Article co-authored with @may.psychologist Abstract Chronic pain represents a complex clinical condition that transcends the simple physiological response to a harmful stimulus, configuring itself as a multidimensional experience characterized by biological, psychological, and social components. This article examines the neurobiological basis of pain chronicity, the mechanisms of central sensitization and neuroplasticity, as well as the psychological components that modulate

Article written in collaboration with @martinaorlando_psicologa Introduction: Why do we react like this? Understanding your emotional reactions is one of the most complex challenges in everyday life. Many people experience moments of hyperactivation or hyposatisfaction without being able to explain what "triggered” that response. In psychology, two theoretical and practical tools prove particularly useful for giving order to what happens inside us: the ABC model , initially p

Introduction Daniel Keyes's book The Minds of Billy Milligan (The Minds of Billy Milligan) represents one of the most controversial and controversial texts in the history of clinical and forensic psychology. Published in 1981, the volume tells the true story of Billy Milligan, the first American defendant acquitted of insanity based on a diagnosis of dissociative identity disorder (DID), then known as multiple personality disorder. Keyes's work lies in liminal territory betwe

Article co-authored with @PSY.CORE___ The Rorschach Test represents one of the most complex and studied psychodiagnostic tools in the history of clinical psychology. Introduced by Hermann Rorschach in 1921, the test is based on the idea that the perception of ambiguous stimuli can reveal profound aspects of psychological functioning, not always accessible through self-report methods (Rorschach, 1921).  Contrary to the collective imagination that reduces it to a simple interpr

Article written in collaboration with @_psicoparole What Are Lucid Dreams Lucid dreams are a phenomenon in which individuals become aware, while dreaming, that the experience they are living is in fact a dream. This particular form of awareness has been described in the scientific literature as a hybrid state combining cognitive processes typical of wakefulness with the vivid imagery of REM sleep. The first systematic experimental work on lucidity dates back to Stephen LaBerg

Article written in collaboration with: @inpsycheveritas_ Introduction Cognitive dissonance is a fundamental concept in social psychology, introduced by Leon Festinger in 1957. It describes the psychological discomfort that arises when our thoughts, beliefs, and behaviors are not consistent with one another. This phenomenon is not limited to major life decisions; it also manifests in everyday choices, such as time management or eating habits (Festinger, 1957; Cooper, 2019). Un

In 2025 (I refer to the update performed on 29/10/2025), the Italian National Institute of Health (Istituto Superiore di Sanità, ISS)  released the updated version of the Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in Children and Adolescents . The document, developed by a multidisciplinary working group  coordinated by Maria Luisa Scattoni  and Primiano Iannone , constitutes an essential reference for clinical practice and the organization of