Gracias por todo: Una revisión sobre la gratitud desde la neurobiología a la clínica

The World Health Organization (WHO) defines health not only as the absence of disease but as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being. Gratitude is one of the concepts most commonly associated with well-being from the empirical point of view. Despite of this, we seldom use the conc...

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spelling oai:scielo:S0034-988720190006007552019-08-28Gracias por todo: Una revisión sobre la gratitud desde la neurobiología a la clínicaTala,Álvaro Emotions Happiness Health Health Promotion Psychology, Medical The World Health Organization (WHO) defines health not only as the absence of disease but as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being. Gratitude is one of the concepts most commonly associated with well-being from the empirical point of view. Despite of this, we seldom use the concept, possibly due to the lack of dissemination of its scientific bases and possible clinical applications. At an anatomical level, it is related consistently with the medial prefrontal cortex and at molecular level, with the neuropeptide oxytocin. It has been associated with better physical and mental health parameters, both in healthy and sick populations. It is usually measured using scales, being the most used worldwide the Gratitude Questionnaire-6 item (GQ-6). There are exercises that can enhance gratitude and its benefits, such as the gratitude letter and the gratitude journal. Given the current state of knowledge about gratitude, and considering its potential benefits, low risks, ability to complement other treatments, the simple and cost-effectiveness of gratitude interventions, a continuing research on this topic and its practical implementation is warranted.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSociedad Médica de SantiagoRevista médica de Chile v.147 n.6 20192019-06-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-98872019000600755es10.4067/S0034-98872019000600755
institution Scielo Chile
collection Scielo Chile
language Spanish / Castilian
topic Emotions
Happiness
Health
Health Promotion
Psychology, Medical
spellingShingle Emotions
Happiness
Health
Health Promotion
Psychology, Medical
Tala,Álvaro
Gracias por todo: Una revisión sobre la gratitud desde la neurobiología a la clínica
description The World Health Organization (WHO) defines health not only as the absence of disease but as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being. Gratitude is one of the concepts most commonly associated with well-being from the empirical point of view. Despite of this, we seldom use the concept, possibly due to the lack of dissemination of its scientific bases and possible clinical applications. At an anatomical level, it is related consistently with the medial prefrontal cortex and at molecular level, with the neuropeptide oxytocin. It has been associated with better physical and mental health parameters, both in healthy and sick populations. It is usually measured using scales, being the most used worldwide the Gratitude Questionnaire-6 item (GQ-6). There are exercises that can enhance gratitude and its benefits, such as the gratitude letter and the gratitude journal. Given the current state of knowledge about gratitude, and considering its potential benefits, low risks, ability to complement other treatments, the simple and cost-effectiveness of gratitude interventions, a continuing research on this topic and its practical implementation is warranted.
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title Gracias por todo: Una revisión sobre la gratitud desde la neurobiología a la clínica
title_short Gracias por todo: Una revisión sobre la gratitud desde la neurobiología a la clínica
title_full Gracias por todo: Una revisión sobre la gratitud desde la neurobiología a la clínica
title_fullStr Gracias por todo: Una revisión sobre la gratitud desde la neurobiología a la clínica
title_full_unstemmed Gracias por todo: Una revisión sobre la gratitud desde la neurobiología a la clínica
title_sort gracias por todo: una revisión sobre la gratitud desde la neurobiología a la clínica
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