A nuestro director saliente: Alfonso Villalobos-Pérez El director de la Revista Costarricense de Psicología, hasta diciembre del 2019, máster Alfonso Villalobos Pérez, quien ocupó ocho años en el cargo, se caracterizó por una labor constante y de entrega continua. Produjo cambios significativos en diferentes aspectos de la organización de la revista. La perseverancia demostrada… Read more »
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Editorial 39(2), 2020
Giovanny León-Sanabria, Director a.i. Cada cierto tiempo ingresan mensajes al correo electrónico provenientes de revistas indizadas o casas editoriales que se dirigen en forma directa a la persona autora de un artículo, a alguien que haya presentado una ponencia en un congreso o un trabajo académico postulado en un simposio con la invitación para… Read more »
Letter to the editor: COVID-19: Quarantine and the Need to Improve Psychological Support in Latin America
Joel Figueroa-Quiñones Universidad Católica Los Ángeles de Chimbote, Perú
The d2 Test of Attention: Internal Consistency, Temporal Stability and Evidence of Validity
Josiane Pawlowski Universidad de Iberoamérica, Costa Rica Abstract In this research, some psychometric properties of the d2 test were analyzed for its use in Costa Rica. A total of 445 participants aged between 18 and 47 years, 58% women and 42% men, completed the d2 test; a subset of 50 participants completed the test… Read more »
Psychological Intervention for Increased Motivation Towards Physical Activity and Weight Loss
David Peris-Delcampo Universidad de Valencia, España Enrique Cantón Universidad de Valencia, España Abstract A case study is presented with a 22-year-old female (student and basketball coach) who wanted to motivate herself to lose weight and develop healthy habits (good nutrition and regular physical exercise). The “Cantón’s Giraffe” model was used as the basis… Read more »
Observation of a Spectrum of Clinical Manifestations when Exposed to Information Related to Suicidal Events
Ricardo Millán-González Universidad de Costa Rica, Costa Rica Cynthia Córdoba-López Universidad de Costa Rica, Costa Rica Marjorie Moreno-Salas Caja Costarricense del Seguro Social, Costa Rica Abstract Long ago, the scientific literature informed about the now well-known copycat effect, understood as a reproduction of the self-injurious act by susceptible individuals after being… Read more »