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Knowledge of Memory Reconsolidation Can Improve Psychodynamic Technique

Author Type(s)

Faculty

DOI

10.1521/pdps.2024.52.1.8

Journal Title

Psychodynamic Psychiatry

First Page

8

Last Page

12

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

3-1-2024

Department

Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Abstract

The gold standard of scientific medicine is using knowledge of underlying processes to shape treatment. This has previously not been possible for psychotherapy, but with the science of memory reconsolidation, requirements for change can be more precisely defined and can improve psychotherapeutic technique by focusing on three areas: the activation of maladaptive implicit learning, the provision of disconfirming information, and attention to transmission between consciousness and limbic memory. Overall, better understanding of processes helps liberate psychotherapy from rigidities dictated by set methods.

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