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@thomas@social.srvr.life · 3d ago
That music can serve more than purely aesthetic or entertainment purposes is no longer a surprising idea. Across many cultures and historical periods, music has functioned as a means of regulating mood, attention, and bodily states. Over the past decades, clinical research has begun to examine these effects with greater methodological care. Within psychiatry and psychology, music-based interventions now appear in studies addressing anxiety disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), and related conditions. Structured musical interventions - such as guided listening, improvisation-based music therapy, or therapist-led sessions - can reduce obsessive symptoms, lower anxiety, and ease depressive comorbidity when used alongside established forms of treatment. Controlled studies report measurable improvements in anxiety and obsessive symptoms when music therapy accompanies standard care. At the same time, sample sizes remain limited, and further research is required. Music also relates to cognitive and emotional mechanisms that are relevant to OCD. Studies indicate that individuals with obsessive-compulsive personality traits often show heightened sensitivity to musical tension and a strong preference for harmonic resolution. These observations suggest links between musical structure, predictive processing in the brain, and the regulation of intrusive thoughts. The intersection of neuroscience, psychology, and musical practice therefore forms a productive field of investigation. Musical processes operate simultaneously on several levels: rhythm can synchronize breathing and autonomic activity, tonal expectation structures attention, and deep musical immersion alters the subjective experience of time as well as aspects of cognitive control. These characteristics make music a complex medium within therapeutic contexts. I examined these questions in greater detail last year, focusing on anxiety disorders and obsessive-compulsive conditions, the current evidence base, and practical forms of music-based interventions in clinical settings. Read the full essay: https://tomkolbe.com/2025/08/25/music-based-interventions-for-anxiety-obsessive-compulsive-and-related-disorders-effects-applications-and-evidence/ #MusicTherapy #MusicAndMentalHealth #Neuroscience #Psychology #OCD #AnxietyResearch #MusicAndTheBrain #MusicResearch #MusicAndHealth
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@HollyCo26588808@universeodon.com · Mar 07, 2026
Why You Feel Rejected When Nothing is Happening: How to Stop Catastrophizing if Someone Doesn’t Text You Back https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/why-you-feel-rejected-even-when-nothing-is-happening/ #goodnews #relationships #psychology
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@matttuckey@mastodonapp.uk · Mar 07, 2026
https://powerisastateofmind.blogspot.com/2026/03/rice-and-peas.html?m=1&utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio&fbclid=PAdGRzdgQZDT5leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA81NjcwNjczNDMzNTI0MjcAAaeNmDbRkJubJWnpCSg_QodzkdAokbn2oz25BtjveUafhzXMebBYL4FoRtUOSg_aem_cGcs5ZRkX8O7KDFQzqDrfw BLOG: Rice and peas #psychology
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@brainsmatter@mastodonapp.uk · Mar 05, 2026
What is #happiness? A philosopher looks for answers https://theconversation.com/what-is-happiness-a-philosopher-looks-for-answers-276091 #philosophy #psychology #STEM
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@HollyCo26588808@universeodon.com · Feb 23, 2026
U Mad Bro? U dumb also https://www.psypost.org/people-who-engage-in-impulsive-violence-tend-to-have-lower-iq-scores/?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&utm_campaign=fark&ICID=ref_fark #stem #science #psychology #interesting
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@thomas@social.srvr.life · Feb 23, 2026
In the study I would like to briefly introduce here, the focus is on the relationship between meditation and music – a pairing that is widely discussed, yet often without much precision. The study examines how music that reliably induces aesthetic chills interacts with meditative processes, with particular attention to affective intensity, self-transcendence, emotional permeability, and subjective insight. The work does not establish clinical efficacy. Its relevance lies in showing how music can modulate inner states that, in clinical contexts, are regarded as markers of change. The analysis is process-oriented and based on self-reports rather than clinical outcomes. In medical terms, this is not therapeutic evidence, but a contribution to understanding state-dependent mechanisms – potentially of interest to both musicians working with affect and clinicians concerned with contextual modulation. Open access study: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1589132/full #MusicResearch #Neuroscience #Psychology #Meditation #AffectiveStates #Musicians #Clinicians
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@brettezeleliquide@h4.io · Feb 23, 2026
la route est droite et la pente est nulle Jean-Pierre Raffarin / Ken Jones #mood #psychology #politique #societe #winter
