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Retro Game Spotlight 095: Dalek Attack (1992)

Publisher: Alternative Software Platform: Atari ST Designers: Roger Hulley, Richard Turner

Trivia: Based on the British TV series Doctor Who, most versions of Dalek Attack let the player choose between playing as the Second, Fourth or Seventh Doctor.

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EFT tapping Dr Maharaj.

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EFT tapping Dr Maharaj.

Mindful Energy PsychologyEnergy Psychology 8:1 • May 201645Energy Psychology (EP)Energy  psychology  (EP)  is  a  theoretical  and  practice  approach  based  on  facilitating  energy flow through the body-mind. Originally and pre-dominantly, energy psychology techniques involve percussing  or  tapping  on  specific  acupuncture points (acupoints) to treat psychological disorders (Callahan, 1985; Feinstein, 2010, 2012a, 2012b; Gallo, 2004). When applied therapeutically, EP is also often referred to as energy therapy or energy psychotherapy, although approaches of this genre often involve other diagnostic and therapeutic tech-niques, such as muscle testing, bodily positions, eye  movements  and  positions,  holding  specific areas of the body such as chakras and neurovascu-lar reflexes, as well as cognitive components such as  affirmations  and  visualization  (Gallo,  2002; Hover-Kramer,  2002;  Feinstein,  2012b). Though there has been a proliferation of EP approaches, the initial one addressing psychological problems by  tapping  was  developed  by  Roger  Callahan, PhD, in the late 1970s (Callahan, 2001).Although the case can be made that EP has ancient roots in acupuncture and meridian theory, the more recent history dates back to the 1960s, when George Goodheart, DC, developed applied kinesiology  (Goodheart,  1987;  Walther,  1988), an  approach  that  employs  manual  muscle  testing  and holistic concepts to treat physical problems. Goodheart pioneered therapy localization, which involves  the  practitioner  or  patient  touching  spe-cific bodily locations while applying manual mus-cle  testing  for  diagnostic  and  treatment  purposes  (Kendall, Kendall, & Wadsworth, 1971).While Goodheart reported a connection among specific  muscles,  reflexes,  and  meridians,  others explored  aspects  of  applied  kinesiology  to  treat psychological problems. Diamond (1985) explored the  meridian-emotion  connection  and  the  use  of  affirmations,  music,  and  other  media  in  treating psychological issues. Along similar lines, Callahan developed a treatment method, Thought Field Ther-apy (TFT), which involves attuning to or access-ing  psychological  disorders  such  as  phobias  and traumas and then tapping on prescribed acupoints (Callahan, 1985; Callahan & Turbo, 2002; Gallo, 2004). Callahan’s is a three-tiered approach, includ-ing  specific  treatment  algorithms,  diagnosis,  and treatment  via  muscle  testing,  and  treatment  over the telephone through a protocol called voice tech-nology. Eventually, other related approaches were developed by Craig (Craig & Fowlie, 1995; Craig, 2010), Gallo (2000, 2003, 2004, 2007), and oth-ers (Gallo, 2002; Diepold, Britt, & Bender, 2004; Mollon, 2008; Benor, Ledger, Toussaint, Hett, & Zaccaro, 2009). Some of the approaches discarded muscle testing and several other elements of TFT (Craig, 2010; Benor et al., 2009), while others con-tinued to apply muscle testing and other elements to varying degrees (Gallo, 2000; Diepold et al., 2004; Mollon,  2008).  For  example,  energy  diagnostic and treatment methods (EDxTM) is an integrative approach  that  involves  a  wider  array  of  treatment  acupoints, algorithms, and diagnostic approaches; various  ways  of  addressing  self-sabotaging  inter-ferences  (i.e.,  psychological  reversal);  a  focus on thought recognition; protocols for core beliefs and  peak  performance;  and  several  other  aspects (Gallo, 2000, 2002).Energy Psychology ResearchIn  addition  to  studies  suggesting  that  EP  is  effective  in  treating  a  variety  of  conditions,  the efficiency of EP in treating trauma and posttrau-matic stress disorder (PTSD) has been increasingly established over nearly two decades (Carbonell & Figley, 1996, 1999; Figley, Carbonell, Boscarino, & Chang, 1999; Diepold & Goldstein, 2000, 2008; Johnson,  Shala,  Sejdijaj,  Odell,  &  Dabishevci, 2001;  Sakai  et  al.,  2001;  Church,  Geronilla,  & Dinter, 2009; Sakai, Connolly, & Oas, 2010; Burk, 2010; Church, 2010, 2013; Feinstein, 2010, 2012a, 2012b; Church, Piña, Reategui, & Brooks, 2012; Church, Yount, & Brooks, 2012; Church, Hawk, et  al.,  2013;  Church  &  Brooks,  2014).  