What is it about?
This article examines the rational aspects of the unconscious-emotional and non-emotional information processing, action preparedness, psychological defense mechanisms, cognitive regulatory control processes, and human specific cognition (negative symptoms)-and presents the implications for mental illness and psychotherapy.
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Why is it important?
The unconscious is commonly viewed as only consisting of irrational processes, while many rational and hence reality congruent processes occur, that have a substantial impact on mental illness and psychotherapy. Practitioners will advance in there effectiveness by understanding and applying this knowledge.
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As a psychotherapist I have noted the relevance of largely unconscious processes, such as emotional information processing, and how elevating these to a conscious level can advance outcomes.
Brad Bowins
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This page is a summary of: The Rational Unconscious: Implications for Mental Illness and Psychotherapy, American Journal of Psychotherapy, May 2018, American Psychiatric Association,
DOI: 10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.20180003.
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