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Understanding minds: Different functions and different disorders? The contribution of psychotherapy research
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Disorders in the ability to understand mental states (metacognition) have an important role in psychopathology. Some clinicians talk of a generalised impairment of metacognition and others of malfunctioning of specific aspects. We compare two contrasting hypotheses. We call the first one ‘fast running’ hypothesis according to which metacognition is a single function, like speed in running. The second one is the ‘tennis playing’ hypothesis according to which metacognition is composed, like the ability to play tennis, of various, relatively independent skills, which can get impaired selectively. We reviewed the main theories and researches on metacognition and, therefore, we outlined a research programme based on them, describing the contribution made by the research on the psychotherapeutic process to this programme.
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“Deficits in mentalization are linked to personality disorders, including PN, where individuals often engage in intellectualized, detached rumination rather than genuine reflection (129, 130).”
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“Rooted in feelings of inferiority and powerlessness, individuals with PN tend to exhibit a strong drive for control, particularly in their interpersonal relationships (130, 146).”
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- Authors
- Semerari, A., Carcione, A., Dimaggio, G., Nicolò, G., & Procacci, M.
- Corresponding author
- Semerari, Antonio
- Venue
- Psychotherapy Research
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2007-01
- Volume
- 17
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 106-119
- ISSN
- 1050-3307 (ISSN-L)
- 1468-4381
- OpenAlex
- W2149011247
- Cited by
- 163
- References
- 93
- Citations by year
- 2026: 4 · 2025: 8 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 6 · 2022: 6 · 2021: 9 · 2020: 8 · 2019: 10 · 2018: 13 · 2017: 12 · 2016: 7 · 2015: 12 · 2014: 8 · 2013: 9 · 2012: 12
- FWCI
- 4.79
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Psychotherapy Research (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Keywords
- metacognition, theory of mind, psychopathology, therapeutic process, metacognitive skills
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