Studies using EP in treating PTSD are especially notewor-thy, since PTSD has generally been considered a treatment-resistant and refractory condition. Some have argued that it may be incurable and should be regarded as a condition that can only be managed (Johnson et al., 2001; Phelps, 2009).Though it is traditionally proposed in EP that trauma  and  other  psychological  problems  entail blocked energy flow through meridians and other aspects of the bioenergy system, a position that the author finds intriguing, EP also likely eliminates the trauma by activating the implicit memory associated with  amygdala  neurons  and  permanently  altering  their connections or wiring (Hebb, 1949), reducing cortisol levels (Church, Yount, & Brooks, 2012), and also promoting memory reconsolidation by   intro-ducing  significant  novelty  (Moscovitch  &  Nadel, Energy Psychology 8:1 • May 2016Mindful Energy Psychology461997;  Hupbach,  Gomez,  Hardt,  &  Nadel,  2007; Ecker, Ticic, & Hulley, 2012).Diepold and Goldstein (2000, 2008) reported on  evaluation  of  an  EP  trauma  case  study  with  quantitative electroencephalogram (EEG). Statis-tically abnormal brain-wave patterns were evident when  the  client  thought  about  his  trauma  com-pared  to  a  neutral  baseline  event.  Quantitative EEG (QEEG) with the traumatic memory imme-diately after treatment and at 18-month follow-up revealed no abnormalities. This study supports the hypothesis that negative emotion has a measurable effect, and also objectively identified an immedi-ate and lasting neuroenergetic change in the direc-tion of normalcy and health after EP treatment.Church, Yount, and Brooks (2012) examined cortisol levels in 83 subjects randomly assigned to a single session of Emotional Freedom Tech-niques  (EFT;  Craig  &  Fowlie,  1995;  Church, 2013), talk therapy, or rest. Cortisol is the “master hormone” regulating many aspects of the body’s stress  response  mechanisms,  especially  those associated  with  the  autonomic  nervous  system.  Therefore the researchers proposed that successful therapy would result in lower stress as reflected in  reduced  salivary  cortisol.  Their  investigation found  that  cortisol  levels  in  the  rest  and  therapy  groups decreased at approximately the same rate, but that cortisol in the EFT group decreased sig-nificantly more. The decrease in this physiological marker of stress was also significantly correlated with a decrease in anxiety, depression, and other psychological conditions.As  cortisol  levels  of  PTSD  patients  are  ele-vated as well, effective treatment with EFT would likely  lower  cortisol  levels  in  such  patients. The investigators then examined gene expression in 18 veterans with PTSD and found regulation of inflam-mation genes associated with stress after 10 EFT sessions (Church, Yount, Rachlin, Fox, & Nelms, 2016). A pilot study with four participants examin-ing the entire genome before and after an hour of EFT versus a placebo of similar duration found 72 genes to be significantly regulated, including those implicated in immunity, inflammation, and tumor suppression  (Maharaj,  2016).  Effective  psycho-therapy with EP has been proposed as an epigenetic intervention (Feinstein & Church, 2010).Johnson  et  al.,  (2001)  reported  on  uncon-trolled  treatment  of  trauma  victims  in  Kosovo with Thought Field Therapy during five 2-week trips in the year 2000. Treatments were given to 105 Albanian patients with 249 separate violent traumatic  incidents.  The  traumas  included  rape, torture,  and  witnessing  the  massacre  of  loved ones. Total relief of the traumas was reported by 103 of the patients and for 247 of the 249 sepa-rate  traumas  treated.  Follow-up  data  averaging 5 months revealed no relapses. While these data are based on uncontrolled treatments, the absence of relapse ought to pique our attention, since a 98% spontaneous remission from PTSD is unlikely.Sakai  et  al.,  (2001)  reported  on  an  uncon-trolled  study  of  594 applications  of TFT  in  the treatment  of  714  clients  with  PTSD  and  many other  disorders.  Paired  t  tests  of  pre-  and  post-treatment SUD were statistically significant at the 0.01 level in 31 categories.In a 2006 through 2007 study, 50 orphaned adolescents  with  PTSD  symptoms  from  the Rwandan genocide 12 years earlier were treated with a single TFT session, evidencing significant improvement  on  PTSD  checklists  at  a  <0.001 level.  