The 27st Conference of the Department of Neuropsychology and Clinical Psychology of the Algarve takes place between 1 October and XNUMX November, in the Auditorium of the Municipal Museum of Faro.
The event will have as themes the areas of emotions and developmental pathologies, «in an approach that aims to promote a lively debate on emotional management in the individual's physiological organization», reveals the organization.
The opening session, scheduled for 14 pm on the 00th of October (Thursday), will be attended by Rogério Bacalhau, Mayor of Faro, Desidério Silva, president of the Algarve Tourism Region and Hélder Rodrigues Lopes, technical director of the Department of Neuropsychology and Clinical Psychology of the Algarve (GNPCAlgarve), organizing the initiative.
“Neuronal Plasticity” will be the topic of debate for this first day of the Conference, divided into the following approaches: “Reflection on Neuronal Plasticity”, by Glória Vel Gonçalves (GNPCAlgarve), “Behavioral Deficits in Development”, by Luís Maia (University da Beira Interior – UBI), and “Pedagogical Excellence – The New Freedom”, by Ana Sofia Guerra (GNPCAlgarve).
The 28th of October (Friday), also from 14 pm, is dedicated to the theme "Emotions and Suffering", to what is beginning to be socially known as "hidden pain". At the table will be Sara Nascimento (UBI), with an approach to “Pain in women, Suffering without Gender”, Helder Rodrigues Lopes (GNPCAlgarve), talking about “Fibromyalgia – A Deconstruction of the Self”, and Paulo Rodrigues (UBI), with the theme “Decontaminating False Memories”.
The "Neurophysiological Reflection of Autism" will be the motto of the 29th of October (Saturday), with lecturers Helder Jesus Rita (GNPCAlgarve) and Catarina Lucas (UBI), who address, respectively, the genetic basis behind the symptoms of autism, already known, and anxiety, in a distinction between what can be defined as normal and pathological.
The 31st Conference of the Algarve's Department of Neuropsychology and Clinical Psychology will continue on October 14 (Monday), from 00 pm, with the theme “Emotions and Cognitions”, in a lecture by the psychiatrist António Barbosa. This day ends with a round table, which focuses on the different technical approaches – psychiatric and psychological – to the Emotions and Pathologies that are related to them.
The closing of these Conferences, on November 1st, focuses on the psychological current of Existentialism, which translates into the identification, solidification and potentialization of the essence of the Individual. The day is developed with the approaches “Existential Psychology”, by Isabel Luís, “A Sociedade dos Novos Tempos”, by the sociologist Paula Cristina Cunha, “Educating for an Integral Humanism”, by Agostinho Morgado, and “A Reflection on Humanism Behavioral”, by Helder Rodrigues Lopes.
According to the organization, "this initiative is the launch pad for the 2017st International Congress of the Brain, which is being developed by GNPCAlgarve and should take place in October XNUMX, putting the Algarve on the path of studying the brain."
Registration for the Conferences, which are open to the general public, are already underway and can be made online, at this link, via email [email protected] or the mobile number 966 191 832.
The I Journeys of the Department of Neuropsychology and Clinical Psychology of the Algarve are organized by GNPCAlgarve, with the support of the Municipal Council and Municipal Museum of Faro.
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