Mentalization--the effort to make sense of our own and others\' actions, behavior, and internal states--is something we all do.
He is a recipient of the Scholarship Award from Division 39, among other honors..
He is also the editor of the Guilford book series Psychoanalysis and Psychological Science and the editor of Psychoanalytic Psychology , the journal of Division 39 (Psychoanalysis) of the American Psychological Association.
Jurist is the coauthor of Affect Regulation, Mentalization, and the Development of the Self and coeditor of Mind to Mind: Infant Research, Neuroscience, and Psychoanalysis .
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His research focuses on Mentalization and the role of emotions in psychotherapy.
About the Author: Elliot Jurist, PhD, is Professor of Psychology and Philosophy at The Graduate Center, The City University of New York, where he served as Director of the Clinical Psychology Doctoral Program from 2004 to 2013.
A reproducible assessment instrument (the Mentalized Affectivity Scale) can be downloaded and printed in a convenient 8 1/2" x 11" size.
The book interweaves clinical vignettes with discussions of memoirs by comedian Sarah Silverman, poet Tracy Smith, filmmaker Ingmar Bergman, and neurologist Oliver Sacks.
Elliot Jurist integrates cognitive science research and psychoanalytic theory to break down "mentalized affectivity" into discrete processes that therapists can cultivate in session.
This concise, engaging book offers a brief overview of Mentalization in psychotherapy, focusing on how to help patients understand and reflect on their emotional experiences.
And it is a capacity that all psychotherapies aim to improve: the better we are at mentalizing, the more resilient and flexible we tend to be.
Mentalization--the effort to make sense of our own and others\' actions, behavior, and internal states--is something we all do
