2013 – Volume 22, Issue no. 2

Experimental arguments for employing a client-focused therapeutic approach in nicotine addiction

Experimental arguments for employing a client-focused therapeutic approach in nicotine addiction

Mihaela Gherman, Daniela Muntele Hendreş, Laura Arhiri
This paper is comprised of four studies that aim to offer empirical support to Freudian and Lacanian theories on addictions on samples of female nicotine addicts. The two authors argue (as summarized by Loose in 2002) that the individuals who…

Correlates of Pain Perception: Anxiety and Dissociation

Correlates of Pain Perception: Anxiety and Dissociation

Ștefan Sergiu Varga, Ion Dafinoiu, Andrei Rusu, Cristina Bredicean
There is a lack of research regarding the link between anxiety and dissociation, on one hand, and pain perception on the other. The existing studies show conflicting results, thus the objective of the present paper is to elucidate the aforementioned relations.

A Semi-model of Predictive Factors for Mixed Infidelity

A Semi-model of Predictive Factors for Mixed Infidelity

Maria Nicoleta Turliuc, Elena Laura Scutaru
Infidelity is the sign of a crisis in a relationship. The triangular theory of love (Sternberg, 1986), the interpersonal exchange model of sexual satisfaction or the Big Five model can be useful for understanding the dynamics of a couple’s relationship.

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