Research shows that just 20 minutes of playing this game may be enough to induce changes in mothers with traumatic memories related to childbirth up to seven years after giving birth. Check details.
Studies have shown that this game helps destroy stored memories about the sights and sounds you noticed at the time. (Image: Freepik)
New Delhi: Research shows that video games have always been associated with negative mental health outcomes, but a new study shows that a popular video game called Tetris can cause post-traumatic stress disorder after experiencing a traumatic event. It has been shown to help reduce the likelihood of developing triggered flashbacks. According to research, it helps destroy stored memories about the sights and sounds you noticed at the time.
Meanwhile, another study found that mothers who had childbirth-related problems could trigger changes up to seven years after the event, in case their memories were reactivated. has shown that playing the game for just 20 minutes may be enough.
According to one of the researchers who worked on the original study, Dr. Catherine Deeprose, said there is a period of up to six hours that can influence certain types of memories created in the human mind. .
“Tetris game reduces flashback memories”
While conducting the study, the researchers noticed that when volunteers played the game “Tetris,'' their flashback-type memories decreased without erasing their ability to understand the event.
The initial study was published in PLOS One and investigated how playing Tetris, one of the best-selling video games of all time, affects people's chances of developing certain types of diseases. did. To show how this works, researchers photographed 40 healthy volunteers, including traumatic images of injuries from a variety of causes. It shows that after waiting for 30 minutes, 20 volunteers played Tetris for his 10 minutes and the other half did nothing.
As a result, those who played the computer game experienced fewer movie flashbacks over the next week.
Tetris may work by competing for brain resources for sensory information. This game specifically interferes with the way sensory memories are formed during the post-traumatic period, which reduces the number of flashbacks experienced afterwards. According to the researchers, this was a pure science experiment about how our minds work.
Reducing PTSD symptoms in mothers after childbirth
Another study published in the Journal of Affective Disorders investigated how games can be used to treat mothers who have experienced traumatic childbirth. They found that PTSD symptoms were reduced by more than half after being asked to play the game.
What is post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)?
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental condition that develops in some people after experiencing a traumatic, frightening, or dangerous event. It is a natural emotion to feel fear during and after a traumatic situation.
PTSD symptoms
nightmare
flashbacks of traumatic events
memories that repeat
Ongoing fear, fear, anger, guilt, or shame.
Memory loss of important aspects of the traumatic event.
continuous negative
distorted thinking
distorted thinking
I feel isolated from others.
I no longer enjoy the activities I used to do.
Inability to experience positive emotions.
