Neuropsicologia TCC

About Neuropsicologia TCC

Your brain isn't a fixed structure. Every time you learn something, every time you change a way of responding, the connections between your neurons reorganize. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) works, fundamentally, because it's a structured learning process.

This app explains how.

WHAT YOU'LL FIND

▸ BACKGROUND
What neuropsychology is and why CBT is a learning intervention. Neuroimaging studies showing brain changes after therapy for depression, social phobia, and OCD.

▸ BRAIN NETWORKS
The three major networks that explain how your brain works: executive control, the default mode network (the rumination network), and salience (the network that makes anxiety felt in the body). And the amygdala-prefrontal axis, which explains why you can't avoid the first emotional reaction, but you can train the second.

▸ SELF-ASSESSMENT
Two psychoeducational scales: everyday cognitive lapses and metacognitive beliefs. With interpretation of results and breakdown by subscales.

▸ SIX CBT TECHNIQUES
Each with its neural correlate and scientific reference:
- Cognitive restructuring (reappraisal)
- Behavioral activation
- Exposure with inhibitory learning
- Attention training (ATT)
- Defusion and metacognitive work
- Implementation intentions

▸ INTERACTIVE EXERCISES
Three classic tasks from experimental neuropsychology, playable:
- Stroop — inhibition and interference control
- 1-Back — working memory and updating
- Rule change — cognitive flexibility

▸ A-B-C BEHAVIORAL DIARY
Record of situation, automatic thought, emotion, and alternative. With identification of which brain network predominated in each episode.

EVIDENCE-BASED, WITH ITS LIMITATIONS

All content cites peer-reviewed literature: Kandel, Draganski, Goldapple, Baxter, Craske, Ochsner, Diamond, Neff, Wells, Hofmann, Cuijpers.

And something most apps don't mention: neuroimaging findings on psychotherapy are correlational and based on small sample sizes. They show that the brain changes with CBT; they don't prove that this change is the sole cause of improvement. What is solid is the clinical efficacy of CBT, supported by meta-analyses. Neuroscience supports CBT; it doesn't replace it.

PRIVACY

We don't ask for your name, email, or phone number. There is no registration or user account. The data you save (responses and journal entries) is associated with an anonymous identifier generated on your device. We do not share information with third parties.

IMPORTANT

This application is a psychoeducational tool. This app does not perform neuropsychological evaluations, issue diagnoses, or replace psychological or medical treatment. The exercises are for training and demonstration purposes only, not standardized tests.

If you are experiencing a crisis or are thinking about harming yourself, this app is not the appropriate resource. Contact your country's emergency services. In the Dominican Republic: Lifeline 809-200-1202 or 911.