Full Description
Metacognitive Interpersonal Therapy (MIT) remains unique in providing instruments for dealing with clients with prominent emotional inhibition and suppression, a population for whom treatment options are largely lacking.
This book provides clinicians with techniques to treat this population, including guided imagery and re-scripting, two-chairs, role-play, body-oriented work and interpersonal mindfulness. Metacognitive Interpersonal Therapy is aimed at increasing clients' awareness of their inner world, fostering a sense of agency over their experience, and dismantling the core, embodied aspects of the schemas. The techniques included also provide clients with fresh instruments to overcome pain and act creatively in their everyday life. Using an improved version of the MIT decision-making procedure, the authors have provided a set of techniques aimed at modifying mental imagery, body states, and behaviour, as well as at steering attention to avoid falling prey to rumination. The book is structured to gently push clients towards change, but also to always prioritize the clients' goals and needs.
Metacognitive Interpersonal Therapy serves as an important guide for clinicians of any orientation.
Contents
INTRODUCTION; 1: PSYCHOPATHOLOGY OF PERSONALITY DISORDERS 1: NARRATIVES, INTERPERSONAL SCHEMAS AND MENTAL STATES; 2: PERSONALITY DISORDER PSYCHOPATHOLOGY 2: METACOGNITION, COPING AND EMOTIONAL REGULATION. MAINTENANCE MODEL; 3: USE OF IMAGERY AND BODILY TECHNIQUES IN PSYCHOTHERAPY; 4: THE DECISION-MAKING PROCEDURE AND EXPERIENTIAL TECHNIQUES; 5: GUIDED IMAGERY AND IMAGERY RESCRIPTING; 6: DRAMA TECHNIQUES: TWO CHAIRS, ROLE-PLAY AND ENACTMENT; 7: BODY INTERVENTIONS; 8: BEHAVIOURAL EXPLORATION AND ACTIVATION; 9: TECHNIQUES FOR RESTRUCTURING ATTENTION AND TREATING COGNITIVE COPING STRATEGIES; 10: METACOGNITIVE INTERPERSONAL THERAPY IN GROUP (MIT-G); 11: TECHNIQUE SEQUENCES; REFERENCES
