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A presentation on Mentalization Skills for Families
Some features of good mentalizing 1. Is curious / inquisitive about own and other people’s perspectives (‘safe uncertainty’ – Mason) 2. Being flexible – not stuck in one point of view 3. Can be playful – using humour to engage (vs avoid) 4. Can solve problems using give and take between different people’s views 5. Can differentiate one’s own experience from that of others 6. Conveys ‘ownership’ of own behaviour 7. Uses ‘grounded imagination’ Read the entire document (PDF) No related posts.
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A Study in Mentalization and Attachment
The underlying mechanisms: An investigation of attachment and mentalization within adolescent severe and enduring mental ill health. Authors: Fisher, Rebecca Supervisors: Schwannauer, Matthias Issue Date: 2011 Publisher: The University of Edinburgh Abstract: Background Regarding adolescence developmental psychopathology and the psychological correlates associated with the onset of severe and enduring mental health in adolescence, this thesis proposes that early attachment related experiences underlie the successful ability to regulate emotions, negotiate interpersonal interactions, assess and utilise social support and develop the necessary mentalizing skills for organizing and understanding both the self and others. Insecure attachment and poor reflective function appear to be linked to clinical samples yet the underlying mechanisms for how…
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Autism and the Inability to “Mentalize” May Diminish Faith and Belief in God
People with traits associated with autism, particularly traits associated with mentalizing deficits, are less likely to believe in God, according to a new study Autism and the Inability to “Mentalize” May Diminish Faith and Belief in God BY CHRISTINE HSU | MAY 31, 2012 People with traits associated with autism, particularly traits associated with mentalizing deficits, are less likely to believe in God, according to a new study. The latest discovery strengthens the psychological theory that the likelihood of having religious belief largely depends on the ability for “theory of mind” or ‘mentalization’, a concept described as being able to imagine what others are thinking and to perceive and interpret…
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Reviving Plain Old Therapy with Mentalization
We are blessed with a spate of evidence-based therapies for specific psychiatric disorders and cursed with all their acronyms—CBT, DBT, TFP, ERP, SIT, IPT, EMDR, and MBSR, to name a few. Reviving Plain Old Therapy (link) Jon G. Allen, Ph.D. We are blessed with a spate of evidence-based therapies for specific psychiatric disorders and cursed with all their acronyms—CBT, DBT, TFP, ERP, SIT, IPT, EMDR, and MBSR, to name a few. We cannot rely solely on these specialized treatments: there are so many that therapists cannot possibly learn them all, many patients present with multiple disorders, and many therapists treat a wide variety of patients. We need generalists alongside specialists.…
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MBT-F for Parents of Difficult/Emotional Children now offered in UK
Mentalization-based Treatment for Families (MBT-F) is for parents of children between the ages of seven and 16 experiencing difficulties in the parent/child relationship. Mentalization-based Treatment for Families (MBT-F) (Detailed) Name of intervention: Mentalization-based Treatment for Families (MBT-F) Who is the programme for?: Families experiencing relationship difficulties because of child emotional or behavioural difficulties. Child outcome: Improved child behaviour Age: Primary (5-11 yrs), Secondary (11-14 yrs), Teenage (12-18 yrs) Classification: Targeted Parental needs: Any parent Workforce: QCF level 4/5 Setting: Clinic/Health centre Format: Individual Contact name: Michelle Sleed Contact email: Michelle.Sleed@annafreud.org Contact place of work: The Anna Freud Centre Mentalization-based Treatment for Families (MBT-F) is for parents of children between the…
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One Way to Identify Borderline Personality Disorder Is by Testing “Mentalization” Skills
Dr. Sharp and her colleagues worked with 111 teenagers ages 11 to 17 years old, who were being treated in a residential psychiatric facility and tested them for the way they “mentalize.” Mentalize is a technical term that means to act like an armchair psychiatrist in order to understand why others behave the way they do and to predict their future behaviors. One Way to Identify Borderline Personality Disorder Is by Testing “Mentalization” Skills (link) Borderline personality disorder probably shows up before adulthood, and now a new study has found a way to detect it in teenagers. The conventional thinking is to diagnose personality disorders only in adults over age…