The Beck Depression Inventory (BDI, BDI-II), created by psychiatrist, researcher, and founder of Cognitive Therapy, Aaron T. Beck, is a self-administered questionnaire consisting of 21 multiple-choice questions. It is one…
BF Skinner: The father of operant behaviorism
Burrhus Frederic Skinner (1904-1990) was an American psychologist, considered the main popularizer of behaviorism. However, he was not a pioneer of this trend, since some relevant authors had already begun…
Definition of the week: Id, Ego and Superego
For Freud, human personality arises from a conflict between aggressive and pleasure-oriented biological impulses and the social limits that the person has internalized. He thought that the result of efforts…
Amygdala: what it is and function
The amygdala is a brain structure that is responsible for emotions and is closely related to the learning process and memory. It is one of the main nuclei that make…
Quetiapine: what it is, what it is used for and side effects
Among the psychotropic drugs most currently used for the treatment of various psychopathologies is quetiapine, which helps control the symptoms of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder with marked effectiveness. Exacerbated emotions,…
What is sports psychology?
Psychology is the science that is responsible for the study of behavior and when we talk about sports psychology we refer to the branch that is dedicated to everything related…
What differentiates a psychopath from a sociopath?
“Successful psychopaths” are very successful people, often ruthless, callous, and superficially charming, with little or no regard for the feelings or needs of others. They tend to carry out premeditated…
APA Standards 7th Edition: Page Layout
The APA format is one of the most important and used styles of presentation of works and research in the world. It was recently published with the intention of facilitating…
Neuron: what it is and what are its parts
The central nervous system (CNS) is one of the divisions of the nervous system, along with the peripheral nervous system. It is made up of the brain (which is divided…
Family constellations, a dangerous pseudoscientific method
What are family constellations? Family constellations are a method developed by the philosopher, theologian, pedagogue and self-proclaimed “psychotherapist” . Its goal is to free people from their “tensions/conflicts” that usually…