{"id":1804,"date":"2026-10-13T09:43:07","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T09:43:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/heitorlopes.pt\/sobre\/"},"modified":"2026-10-16T09:48:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T09:48:00","slug":"sobre","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/heitorlopes.pt\/en\/sobre\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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RESEARCH \u00b7 2008 \u2014 2017<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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WHAT THIS WORK RESTS ON<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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For nine years I worked with Prof. A. Rui Gomes’s research team at ARDH-GI, School of Psychology, University of Minho. We studied two things: how leadership shapes team cohesion, and why, faced with the same demands, some people break down while others grow.<\/p>

The answer is not resilience or willpower. It is how each person reads the situation \u2014 what they see in it as threat or challenge, and the resources they believe they have.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Burnout and occupational stress in the medical residents of Oncology, Haematology and Radiotherapy<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Joaquim, A., Cust\u00f3dio, S., \u2026 Lopes, H.<\/span>, Ara\u00fajo, A., & Gomes, R. \u00b7 Psychology, Health & Medicine, 23(3)<\/p>

118 residents assessed. 45.2% with burnout, 50% with high stress. Dealing with patients and work overload were the most critical dimensions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Avalia\u00e7\u00e3o cognitiva, stress ocupacional e burnout em profissionais de sa\u00fade<\/p>

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Lopes, H. M. F. \u00b7 Master’s dissertation, University of Minho<\/p>

2,310 nurses. Cognitive appraisal and occupational stress factors are decisive in explaining the experience of burnout.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Stress and Psychological Health: Testing the Mediating Role of Cognitive Appraisal<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Gomes, A. R., Faria, S., & Lopes, H. <\/span>\u00b7 Western Journal of Nursing Research, 38(11)<\/p>

2,302 professionals. How each person appraises a situation mediates the relationship between job demands and psychological health.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Leadership, cohesion and satisfaction: Differences between swimming and handball Portuguese teams<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Gomes, A. R., Lopes, H.<\/span>, & Mata, R. T. \u00b7 Revista Mexicana de Psicolog\u00eda, 28(1)<\/p>

467 federated athletes. A leader’s style shapes the cohesion and satisfaction of those being led.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Can a leader burn out even while loving the work? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t
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Yes, and it is the most common pattern. In the study with residents in Oncology and Haematology, 45.2% showed burnout. It does not come from a lack of motivation, but from a prolonged imbalance between demands and resources. Those who value their work most tolerate the strain longest.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Why does my ability to decide get worse under pressure? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t
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Because pressure changes how the situation is read. Under perceived threat, attention narrows, the time horizon shortens, and automatic responses take over from deliberate ones. The result is more reactive decisions. This mechanism can be changed.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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It depends on what is going on. Coaching works on performance and goals and can be appropriate where there is no clinical condition. Psychology addresses psychological distress \u2014 insomnia, anxiety, depressive symptoms \u2014 with assessment, a professional code of ethics and a practising licence.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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I am a psychologist working in the clinical and health field, registered with the Portuguese Psychologists Association (licence no. 27351). I am a Registered EuroPsy Psychologist and a member of the American Psychological Association. I hold an Integrated Master’s degree in Psychology from the University of Minho and an Advanced Postgraduate Specialization in Sport Psychology from INSPSIC.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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