14 12, 2014

Mentalization Skills in Relationships: Part II

2017-09-11T16:40:55+00:00

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“Looks can Be Deceiving”: Mentalization Skills in Relationships, Part 2

What are the differences between the private mental experiences that happen inside of us, such as feelings, thoughts, or beliefs,  and the objective, concrete behaviors or actions that happen outside of us?

One of the main differences is […]

Mentalization Skills in Relationships: Part II2017-09-11T16:40:55+00:00
14 12, 2014

Parenting and Secure Attachment

2017-09-11T16:40:55+00:00

Helping Your Child Develop a Secure Attachment

It is well-known that children who are comfortably and securely attached to their parents do much better at growing up and thriving than children who are not secure. According to Psychiatrist John Bowlby and a large body of research on children, children with a secure attachment style easily go […]

Parenting and Secure Attachment2017-09-11T16:40:55+00:00
13 12, 2014

Perfectionism and Projection in Psychoanalytic Therapy

2019-07-25T04:49:36+00:00

psychoanalysis clifton njInsights from Psychoanalytic Therapy: Could you be projecting in your relationships?

We all have defenses, which are ways that we protect ourselves from feelings, experiences, or memories that are painful or hard to cope with. One common defense is “projection” or “projective identification”, in which we […]

Perfectionism and Projection in Psychoanalytic Therapy2019-07-25T04:49:36+00:00
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