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I test nell’ottica della Control-Mastery Theory

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di Alessandro Carbocci Secondo la Control Mastery Theory (CMT; Weiss, 1999; Gazzillo, 2016; Gazzillo et al., 2023), le persone hanno come motivazione primaria quella di adattarsi al meglio alla realtà in cui vivono, padroneggiando i propri problemi e controllando, in parte, le proprie funzioni e capacità mentali sia consce che…

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“The therapeutic effects of the therapists’ ability to pass their patients’ tests in psychotherapy” di Ramona Fimiani et al.

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According to Control-Mastery Theory (CMT)—a cognitive-dynamic relational theory of mental functioning, psychopathology, and psychotherapy—patients come to therapy with an unconscious plan to disprove their pathogenic beliefs and achieve adaptive goals. One of the primary ways patients work to disconfirm their pathogenic beliefs is by testing them within the therapeutic relationship….

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“Description and First Steps Toward the Empirical Validation of the Plan Formulation Method for Couples” di Martina Rodomonti et al.

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The aim of this paper is to empirically assess the reliability of the plan formulation method for couples, a procedure for formulating the case, planning, and monitoring the couple therapies according to control-mastery theory. We hypothesized that when couples are looking for couple therapy, they have an unconscious couple’s plan…

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“Patients’ Tests and Clinicians’ Emotions: A Clinical Illustration” di Gazzillo et al.

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Dal Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy: Psychotherapists’ emotional responses can refect important aspects of the therapeutic process (Gabbard, 2020; Hirsch, 2021). The nature or intensity of therapists’ feelings may change when the patient is engaged in testing behaviors, which may take various forms (Gazzillo, et al., 2019). Understanding these emotional states in…

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“Riflessioni sulla tipologia dei sensi di colpa e sugli intrecci tra senso di colpa da Burdening e odio di sé” di Gabriele De Gabrielis

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Quando lessi per la prima volta Fidarsi dei pazienti (Gazzillo, 2016; 2021) ebbi una reazione che mi colpì molto, un misto di curiosità ed entusiasmo da una parte e di dubbio e innumerevoli interrogativi dall’altra. La prima era riconducibile al mio entrare in contatto con concetti che spiegavano aspetti quotidiani…

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“Gli incubi nella Control Mastery Theory: Una finestra sulle credenze patogene e sul piano delle vittime di tortura” di Marzia Albanese

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All’interno della vasta gamma della sintomatologia post-traumatica, i disturbi del sonno occupano indubbiamente un posto di particolare rilievo (Forbes et al., 2001; Kilpatrick et al., 1998; Neylan et al., 1998; Aurora et al., 2010) e consistono in: difficoltà nell’addormentamento, mantenimento del sonno e persistenza di incubi notturni (Harvey et al,…

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“Interpersonal guilt, impostor phenomenon, depression, and anxiety” di Ramona Fimiani et al.

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The impostor phenomenon, first described by Clance (Clance & Imes, 1978; Clance, 1985) on the basis of several clinical observations, refers to the psychological experience of intellectual phoniness. People who experience this feeling of fraudulence (Kolligian & Sternberg, 1991), despite outstanding academic and professional recognition and success, may secretly harbor…

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