The Neurobiological Underpinnings of Psychoanalytic Theory and Therapy
This paper sets out the neurobiological underpinnings of the core theoretical claims of psychoanalysis. These claims concern (1) innate emotional needs, (2) learning from experience, and (3) unconscious mental processing. The paper also considers the neurobiological underpinnings of the mechanisms o...
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| description | This paper sets out the neurobiological underpinnings of the core theoretical claims of psychoanalysis. These claims concern (1) innate emotional needs, (2) learning from experience, and (3) unconscious mental processing. The paper also considers the neurobiological underpinnings of the mechanisms of psychoanalytic treatment—a treatment which is based on the aforementioned claims. Lastly, it reviews the available empirical evidence concerning the therapeutic efficacy of this form of treatment. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-714301fa203740b99c500ce187a3c35e2022-12-22T00:44:25ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience1662-51532018-12-011210.3389/fnbeh.2018.00294402180The Neurobiological Underpinnings of Psychoanalytic Theory and TherapyMark Leonard SolmsThis paper sets out the neurobiological underpinnings of the core theoretical claims of psychoanalysis. These claims concern (1) innate emotional needs, (2) learning from experience, and (3) unconscious mental processing. The paper also considers the neurobiological underpinnings of the mechanisms of psychoanalytic treatment—a treatment which is based on the aforementioned claims. Lastly, it reviews the available empirical evidence concerning the therapeutic efficacy of this form of treatment.https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnbeh.2018.00294/fullpsychoanalysisneurobiologybasic emotionsunconsciousrepressionefficacy |
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| title | The Neurobiological Underpinnings of Psychoanalytic Theory and Therapy |
| title_full | The Neurobiological Underpinnings of Psychoanalytic Theory and Therapy |
| title_fullStr | The Neurobiological Underpinnings of Psychoanalytic Theory and Therapy |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Neurobiological Underpinnings of Psychoanalytic Theory and Therapy |
| title_short | The Neurobiological Underpinnings of Psychoanalytic Theory and Therapy |
| title_sort | neurobiological underpinnings of psychoanalytic theory and therapy |
| topic | psychoanalysis neurobiology basic emotions unconscious repression efficacy |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnbeh.2018.00294/full |
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