Minding Emotions: Cultivating Mentalization in Psychotherapy (Psychoanalysis and Psychological Science)

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Mentalization–the effort to make sense of our own and others’ actions, behavior, and internal states–is something we all do. And this can be a capacity that each one psychotherapies aim to enhance: the better we are at mentalizing, the more resilient and flexible we have a tendency to be. This concise, engaging book offers a brief overview of mentalization in psychotherapy, specializing in the right way to lend a hand patients consider and reflect on their emotional experiences. Elliot Jurist integrates cognitive science research and psychoanalytic theory to break down “mentalized affectivity” into discrete processes that therapists can cultivate in session. Clinical vignettes are interspersed with discussions of published memoirs that examine emotions within the context of autobiographical memory. A reproducible assessment instrument (the Mentalized Affectivity Scale) will also be downloaded and printed in a convenient 8 1/2″ x 11″ size.
 

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