Research in Education and Rehabilitation (Jul 2024)

INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO PSYCHOTHERAPY THROUGH NEUROSCIENCE

  • Meliha Bijedić,
  • Zlatko Ercegović

DOI
https://doi.org/10.51558/2744-1555.2024.7.1.146
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 146 – 158

Abstract

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Thispaperanalysestheconnectionbetweenpsychotherapyandneuroscience,exploringexistingliteratureandresearchfindingsonthistopic.Itfocusesonthefundamentalprinciplesofresearchingpsychotherapywithintheframeworkofneuroscience,investigatingthementalcorrelatesofpsychotherapy.Psychotherapyprovidesdeepinsightintopatients'unconsciousprocessesandthenecessityofreconstructinglatentmemorieswithinthetherapeuticenvironment.Therelationshipbetweentherapistandpatientcreatesanewaffectiveconfigurationthatenablesthereinterpretationofimplicitmemories,withneuronalchangesreflectingpsychictransformations.Byintegratingwithneuroscientificresearch,itprovidestheopportunitytoanalysetheimpactofotherscientificdisciplinesonpsychotherapeuticpracticeandensurestheintegrationofcomplexpsychotherapeuticconceptswithperspectivesfromotherscientificfields.Thisinterdisciplinaryapproachenrichesthedisciplineofpsychotherapy,successfullyincorporatingnewinsightsfromvariousareasofscience.Theconnectionofdifferentscientificdisciplinesreflectstheimprovementofunderstandingcomplexdynamicsofthemindandencouragesfurtherresearchandapplicationinthefieldofpsychotherapyandneuroscience.

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