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…
The aim of this paper is to show how the Plan Formulation Method, an empirically validated and clinically useful assessment procedure, can be adapted to the therapy of adolescents. According to Control-Mastery Theory, patients come to therapy with an unconscious plan to achieve their goals, disconfirm their pathogenic beliefs, and master their…
Il conflitto coniugale è uno degli aspetti più studiati delle relazioni di coppia (Gottman, 2014) in quanto fattore che si associa a sentimenti, cognizioni e pensieri negativi per le coppie e le famiglie; gli affetti principali connessi al conflitto sono irritazione, delusione e risentimento (Sears, Repetti, Reynolds, Rebels & Krull,…
Dal Volume 30, 2021 di International Forum of Psychoanalysis This paper aims to emphasize the fundamental role of unconscious processes in our adaptation. We will point out how we are able to unconsciously perform higher mental functions such as setting goals and planning how to pursue them, dealing with complex data,…
“Dottoressa, in questo sono identico a mia madre”, oppure “mi ha ferito molto il suo essere così e mi sono ripromessa che nella vita sarei stata l’esatto opposto di mio padre”, sono frasi che credo ognuno di noi, pensando alla propria pratica clinica, può richiamare facilmente alla mente. E spesso,…
Da Psychology Hub – Vol 38, No 1 (2021) Guilt is a complex emotion associated with tension, regret, and remorse (Tangney, 2012), and it is related to the capacity to understand and empathize with the distress of others, to feel responsible for it, and to the attempt to alleviate it…
Prof. Francesco Gazzillo, prof. Nino Dazzi, avete curato l’edizione del libro Joseph Weiss e la Control-Mastery Theory pubblicato da Carocci: quale importanza riveste la Control-Mastery Theory? A nostro parere, la Control-Mastery Theory (CMT; Gazzillo, 2021; Silberschatz, 2005; Weiss et al., 1986; Weiss, 1993) rivesta una grande importanza nel panorama dei modelli psicoterapeutici contemporanei per vari ordini…
Psychodynamic Psychiatry – Volume 49 – Issue 1 – Mar 2021 In the classical psychoanalytic tradition, the patient is seen as unconsciously governed by forces that are at odds with the healing process. But over the years, the concept of resistance against change has been subjected to modifications, and the…
Da terapeuti che fondano la propria pratica clinica o la integrano con la Control Mastery Theory, vi sarà capitato sicuramente di essere oggetto di test da parte dei vostri pazienti, di aver riconosciuto la natura di quei test nel corso della seduta o a posteriori, e di averli superati o…
Worry and rumination are maladaptive cognitive strategies with the purpose to manage negative emotions and threatening events (Wells & Matthews, 1994), and studies have shown that they are associated with an increasing of anxiety and depression (Fresco et al., 2002; Nolen-Hoeksema, 2000). Although the relationship between guilt and shame with…
