Mental Space meets Psychology – a new Paradigm and Approach to Psychotherapy
Journal Title: Journal of Experiential Psychotherapy - Year 2017, Vol 20, Issue 3
Abstract
Introduction: This paper outlines the basic concepts of mental space representations, its primary concepts and the connection to psychology and psychotherapy. Also included are the descriptions of three mental space based psychotherapies and their applications. A comprehensive list of references containing case-studies and researches is also provided for the three mental space based psychotherapies, for further study and research. Objectives: This paper aims at revealing the connection between the well-researched concepts of mental space and visual-spatial representations and their use and applicability in the psychotherapy and overall psychology field. Methods: Literature review. Results: The consideration of the importance of mental representations and their influence on the clients’ social world, and emotional problems and the further encouragement of developing tools and approaches that can work directly with this abstract constructs. Conclusions: This paper anticipates a new paradigm to emerge and to further develop, that of Mental Space Psychology and the authors also aim at stimulating interest from other specialists in the field of experiential psychotherapy for this new approach and its vast possibilities.
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Alexandru Ioan Manea, Ioana Andreea Barbu
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