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Thursday, July 17
 

10:15 CEST

11:15 CEST

LECTURE - Genuine Unconscious Emotions Exaggerate Pain Experience: Evidence from Experimental Studies with Healthy Samples
Thursday July 17, 2025 11:15 - 12:00 CEST
Background: To date, experimental evidence supporting that unconscious negative emotions might intensify pain experience is rare. Methods: In two laboratory studies1,2 with healthy women (n=72) and healthy men (n=70) an adapted think/no-think paradigm (T/NT) with combinations of 72 neutral face images (=anchor stimuli) and 36 neutral or 36 negative IAPS pictures were applied. Within the T/NT recall, the anchor stimuli were identified, for which the paired IAPS images were effectively forgotten. This was followed by randomly presenting 20 neutral anchor stimuli, each of the NT-neutral and NT-negative conditions, in parallel with individual intermediate heat pain stimulation. The third study was conducted with healthy women (n=70) and the same T/NT. Participants rated the pleasantness/unpleasantness of the 40 NT neutral face images at baseline and after the T/NT. Specifically, they reported their emotional response ("self") while viewing the image, as well as the perceived emotion of the person in the image ("other"). Results: The two earlier studies showed a significantly higher pain unpleasantness for formerly negatively paired vs. formerly neutrally paired anchor stimuli, even when the paired images were forgotten. Within the third study, there were no significant differences in the “self” or “other” ratings over time. Moreover, additional Bayesian Analysis showed evidence for no difference in these affect ratings. Discussion: The studies reported here suggest that the mechanism of pain intensification due to the activation of unconscious emotional memories exists, whereby an anchor stimulus triggers an unconscious association with negative affect. Conclusions: The results underscore the necessity of emotion-focused psychotherapy (e.g., psychodynamic) in patients with chronic (primary) pain conditions.

[1] Frisch S et al. (2024). Unconscious activation of negative emotional memories increases pain unpleasantness. Psychosomatic Medicine, 86(7):580–90.
[2] Frisch S et al. (2023). Unconscious negative emotions influence pain experience: Experimental evidence and sex differences in healthy samples. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 169, 111264.
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avatar for Stephan Frisch

Stephan Frisch

About the person:Stephan Frisch, MD completed his medical studies in Bonn, Ulm, and Boston (USA), followed by specialist training in neurology at BKH Günzburg. He then pursued further specialist training in psychiatry and psychodynamic psychotherapy at BKH Günzburg and Christophsbad... Read More →
Thursday July 17, 2025 11:15 - 12:00 CEST
Lecture Hall 2004

14:00 CEST

WORKSHOP - Professional genogram: How did Frida Kahlo end up in my fotoalbum?
Thursday July 17, 2025 14:00 - 15:30 CEST
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Sofija Mastelica Stokuća

About the person:Sofija Mastelica Stokuća is a psychologist and systemic family therapist, trainer and supervisor. She graduated at Faculty of Philosophy, Department of Psychology in Novi Sad. She is the founder of Centre for Systemic Family Therapy in Zagreb, Croatia. During her... Read More →
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Marija Markotić

About the person:Marija Markotić is a psychologist who graduated from the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Zagreb, Croatia in 2012. After finishing her degree, she started working in the field of social welfare, where she worked with families who live in challenging circumstances... Read More →
Thursday July 17, 2025 14:00 - 15:30 CEST
Lecture Hall 2004

15:45 CEST

16:45 CEST

LECTURE - Internal Chaos, External Order: The Hidden Cost of Advancement in the Psychosomatic Era
Thursday July 17, 2025 16:45 - 17:30 CEST
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avatar for Nafiseh Mahdavi

Nafiseh Mahdavi

About the personDr. Nafiseh Mahdavi is a psychotherapist from Iran with a Ph.D. in Counseling from Allameh Tabataba’i University. Her doctoral research focused on developing a family-focused intervention model for adolescents with bipolar disorders and evaluating its impact on symptom... Read More →
avatar for Maryam Nosrati Beigzadeh

Maryam Nosrati Beigzadeh

About the personDr. Maryam Nosrati Beigzadeh is a licensed psychotherapist from Iran, currently based in Tabriz. She holds a Ph.D. in Counseling from Mohaghegh Ardabili University and has over eleven years of experience in individual, couple, and family therapy. Her integrative clinical... Read More →
Thursday July 17, 2025 16:45 - 17:30 CEST
Lecture Hall 2004
 
Friday, July 18
 

10:00 CEST

11:00 CEST

15:00 CEST

SYMPOSIUM - Psychotherapy and Musictherapy
Friday July 18, 2025 15:00 - 18:00 CEST
Dorothea Oberegelsbacher: Diversity-sensitive psychotherapy for intellectual disabilities

Monika Smetana: Roots, developments, and perspectives of Music Therapy in research and practice.

Edith Wiesmüller: Music Therapy with war-traumatised refugees

Katharina Fuchs: Listening to silence

Saya Shiobara: Making audible together. Integration of gestalt therapy and music therapy treatment techniques

Martin Astenwald:
Group music therapy in psychiatric rehabilitation



Friday July 18, 2025 15:00 - 18:00 CEST
Lecture Hall 2004
 
Saturday, July 19
 

10:00 CEST

14:00 CEST

LECTURE - Embracing the Polarities of Nature and Self: Towards a Humanistic Ecopsychotherapy
Saturday July 19, 2025 14:00 - 14:45 CEST
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avatar for Adam Táborský

Adam Táborský

About the person:Mgr. et Mgr. Adam Taborsky, Ph.D. is a psychologist and psychotherapist specializing in humanistic approaches, particularly Person-Centered Therapy (PCA) and Gestalt Therapy. He gained extensive experience at the Psychiatric Hospital Bohnice, working with clients... Read More →
Saturday July 19, 2025 14:00 - 14:45 CEST
Lecture Hall 2004

15:00 CEST

LECTURE - Eco-anxiety in multi-approach psychotherapology
Saturday July 19, 2025 15:00 - 15:45 CEST
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avatar for Paolo Raile

Paolo Raile

About the person: Priv.-Doz. Dr. Dr. Paolo Raile MSc. studied Psychotherapy Science at the Sigmund Freud University Vienna (SFU), Social Work at the Danube University Krems and European Ethnology at the University of Vienna. He is a researcher at the SFU, author of scientific texts... Read More →
Saturday July 19, 2025 15:00 - 15:45 CEST
Lecture Hall 2004

16:00 CEST

WORKSHOP - Psychoanalysis and Music: Elements of the Soul
Saturday July 19, 2025 16:00 - 18:00 CEST
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avatar for Thomas Barth

Thomas Barth

About the personDr. Thomas Barth studied psychology and philosophy at the University of Vienna from 1984 to 1987. In 1989, he completed the university program in advertising and sales at the Vienna University of Economics and Business. His psychoanalytic training took place at the... Read More →
Saturday July 19, 2025 16:00 - 18:00 CEST
Lecture Hall 2004
 

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