Interferencia de la consolidación y reconsolidación de la memoria para la prevención de recuerdos traumáticos: Una propuesta de intervenciones de las neurociencias para afrontar efectos psicológicos adversos de la pandemia

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12/2019
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Universidad del Salvador. Facultad de Psicología y Psicopedagogía
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Revista de Psicología y Psicopedagogía
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2545-6253
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Debido a la pandemia de COVID-19 y a las medidas de cuarentena decretadas, existe una gran posibilidad de que un número considerable de personas desarrollen trastornos psicológicos. Estudios recientes en China evidenciaron que tanto los jóvenes como el personal de salud ya han comenzado a desarrollar síntomas típicos del Trastorno por Estrés Postraumático (TEPT). Uno de los síntomas centrales del TEPT son las intrusiones involuntarias o flashbacks, recuerdos extremadamente sensoriales de hechos traumáticos que se presentan de manera automática como si las personas estuviesen reviviendo el trauma. En el presente artículo, se comentan posibles estrategias de interferencia de la memoria mientras esta se encuentra labilizada, durante las fases de consolidación y reconsolidación, que podrían ser utilizadas tanto para prevenir como para reducir los flashbacks. Se destaca la importancia acerca de generar investigaciones que profundicen acerca de la eficacia y mecanismos de acción de estas estrategias frente al desafiante contexto actual.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the quarantine measures decreed, there is a wide possibility that a large number of people will develop psychological disorders. Recent studies in China showed that both young people and health workers began to develop typical symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) just a few weeks after COVID-19 outbreak. Involuntary intrusions or "flashbacks" are one of core the symptoms of PTSD. There are extremely sensory memories of traumatic events that appear automatically and people feel as if they were reliving the trauma. In this article, possible memory interference strategies during consolidation and reconsolidation (phases in which memory is labilized) are presented as an innovative way to prevent and reduce flashbacks. Considering, the current challenging context, the importance of promoting research that deepens the effectiveness and mechanisms of action from these strategies is highlighted. This article remarks on the need for reflection about the role of psychologists as health promoters not only to treat but also with the intention of developing prevention strategies.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the quarantine measures decreed, there is a wide possibility that a large number of people will develop psychological disorders. Recent studies in China showed that both young people and health workers began to develop typical symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) just a few weeks after COVID-19 outbreak. Involuntary intrusions or "flashbacks" are one of core the symptoms of PTSD. There are extremely sensory memories of traumatic events that appear automatically and people feel as if they were reliving the trauma. In this article, possible memory interference strategies during consolidation and reconsolidation (phases in which memory is labilized) are presented as an innovative way to prevent and reduce flashbacks. Considering, the current challenging context, the importance of promoting research that deepens the effectiveness and mechanisms of action from these strategies is highlighted. This article remarks on the need for reflection about the role of psychologists as health promoters not only to treat but also with the intention of developing prevention strategies.
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