Successful navigation of the social environment is dependent on a number of social
cognitive processes, including mentalizing and resistance to peer influence. These …

The digital revolution is evolving at an unstoppable pace. Alongside the unprecedented
explosion of digital technology facilities and systems, mental health care is under greater …

In Beyond Doer and Done To, Jessica Benjamin, author of the path-breaking Bonds of Love,
expands her theory of mutual recognition and its breakdown into the complementarity of" …

Reflective functioning or mentalizing is the capacity to interpret both the self and others in
terms of internal mental states such as feelings, wishes, goals, desires, and attitudes. This …

There is increasing interest in the beneficial clinical effects of mindfulness-based
interventions (MBIs). Research has demonstrated their efficacy in a wide range of …

This paper reports on three studies on the development and validation of the Parental
Reflective Functioning Questionnaire (PRFQ), a brief, multidimensional self-report measure …

Mentalizing-the ability to understand oneself and others by inferring mental states that lie
behind overt behaviour-develops within the context of attachment relationships. It is crucial …

Background A positive relationship between problematic gaming and escapism motivation
to play video games has been well established, suggesting that problematic gaming may …

Compassion focused therapy (CFT) is rooted in an evolutionary, functional analysis of basic
social motivational systems (eg, to live in groups, form hierarchies and ranks, seek out …

This clear and compelling textbook provides a complete survey of the field of child abuse
and neglect from the perspective of modern developmental attachment theory. It starts by …