Improvements  were  maintained  at  1-year  follow-up (Sakai, Connolly, & Oas, 2010).Several EP approaches have been subjected to experimental tests. Efficacy in reducing or eliminating symptoms of PTSD, as well as anxiety, depression, and phobias, has been demonstrated in several stud-ies of EFT (Church, 2013, Feinstein, 2012b, Rowe, 2005;  Wells,  Polglase,  Andrews,  Carrington,  & Baker, 2003; Church & Brooks, 2010, 2014).An early EFT study focused on subjects who had been involved in motor vehicle accidents and who experienced PTSD associated with the acci-dent (Swingle & Pulos, 2004). All subjects received two treatment sessions; all reported improvement immediately  following  treatment.  Brain-wave assessments before and after treatment indicated that subjects who sustained the benefit of the treat-ments  had  increased  13–15  Hz  amplitude  over the sensory motor cortex, decreased right frontal cortex arousal, and an increased 3–7 Hz:16–25 Hz ratio in the occipital region.Stone,  Leyden,  and  Fellows  (2009)  found reductions in PTSD symptoms in genocide survi-vors in a different Rwandan orphanage, using two group  sessions  plus  a  single  individual  session  with the most traumatized individuals.Church, Piña, Reategui, and Brooks (2012) performed  a  randomized  controlled  trial  with 16 abused male children aged 12 to 17 in a group home. The experimental group of eight received EFT, while the control group of eight received Mindful Energy PsychologyEnergy Psychology 8:1 • May 201647no  treatment.  A  1-month  follow-up  was  per-formed, which found that the PTSD levels of all eight of the EFT group had normalized, while no member of the control group had improved (p < 0.001).EFT/EP reduced PTSD symptoms in two pilot studies with war veterans (Church, 2010; Church, Geronilla, & Dinter, 2009). In the first study, 11 veterans  and  their  family  members  received  a weeklong  intensive  consisting  of  10  to  15  ses-sions. Their average PTSD scores dropped from clinical  to  subclinical  levels,  as  did  their  other psychological symptoms such as hostility, psycho-sis, phobic anxiety, and depression. Three follow-ups, including at 1 year, found them stable, having maintained  the  gains  they  experienced  in  the weeklong intensive. In the second study, veterans received six sessions of EFT with similar results.These studies led to a full randomized con-trolled trial with a much larger group of subjects (Church, Hawk, Brooks, et al., 2013). The results from  this  study  again  showed  that  symptoms  in  a  wait-list  control  group  did  not  diminish  over  time, while six sessions of EFT produced drops to  subclinical  levels  of  PTSD,  with  the  average subject remaining subclinical at 3- and 6-month follow-up. The veterans were randomized to EFT (n =  30) or standard of care wait list (n =  29). Inter-vention consisted of six hour-long EFT sessions concurrent with standard care. The EFT subjects evidenced  significantly  reduced  psychological distress  (p < 0.0012) and PTSD symptom levels (p < 0.0001) after the intervention. Additionally, 90% of the EFT group no longer met criteria for PTSD, compared with 4% in the control group. After the wait period, the controls received EFT. In  a  within-subjects  longitudinal  analysis,  60% no longer met PTSD criteria after three sessions, which increased to 86% after six sessions for the 49 subjects who received EFT. Benefits remained at  86%  at  3  months  and  at  80%  at  6  months. A  replication  of  this  study  found  similar  results (Geronilla, McWilliams, & Clond, 2014). By com-parison, a similar PTSD study of cognitive behav-ioral therapy showed that only 40% of veterans improved after treatment (Monson et al., 2006).A meta-analysis of 18 randomized controlled trials including 921 subjects revealed a moderate effect size for EP (Gilomen & Lee, 2015). This study  utilized  conservative  statistical  methods, eliminating  studies  with  large  treatment  effects; had  those  been  included,  the  overall  effect  size would  have  been  large.  Later  meta-analyses  of EFT for specific conditions did indeed find large effect sizes: for anxiety (Clond, 2016), depression (Nelms & Castel, 2016), and PTSD (Sebastian & Nelms, 2016). These results point to the effective-ness and efficiency of EP treatments.Reciprocal Synergy: Mindful Energy Psychology (MEP)Mindful  energy  psychology  is  a  theoretical and practice approach that integrates mindfulness and  energy  psychology.  