A5002024655- Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology
- Misinformation and Its Impacts
- Identity, Memory, and Therapy
- Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Memory Processes and Influences
- Family Support in Illness
- Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders
- Child Development and Digital Technology
- Infant Health and Development
- Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Action Observation and Synchronization
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Psychological Testing and Assessment
- Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
- Cognitive Science and Mapping
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Regulation of Appetite and Obesity
University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"
2014-2024
CTO Hospital
2017
Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Napoli
2014
University of Urbino
2011
This study assesses interpersonal acceptance-rejection theory’s (IPARTheory’s) prediction that adults’ (both men’s and women’s) remembrances of parental maternal paternal) rejection in childhood are likely to be associated with fear intimacy, as mediated by psychological maladjustment relationship anxiety. The also the these associations will not vary significantly gender, ethnicity, language, culture, or other such defining conditions. To test predictions a sample 3,483 young adults 13...
This case study examines the complex relationship between childhood trauma, dissociation, and Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) within context of forensic psychiatry. It focuses on a young murder defendant named “Paul,” who has experienced various traumatic events, including maltreatment domestic violence. These experiences have led to dissociative states marked by high emotional intensity, particularly an aggressive nature, impaired impulse control, resulting in violent behavior during...
The present research explored the relation between socio-cognitive skills, as Theory of Mind and affective empathy, social behaviour, attachment style scholastic success in children, aged from 8 to 11 years (N = 159; 90 females, 69 males; Mage 9,60; DS .78). Several assessment tools were administered children on mentalizing abilities (Stories), empathy (FASTE), language (PPVT-R), (SAT) learning (M.T. AC-MT 6-11), while teachers asked complete a questionnaire about every child's behaviour...
Stress is a physiological response to internal and external events we call “stressors”. Response the same daily stressors varies across individuals seems be higher for women. A possible explanation this phenomenon that women perceive sociality, relationships, intimacy—important sources of both stress wellbeing—differently from how men experience them. In study, investigate gender, attachment, touch avoidance predict responses on sample 335 Italians (216 females; age = 35.82 ± 14.32)....
This paper offers reflections about the relationship between child maltreatment, attachment disturbance and psychopathology in Bowlby’s theory perspective. Child maltreatment is a complex frequent phenomenon that has pretty clear implications on developmental outcomes of its juvenile victims. The areas most affected by experience maltreatments suffered during childhood are to refer especially self-development ability structure healthy stable relationships. reason justifies choice make be...
The exposure to relevant social and/or historical events can increase the generation of false memories (FMs). Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is a calamity challenging health, political, and journalistic bodies, with media generating confusion that has facilitated spread fake news. In this respect, our study aims at investigating relationships between (true memories, TMs vs. FMs) for COVID-19-related news different individual variables (i.e., use traditional media, COVID-19...
Knowledge of the Adult Baby-Diaper Lovers (ABDL) phenomena is quite recent and there are, yet, few studies on this phenomenon.This study was conceived to investigate functions ABDL behaviours characteristics in an online Italian community sample. We hypothesized that were associated with general psychological maladjustment experience parental rejection during childhood. It also assumed would be differences profiles based age appearance their first Lover fantasies.An internet-based conducted...
Social touch is essential in relationships and well-being, but the unique personal experience of not assessed taken into account health social care services. The pleasantness gentle stroking influenced by gender, toucher genre, familiarity, culture, age. Moreover, avoidance, attitude toward interpersonal touch. aim this article to present translation, adaptation, validation Italian two scales measure avoidance. For translation validation, we selected most used scale, Touch Avoidance Measure...
The aim of this study is to analyze whether: (a) a specific type metacognitive deficit present in patient with Borderline Personality Disorder; (b) improvement can be detected during the psychotherapy treatment; (c) if indicative effectiveness itself. A single case has been conducted; deficits have measured Metacognition Assessment Scale (MAS). In line hypothesis, results show global and progressive meta-cognitive functions. We conclude agreement current literature, existence major...
Objective: The present work aims to conduct the first naturalistic empirical investigation of process and outcome assessment functional psychotherapy (FP) treatment. FP model is rooted in psychoanalysis integrates verbal communication approach founded on transference countertransference dynamics with analysis bodily processes. Method: study sample included ten patients recruited a voluntary basis treated by clinicians their private practices. Each patient received an average duration 40 h...
In the present study we analyzed how attitudes toward touch have changed during COVID-19 pandemic in an Italian sample, through two different studies: first contacted participants of validation Touch Avoidance Questionnaire, asking them to take part a follow-up (
Several studies underline a definite link between “working memory†(WM) and the learning process (deficit disorder in children). WM abi-lities mainly affect written language arithmetic learning. According to related Attachment Theory, it is possible rationalize that child with secure attachment caregiver and/or teacher have higher skills school adaptability. In this study—based on previous pilot study (Del Villano, Ce-cere, Sapuppo, & Caviglia., 2011)—the relationship between:...
The destabilizing power of a traumatic experience has been widely discussed in many studies; however, on the other hand, studies psychological literature show different view this experience. This study addresses positive meaning and transforming an event, which, although devastating, reveals to subject skills, unknown until now. Referring recent longitudinal (Cimino, S., Sinesi, Monniello, G., (2012); Cimino, Cerniglia, L., Ballarotto G. (2013) it is proposed highlight how usual position...
Within the framework of research on process in psychotherapy, Wilma Bucci has initiated an attempt to reformulate and widen metapsychological concepts as well scope psychoanalysis towards contents neuroscience cognitive science. Such intent contributed developing multiple code theory: a theoretical-empirical basis for development method evaluation referential activity – measure therapy’s global progress through transcriptions sessions. The ranks course stems, many empirical methods...
Lo scopo del presente lavoro è quello di illustrare i contributi passati e gli attuali interessi Gruppo ricerca della Cattedra "Psicologia Dinamica" (corso base) Facoltà Psicologia Seconda Università Napoli, nonché presentare argomentare le pubblicazioni scaturite negli ultimi anni dalle quelle ricerche. I lavori si inseriscono nelle aree relative alla Teoria dell'Attaccamento, valutazione psicologica, allo studio psicopatologia connessa ai Disturbi Comportamento Alimentare, in...
Background: At an international level, the risk assessment and management process of violent offenders follows a standard method that implies well-defined theoretical models use scientifically validated tools. In Italy, this is still highly discretionary. The aim study to highlight advantages deriving from tools within framework single case study; Methods: Recidivism social dangerousness Italian woman perpetrator filicide were assessed through administration Level Service/Case Management...
The psychotherapy perspective deals with the points of connections between body and mind in a modern functional approach. Through study Metacognition, which is intended to be connection that verifies integration different emotional cognitive, sensory motor systems, we evaluated if possible identify overlapping bodily change metacognitive functions change.
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic was accompanied by an overabundance of fake news increasing the risk developing false memories (FMs). Previous studies have shown that relationship between and FMs could be mediated some individual variables, including attitudinal biases. We explored role these variables in true (TMs) formation, with special emphasis on vaccine- Green Pass (GP)-related topics.We set up a large online survey exploring several constructs media usage, attitude...