Math Psych Store, activity, assessment, Psych, AP Psychology,
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Many believe that conscious awareness originates in the brain alone. Recent scientific research suggests that consciousness actually emerges from the brain and body acting together. A growing body of evidence suggests that the heart plays a particularly significant role in this process.
Conversion disorder: when mental stress takes a physical toll. Learn about its causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and outlook.
Neurolinguistic Programming in Clinical Settings provides a theoretical framework for the clinical applications of Neurolinguistic Programming (NLP) protocols in mental health. It offers evidence-based models for a range of conditions; including PTSD, anxiety and depression, grief, phobias, and binge-eating. Providing a follow up to the 2014 book The Clinical Effectiveness of Neurolinguistic Programming, this book updates the existing research evidence for NLP interventions with mental health clinical conditions. It includes further evidence for its use with somatoform disorders, anxiety and depression, and as a general psychotherapy modality. The book outlines up-to-date evidence from clinical trials that demonstrate the success rate of NLP with PTSD populations and discusses how ongoing randomised clinical trials at Kings College London are demonstrating the clinical effectiveness of NLP protocols and are becoming more widely accepted by mainstream mental health care. Written by a team of internationally academically informed clinicians and researchers, the book will be key reading for academics, researchers, and post-graduate students in the field of mental health research, psychotherapy, and counselling. It will also be of interest to clinicians and mental health professionals interested in NLP as a therapeutic modality.
