Sublime

Memory reconsolidation is a change to the Adaptive Child directly (subcortical, implicit emotional knowing) rather than a change to the Wise Adult (prefrontal cortex connected and responsive to the subcortical).

The Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy, co-authored in the recent 6th Edition with Molyn Leszcz.

People with a secure attachment style, like Stan, are characterized by something very real but not outwardly visible—they are programmed to expect their partners to be loving and responsive and don’t worry much about losing their partners’ love.

Many of us are highly likely to end up with somebody with a particularly knotty set of issues which trigger our desires as well as our childlike defensive responses. The answer isn’t usually to shut down the relationship, but to strive to deal with the compelling challenges it throws up with some of the wisdom we weren’t capable of when we first en

Creating a useful, accurate picture of something complex and abstract is very difficult. And there is nothing more complex and abstract than the human mind.

La projection sur les parents est très fréquente et c’est la raison pour laquelle le patient reproduit souvent, de manière inconsciente, cette projection avec son thérapeute. Ainsi, le patient effectue un transfert sur le thérapeute : celui-ci représente pour lui quelqu’un d’autre (le plus souvent un parent).