Coronary Psychology

Effect of positive psychology-based audio messages on optimism and hope among patients with acute coronary syndrome

Background & Aim: Acute coronary syndrome is the most common cardiovascular disorder. Hope and optimism lead to adaptation to and moderation of the damaging effects of depressed mood on the outcome of this disorder. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of positive psychology-based audio messages on hope and optimism among patients with acute coronary syndrome. Methods & Materials:...

Psychology, Social Psychology and Risk

Health psychology and health promotion

Health psychology is the defined as studying of psychological and behavioral processes in health, illness, and healthcare. It contributes to is concerned with the understanding of how psychological, behavioral, and cultural factors contribute role to in physical health and illness. Psychological factors can affect health directly. For example, health is hurt by the chronically occurring environ...

Evolutionary Psychology as Maladapted Psychology

Gestalt Psychology and Cognitive Psychology

The aim of this paper is to sketch the major aspects of Gestaltpsychologie: Wertheimer‘s factors, global v. local factors, isomorphism, auto-organisation, Prägnanz as singularity and as a tendency towards stability. While Gestaltpsychologie as a school no longer exists, its lesson is yet seminal and can inspire many developments of contemporary cognitive psychology. Few examples are here illust...