Publications by authors named "Gianni Francesetti"
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- This paper talks about how therapists can help people change their thoughts and feelings by surprising them in a good way.
- It says that when these surprises happen, people can start to think and feel differently, which helps them break old habits.
- The researchers believe that understanding and being open to new experiences can make therapy work better in the future.
The movement towards the conceptualization, description and evaluation of psychotherapists' competencies has been widely developed in the last years and has relevant implications for psychotherapy, training, and continuous education. In Italy, this movement has been supported by the Committee for Psychotherapists' Competencies established in 2010 by FIAP (Italian Federation of Psychotherapy's Associations) and CNSP (National Association of Psychotherapy's Training Institutes) and has involved more than 1000 psychotherapists from different approaches, by means of conferences, expert meetings, workshops, and focus groups. One of the outcomes of this process has been the development of a new self-assessment tool for core competencies (i.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDrawing from field theory, Gestalt therapy conceives psychological suffering and psychotherapy as two intentional field phenomena, where unprocessed and chaotic experiences seek the opportunity to emerge and be assimilated through the contact between the patient and the therapist (i.e., the intentionality of contacting).
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- Scientists agree that Panic Attacks (PAs) stem from an intense fear response linked to the amygdala but current treatment methods are often ineffective, with many patients experiencing persistent symptoms.
- Recent findings suggest that Panic Disorder (PD) might be more connected to separation from emotional support rather than just fear, viewing PAs as acute feelings of solitude that patients struggle to recognize.
- The review proposes a new understanding of PD, which could explain various associated factors, and suggests future research directions and psychotherapeutic strategies based on this perspective.
The diagnostic process in psychotherapy using the aesthetic evaluation is described in this article. Unlike the classical diagnostic process, which presents a result of comparing clinicians´ observations with a diagnostic system (DSM, ICD, etc.), the aesthetic evaluation is a pre-reflexive, embodied, and preverbal process.
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