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Games Psychotherapy - Psychology, Special Needs, Health - Posted: 12th Apr, 2017 - 2:06am
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Playing games as a therapy
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Psychological interventions to cut traumatic memories: Tetris or Candy Crush?
The popular building-block computer game Tetris might be more than an idle pastime that keeps you glued to a screen. Playing it shortly after experiencing a traumatic event seems to block some of the recurrent intrusive memories that people are often left with. The proof-of-concept suggests Tetris could play an important role in psychological interventions after trauma. Ref. Source 8f.
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Post Date: 12th Apr, 2017 - 2:06am / Post ID: #
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Now I won't buy it for depression, but this seems logical. A distraction that is repetitive won't solve all a person's problems, but it could prevent the full onset of a PTSD episode by giving the brain something sufficient to focus on.
I would be curious to see more studies about this.
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