BookAndreas Steck, Barbara Steck.
Contents:
CHAPTER 1
I CONSCIOUSNESS
The Problem of Consciousness
Neurobiology of Consciousness Models of Consciousness
The Global Workspace Model
The Dynamic Core Model
Epilogue
Conscious Perception
The Embodied Mind
Understanding the Human Brain by Studying Large Scale Networks
Challenges
II CLINICAL VIEW OF CONSCIOUSNESS
Introduction
The Pathophysiology of Reduced Consciousness
The Construction of the Conscious Brain
The Hierarchy of Consciousness
When Consciousness Fades
Anesthesia
Minimally Conscious State
Altered Consciousness in Neurological Disorders
Disconnection and Neglect
Epilepsy
Narcolepsy
Alzheimer's disease
CHAPTER 2
I MEMORY
Introduction
Different Types of Memory
The Dynamics of Memory Traces
The Molecular Biology of Memory
Neurogenesis: Links to Memory and Behavior
II CLINICAL VIEW OF MEMORY
The Memory Machinery
Infantile Amnesia
Mind, Time and Memory
Mind and Time in Childhood and Adolescence
Re-transcription of Memory
Emotions and Memory
Amnesias and Memory Disorders
Transient Global Amnesia
Chronic or Progressive Amnestic Disorders
CHAPTER 3
I EMOTIONS
Evolving Concept of the Limbic System
Emotion and Behavior
Emotional Systems
The Role of the Frontal Lobe
Social Emotion and Social Norm
II THE DEVELOPMENT OF SELF
Brain Development and the Self
Psychological and Self
Development
True and False Self
Early Parent
Child Relationship
Parenthood
Early Relationship Disorders
CHAPTER 4
I LANGUAGE
The Evolutionary Origin of Language
The Classical Language Regions
The Language Network
The Neural Basis of Speech Perception and Language
Language Learning Disorders
II COMMUNICATION
Introduction
Gestural Communication
Social Interactions or Proto-Conversations
Speech and Language
III MUSIC
Introduction
Music and the Brain
Music in Early Human Development
The Emotional Power of Music
CHAPTER 5
STRESS AND TRAUMA
Stress and the Brain
Neurobiological Responses to Stress
Stress and Mental Disorders
New Avenues for Treatment
Psychic Trauma
Concepts
Psychic Trauma in Children
Psychobiological Aspects
Psychodynamic Aspects
Symptoms and Phases of Psychic Trauma
Familial Aspects
Post-Traumatic Consequences
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders
Risk for Psychic Traumatization
Children of Mentally or Somatically Ill Parents
Psychotherapeutic Interventions
Adoption
CHAPTER 6
I PAIN AND MIND-BODY
Introduction
Pain Mechanisms and Functions
The Affective Pain System
Notes on Chronic Pain
II SOMATIZATION
PSYCHOSOMATICS
The Mind
Body Dilemma
Psychosomatics
Speaking Body, Speechless Mind
Somatization in Children and Adolescents
CHAPTER 7
RESILIENCE
A Dynamic Concept
Gene
Environment
Interactions
Adoption
Development
Temperament
Stress
Depression
Attachment
Resilience promotion
CHAPTER 8
GRIEF
Introduction
Prolonged Grief Disorder or Complicated Grief
Grief in Children and Adolescents
Pathological Grief and Secret
Transgenerational Transmission of Traumatic Events
Neurobiology of Grief and Depression
New Treatments for Depression
CHAPTER 9
DREAMS AND THE DREAMING BRAIN
History
The 24-Hour Brain
Neurophysiology of Dreams
Transition States of Sleep
Functions of Dreams
Lucid Dreaming
Daydreaming
Nightmares
Music in Dreams
Dream Work in Psychotherapy
CHAPTER 10
NOTES TO PSYCHOTHERAPY
Introduction
Dialogue between Psychoanalysis and Neuroscience
Transference and Intersubjective Relationship
Interpretation / Intervention
Psychoanalytical Therapy for Patients with Adverse Childhood Experiences
Psychotherapy in Children and Adolescents
Indication for Psychoanalytical Therapy
Psychoanalytical Psychotherapy
Play
Psychoanalytical Therapeutic Group Psychodrama
Psychopharmacological Treatment
Narratives
Introduction
Narratives in Psychotherapy.