Since  research  supports  the therapeutic effectiveness of both mindfulness practices and EP, an integration of the two is pro-posed to offer significant synergy. It is the author’s observation that when EP techniques are applied most effectively, mindfulness stands as an essen-tial therapeutic active ingredient. A reciprocal syn-ergy also likely occurs, such that the benefits of mindfulness are accelerated and the benefits of EP are deepened when the two are combined.An essential focus of EP has been the treat-ment  and  elimination  of  psychological  problems as efficiently as possible. In many respects, this is consistent with a medical model. The issue being treated, such as depression or PTSD, is understand-ably considered to be problematic both to the cli-ent  and  therapist.  So  the  somatic  stimulation  and  related techniques of EP are ways of “attacking” the problem, “magic bullets” aimed at eliminating the unwanted malady. This does not, however, appear to be in line with mindfulness, which emphasizes nonjudgmental observation and acceptance without intention to eliminate anything. Mindfulness does not involve attempting to change anything; rather it involves a deep level of presence and acceptance.So  how  can  EP  and  mindfulness  be  recon-ciled? By their very nature, they appear to be at opposite ends of the spectrum, with it appearing paradoxical to hold an emphasis on acceptance or simply  nonjudgmental  observation  of  a  state  or condition  within  the  same  space  of  intending  to  eliminate it.Resolving the ParadoxParadoxes  do  not  have  to  be  eliminated  or resolved. It is conceivable to allow for both change and  acceptance.  Recall  the Serenity  Prayer,  a staple  of  12-step  programs  such  as  Alcoholics Anonymous,  which  begins  with  the  statement, Energy Psychology 8:1 • May 2016Mindful Energy Psychology48“God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and  wisdom  to  know  the  difference”  (Niebuhr, 1927).  The  paradox  seems  to  arise  when  both acceptance  and  change  are  positioned  simultane-ously, when one tries to change and accept some-thing at the same time. However, it is feasible to integrate acceptance and change.While  EP  and  many  other  approaches  have been focused on eliminating symptoms, acceptance is  another  way  to  transcend  a  state  or  condition.  In this regard, acceptance involves decentering or stepping back from the situation and observing it from a distinct perspective or distance, so to speak. Rather than acceptance, in some respects observa-tion might more accurately describe the position, although  acceptance  is  along  these  lines.  Also note that trying to eliminate a problem can result in  stress  and  struggle  that  serve  to  perpetuate  the  problem, to a large extent because the situation is being perceived as a problem. On the other hand, by relaxing into and observing the emotional state and its physical aspects (rather than bracing against it  and  wanting  to  change  it)  the  issue  is  more  directly  attuned.  This  position  can  more  deeply facilitate healing. Additionally, this helps the thera-pist and client to be less ego-involved, allowing for healing to occur on its own terms. This assumes that  ego-clinging  is  an  integral  aspect  of  the  con-dition and the suffering, even the perpetrator of it (Jigme, 2004).Psychological ReversalIn line with the foregoing and common to any therapeutic approach, resistance or other kinds of interference  can  occur.  Each  therapy  has  its  con-ceptualization of this phenomenon. Resistance can be viewed as a sign of getting into ripe therapeutic territory. Secondary gains can be factors interfer-ing  with  progress,  indicating  that  the  issue  has certain benefits that need to be addressed. Benefits may include counter beliefs such as loyalty to the family, believing that the problem affords some level of safety, the client believing that he or she deserves to have the problem, or any number of other criteria (Gallo, 2004). Also a problem in the therapeutic  relationship  is  a  systemic  interpreta-tion of resistance, perhaps indicating that the ther-apist has provoked resistance. Any of these factors will block direct access to the presenting issue and interfere with disengaging the interference.From  an  EP  perspective,  the  resistance  