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Mental Representations in Personality Development, Psychopathology, and the Therapeutic Process

Blatt, Sidney J., Auerbach, John S., Levy, Kenneth N.·1997·Review of General Psychology
DOI 10.1037/1089-2680.1.4.351
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This article considers the construct of mental representation from the perspectives of psychoanalytic object-relations theory and cognitive developmental psychology and the congruence of these formulations with research and theory in cognitive science and social cognition. Concepts of mental representation are applied to the study of psychopathology, personality assessment, interpersonal relationships or attachment styles, and therapeutic progress in the long-term, inpatient treatment of seriously disturbed adolescents and young adults. Understanding of personality development, psychopathology, and the therapeutic process is greatly enhanced by this constructivist perspective, which considers the construction of mental representations or cognitive–affective schemas to be a central constituent of personality development and organization.

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Authors
Blatt, S. J., Auerbach, J. S., & Levy, K. N.
Affiliations
  • City University of New York (US)
  • Veterans Health Administration (US)
ORCID
Venue
Review of General Psychology
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Published
1997-12
Volume
1
Issue
4
Pages
351-374
ISSN
  • 1089-2680 (ISSN-L)
  • 1939-1552
DOI
10.1037/1089-2680.1.4.351
OpenAlex
W2090354017
Cited by
217
References
200
Citations by year
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FWCI
4.74
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)
Locations
Review of General Psychology (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychology and Mental Health
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
Keywords
mental representation, personality development, psychopathology, attachment styles, interpersonal relationships, treatment advances, adolescents and young adults, constructivist approach, social cognition

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