Description
This ground-breaking book explores the revolution in psychotherapy that brought an understanding of the social nature of people's brains into a therapeutic context. Louis Cozolino is a master at synthesising neuroscience and demonstrating how it applies to psychotherapy practice. Here, he argues that all forms of psychotherapy are successful to the extent to which they enhance change in relevant neural circuits.
Beginning with an overview of the intersecting fields of neuroscience and psychotherapy, this book delves into the brain's inner workings, from basic neuronal building blocks to complex systems of memory, language and the organisation of experience. In this updated edition, readers will also find new content on the evolutionary foundations of psychotherapy; the necessity of gaining broad perspectives on mind, brain and culture in clinical training; the importance of interpreting research with the human brain's biases in mind; the debatable applicability of Eurocentric perceptions of "self" and more.
About the Author
Louis Cozolino, PhD, is a professor of psychology at Pepperdine University and maintains a clinical and consulting practice in Los Angeles, California.
Reviews
"If anyone is going to make the effort to read such a sizeable book it must be a special experience, and this was a treat... Essentially, this is a 'must read' for psychotherapists of the 21st century. " -- The British Journal of Psychiatry
Book Information
ISBN 9781324053170
Author Louis Cozolino
Format Hardback
Page Count 576
Imprint WW Norton & Co
Publisher WW Norton & Co
