Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Operation of the mind; mental action; manner of thinking.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun psychology The ability to understand
mental state thatunderlies theovert behaviour of oneself or others.
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Psychologists have used different terms to describe this capacity -- perspective taking, mentalization, psychological mindedness, complexity of representations of people -- but in adults, all of these phenomena are associated with more secure and mature relationships.
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Psychologists have used different terms to describe this capacity -- perspective taking, mentalization, psychological mindedness, complexity of representations of people -- but in adults, all of these phenomena are associated with more secure and mature relationships.
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The conference will focus on the three major evidence-based therapies: dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT), mentalization-based treatment (MBT) and transference-focused psychotherapy
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