or interference is often referred to as “psychological reversal” (Callahan & Turbo, 2002; Gallo, 2004). The assumption here is that there exists an energy blockage or reversal of polarity or energetic flow that  prevents  effective  treatment  of  the  present-ing issue (Pasahow, Callahan, Callahan, & Rapp, 2015). This concept entails a number of permu-tations, and each of these can be seen as a non-acceptance  or  rejection  of  oneself  and  one’s circumstance.These phenomena are referred to as reversal partly because of a response to indicator muscle testing,  which  is  akin  to  ideomotor  signaling. For instance, the client attunes to an issue such as  a  phobia. Then  an  indicator  muscle,  such  as the  anterior  deltoid  or  middle  deltoid,  is  physi-cally  challenged.  Generally,  the  muscle  weak-ens (releases) in response to the stress. Then the client states, “I want to resolve this phobia” versus “I want to keep this phobia.” Without a reversal, the muscle will test strong to “wanting” to resolve the  phobia  and  weak  to  “wanting”  to  keep  it. Given a reversal, the muscle response will be in the  opposite  direction,  namely  strong  to  “want-ing” to keep the phobia. Specific EP procedures are  generally  effective  in  correcting  the  reversal  (Gallo, 2000, 2004). For example, the client taps on  the  ulnar  side  of  either  hand  (i.e.,  the  small intestine–3  acupoint)  while  verbalizing  several times, “Even though I have this problem, I deeply and completely accept myself.”Although  standard  corrections  for  psycho-logical  reversal  contain  mindfulness  elements, reversals are more congruently treated from a mind-ful  energy  psychology  perspective. The  therapist maintains an attitude of acceptance congruent with the client engaging in specific tactile stimulation while being mindful and making a self-acceptance statement and possibly also a statement of accept-ance of the issue being addressed in treatment. For example:“I  accept  myself  with  this  [name  condi-tion].”Or “I accept myself with this [name condi-tion] and I accept this [name condition].”In  some  respects,  the  transmuting  of  psy-chological  reversal  is  similar  to  the  theoretical  position  of  Carl  Rogers  (1961)  regarding  self-acceptance leading to change: “The curious para-dox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then

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Skool Daze Reskooled : un jeu WTF

Leeds, Royaume-Uni - Alternative Software Ltd. est très heureux d'annoncer que "Skool Daze Reskooled" le remake moderne officiel des classiques de tous les temps "Skool Daze" et "Back To Skool" sortira le 7 juin 2018 pour PC et Mac, sur Steam. Skool Daze est considéré par beaucoup comme l'un des jeux les plus mémorables du jeu vidéo britannique. Avec l'excitation, le drame, la comédie, la tragédie, oh - et ne pas oublier les catapultes ... Il y avait vraiment tout ce que vous pouviez souhaiter. Le journal The Guardian a décrit Skool Daze comme "un véritable charmeur aussi bien qu'un original". Le personnage principal des jeux, Eric, est devenu un personnage très aimé dans le monde du jeu - avec ses manières rusées et malicieuses.

Skool Daze est considéré par beaucoup comme l'un des premiers jeux à tenter de reproduire une expérience de la vie réelle, reproduisant les épreuves et les tribulations d'être à l'école. Les joueurs de Skool Daze pourraient s'amuser à faire le tour de l'école en essayant de trouver la combinaison de sécurité, en installant des pièges, en gribouillant sur les tableaux noirs et en étant généralement espiègle! La suite de Skool Daze, "Back to Skool" est également considérée comme un classique du jeu. Dans ce jeu, vous avez passé la partie à forger des signatures et des écritures d'enseignants pour faire lire votre rapport scolaire comme si vous étiez la petite âme la plus brillante, la plus douce, la plus serviable qui ait jamais porté une sacoche. Tout ce qu'il restait à faire était de le ramener dans le coffre-fort du directeur. "Compte tenu du pedigree de ces grands jeux classiques", a déclaré Roger Hulley (Directeur Général d'Alternative Software), "on a estimé que le moment était venu de sortir de nouvelles versions! Nous voici donc: "Skool Daze Reskooled" un remake moderne de ces deux tubes rétro, incluant pour faire bonne mesure un jeu supplémentaire "Nu Skool" ". "Nous espérons que la fraternité de jeu rétro et les joueurs d'aujourd'hui apprécieront vraiment" Skool Daze Reskooled "