London School of Psychology and Counselling

18/11/2025

18/11/2025

Registration for Term 2 closes soon.

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04/11/2025

LIFESTYLE AND WELLBEING

Self-Care or Self-Comfort? And Why Does the Difference Matter?

Everyone has heard about self-care but not a lot of people really know what it means. This leads most of us to confuse it with self-comfort which ends up doing more harm than good. So here we will tell you the difference and how to avoid unintentional self-comfort: https://lspc.org.uk/2024/10/31/self-care-or-self-comfort-and-why-does-the-difference-matter/

29/10/2025

We can either focus our attention on running from what we fear or channel that energy into running toward what we want. With that in mind, here are key qualities to seek for a healthy relationship.

29/10/2025

3. Use the exploit-explore principle.

29/10/2025

What is psychodynamic therapy❓

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29/10/2025

Conscious experience in humans depends on brain activity, so neuroscience will contribute to explaining consciousness. What would it be for neuroscience to explain consciousness? How much progress has neuroscience made in doing so? What challenges does it face? How can it meet those challenges? What is the philosophical significance of its findings? This entry addresses these and related questions.

To bridge the gulf between brain and consciousness, we need neural data, computational and psychological models, and philosophical analysis to identify principles to connect brain activity to conscious experience in an illuminating way. This entry will focus on identifying such principles without shying away from the neural details. The theories and data to be considered will be organized around constructing answers to two questions (see section 1.4 for more precise formulations):

Generic Consciousness: How might neural properties explain when a state is conscious rather than not?

Specific Consciousness: How might neural properties explain what the content of a conscious state is?

𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐄𝐧𝐜𝐲𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐲:
https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/consciousness-neuroscience/

One key region of the brain that plays a key role in our conscious experience is the thalamus.

The thalamus is known as the brain’s relay center because it relays sensory information.

It relays:

1. Motor function

2. Prioritizing attention

3. Alertness and being awake

4. Cognition and memory

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐜: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/body/22652-thalamus

29/10/2025

Nearly 1 million young people are now out of education, employment or training (NEET), the highest in over a decade.

Dr Rachel Bradley from our Faculty for Children, Young People and their Families says the link between mental health and economic inactivity risks creating a “vicious cycle.”

Mental health support must be strengthened before more young people fall through the gaps: https://www.bps.org.uk/news/bps-responds-resolution-foundation-neet-analysis?utm_campaign=PsychMat&utm_source=OfficialBPS&utm_medium=social

29/10/2025

'When should I worry about forgetfulness?'

We all forget things sometimes. Whether it’s lost keys, a missed doctor’s appointment, or a name that won’t come to mind, for most of us forgetfulness is just part of the natural process of ageing and everyday life.

Forgetting where you put something, but remembering it later isn’t usually a cause for concern.

Dementia is different. It’s not a normal part of getting older.

So when does forgetfulness become a warning sign of something more serious?

While some forgetfulness is normal, dementia symptoms will affect your daily life and get worse over time.

Memory loss might also be accompanied by other symptoms, such as:

🔵 Difficulty organising thoughts or staying focused
🔵 Confusion with time or place
🔵 Problems with vision
🔵 Problems using words or communicating
🔵 Changes in mood and personality

If you’re worried about yourself or someone else, it’s really important to speak to your GP. It might not be dementia, but if it is then early diagnosis is crucial to manage symptoms, live independently for longer and avoid ending up in a crisis.

And if you’d like more information, support or advice, just call our Dementia Support Line on 0333 150 3456.

19/08/2025

Registration for Term 1 closes soon.

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