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@indieauthornews@indieauthors.social · Feb 22, 2026
How Psychology Can Inspire You to Become a Better Writer Here's how you can benefit from a psychotherapist's perspective to enhance your writing. Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative » https://writingcooperative.com/how-psychology-can-inspire-you-to-become-a-better-writer-cb02ca2fc13 #creativity #psychology #writer #writing #psychotherapy
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@HollyCo26588808@universeodon.com · Feb 20, 2026
Ultraprocessed foods have addictive patterns similar to tobacco, the latter of which received warning labels in the 1960's that everyone immediately heeded https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-02-ultraprocessed-foods-addictionlike-patterns-tobacco.html?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&utm_campaign=fark&ICID=ref_fark#google_vignette #science #health #nutrition #psychology #prevention
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@brainsmatter@mastodonapp.uk · Feb 12, 2026
Reading to young kids improves their social skills − and a new study shows it doesn’t matter whether parents stop to ask questions https://theconversation.com/reading-to-young-kids-improves-their-social-skills-and-a-new-study-shows-it-doesnt-matter-whether-parents-stop-to-ask-questions-274926 #education #psychology #science #STEM
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@LJClements8@universeodon.com · Feb 02, 2026
Saw this and thought I'd share in case it's of interest to anyone #Psychology How To Stop Overthinking | Action for Happiness https://actionforhappiness.org/how-stop-overthinking-jessamy-hibberd
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@ScienceDesk@flipboard.social · Feb 02, 2026
The last words that legendary Apple founder Steve Jobs uttered were “Oh, wow, oh wow, oh wow.” It’s anyone’s guess what spurred Jobs’ comments. But scientists may be closing in on what happens in the final moments of life by gathering data on brain activity from patients who are dying. Read more from @sciencefocus@flipboard.com: https://flip.it/aDY-mS #Science #Humans #Health #Death #Neurology #Psychology
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@christianpost@na.social · Jan 31, 2026
Who am I? He wasn’t confused. He wasn’t cognitively impaired. He wasn’t even primarily depressed. He was undone. Something deeper than mood or stress had fractured. The story he had lived inside no longer made sense. #Identity #anxiety #pain #psychology Source: https://www.christianpost.com/voices/who-am-i.html #Faith #ChristianNews #Bible
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@setsly@mindly.social · Jan 31, 2026
It's not wrong to point out that far too many Americans vote against their own interests; yet it's more revealing to point out that the way they choose what's interesting is against their own interests. 🫤 #psychology #USA https://mindly.social/@setsly/115177968433673762
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@bibliolater@qoto.org · Jan 17, 2026
🖥️ **Why the Computer Scientist Behind the World’s First Chatbot Dedicated His Life to Publicizing the Threat Posed by A.I.** _Joseph Weizenbaum realized that programs like his Eliza chatbot could “induce powerful delusional thinking in quite normal people”_ 🔗 https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/why-the-computer-scientist-behind-the-worlds-first-chatbot-dedicated-his-life-to-publicizing-the-threat-posed-by-ai-180987971/ #History #Histodons #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #ComputerScience #Psychology #Technology #Tech #STEM
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@goodnewsrobot@mastodon.clinicians-exchange.org · Dec 04, 2025
DATE: December 04, 2025 at 07:00AM SOURCE: GOODNEWSNETWORK.ORG TITLE: TikToker Crowdfunds $1.5 Million for 88-yo Army Veteran After Viral Supermarket Moment URL: https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/tiktoker-crowdfunds-1-5-million-for-88-yo-army-veteran-to-retire-in-time-for-holidays/ In time for the holidays comes the incredible story of a stranger using GoFundMe to change a live. Encountering 88-year-old Army Veteran Ed Bambas working at a local grocery store in Detroit, Australian content creator and TikToker Samuel Weidenhofer decided to try and raise some money to allow the man to retire. The veteran, who […] The post TikToker Crowdfunds $1.5 Million for 88-yo Army Veteran After Viral Supermarket Moment appeared first on Good News Network. URL: https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/tiktoker-crowdfunds-1-5-million-for-88-yo-army-veteran-to-retire-in-time-for-holidays/ ------------------------------------------------- This robot is not affiliated with the goodnewsnetwork.org . #psychology #depression #goodnews #goodnewsthread #happy #happynews #SpreadJoy #PositiveVibes #CommunityLove #SpreadLight #goodnewnetworkorg #positivescience #science @goodnews
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@brettezeleliquide@h4.io · Nov 16, 2025
un temps pour réparer tag : tricot restauratif, #art #repair #DIY #tech #psychology #societe #ecology
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