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THE RATIONAL UNCONSCIOUS: IMPLICATIONS FOR MENTAL ILLNESS & PSYCHOTHERAPY

What is it about?

This article examines the rational aspects of the unconscious-emotional and non-emotional information processing, action preparedness, psychological defense mechanisms, cognitive regulatory control processes, and human specific cognition (negative symptoms)-and presents the implications for mental illness and psychotherapy.

Why is it important?

The unconscious is commonly viewed as only consisting of irrational processes, while many rational and hence reality congruent processes occur, that have a substantial impact on mental illness and psychotherapy. Practitioners will advance in there effectiveness by understanding and applying this knowledge.

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