Do you know how integrative psychotherapy can help you? Discover all the secrets of this psychological therapy and how it can benefit you.
Psycho-neuro-immuno-endocrinology is inherently a multidisciplinary and comprehensive science where health and disease can be understood only within the context of interaction of multiple disciplines and this is precisely the central point where the basis of knowledge of this new specialty lies.
Under normal conditions, these four systems interact in harmony. This particular state called homeostasis promotes optimal health and prepares the body for its constant fight against stress. different existing diseases A good number of factors mediate their influence on these interactions, such as hereditary, environmental factors, personality traits, emotions and lifestyles.
A stressful situation that alters one of the systems affects the others due to the multiple mind-body connections In the last two decades, biopsychosocial research studies taking into consideration emotions, social behavior, and personality traits in health preservation have advanced significantly. Based on this new biopsychosocial paradigm, there is no real division between the mind and the body, which implies a deep knowledge of the patient and not only of his illness, thus enabling him as a subject in his own healing.
Why is integrative psychotherapy a good idea?
The psychological or emotional impact exceeds organic. We do not all respond in the same way to the same stress. Scientific evidence today shows that by modifying our thoughts we are modifying our biology. Psychological factors can modulate the immune response, and affective disorders are related to immunosuppression.
In this sense, it is necessary to indicate that the brain is the front line of our body in defense against diseases and aging; and the mind represents the functioning of the brain
Under normal conditions, the interactions between these systems lead to the maintenance of the homeostatic balance of the body, and as a result, good health. A new vision about stress requires taking into consideration environmental factors and the individual’s lifestyle. It is of particular importance to consider an adequate nutritional and physical training program, as well as the inclusion of relaxation and meditation programs.
From the emotion management area We will use different tools and techniques that effectively contribute to reducing stress or controlling it, among them the following stand out:
therapeutic theater
breathing techniques (conscious breathing)
mental visualization
neuroemotional integration through eye movements (EMDR)
