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Mentalization : theoretical considerations, research findings, and clinical implications / edited by Fredric Busch.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Psychoanalytic inquiry book series ; v. 29 | Psychoanalytic inquiry book series ; v. 29Publication details: Hillsdale, N.J. : Analytic ; London : Taylor & Francis [distributor], 2008.Description: 320 pISBN:
  • 9780881634853 (pbk.) :
  • 9780881634846 (hbk.) :
  • 9780881634853 (Paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 616.8917 BUS
LOC classification:
  • RC506 .B873 2008
Contents:
PART 1: THEORY:- 1. The mentalization-focused approach to social development --2. The development of the unreflective self -- 3. Contemporary approaches to mentalization in the light of Freud\'s Project --PART 2: RESEARCH:- 4. On the origins of reflective functioning -- 5. An object relations treatment of borderline patients with reflective functioning as the mechanism of change -- PART 3: CLINICAL:- 6. Reflective functioning in panic disorder patients : clinical observations and research design--7. Working with parents in child psychotherapy : engaging the reflective function--8. Discussion--9. Commentary.
Summary: Mentalization is the capacity to perceieve and interpret behaviour in terms of intentional mental states, to imagine what others are thinking and feeling. This collection of papers clarifies this technique's import as an essential perspective for understanding the human psyche and interpersonal relationships.
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Long Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Nursing Collection 616.8917 BUS (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 209988

Includes bibliographical references and index.

PART 1: THEORY:- 1. The mentalization-focused approach to social development --2. The development of the unreflective self -- 3. Contemporary approaches to mentalization in the light of Freud\'s Project --PART 2: RESEARCH:- 4. On the origins of reflective functioning -- 5. An object relations treatment of borderline patients with reflective functioning as the mechanism of change -- PART 3: CLINICAL:- 6. Reflective functioning in panic disorder patients : clinical observations and research design--7. Working with parents in child psychotherapy : engaging the reflective function--8. Discussion--9. Commentary.

Mentalization is the capacity to perceieve and interpret behaviour in terms of intentional mental states, to imagine what others are thinking and feeling. This collection of papers clarifies this technique's import as an essential perspective for understanding the human psyche and interpersonal relationships.

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