What Freud didn't know : a three-step practice for emotional well-being through neuroscience and psychology / Timothy B. Stokes.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stokes, Timothy B., 1948-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Neuropsychiatry.

Amygdaloid body.

Affective neuroscience.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (231 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In a thoughtful and down-to-earth way, Timothy B. Stokes overturns old formulas—and many Freudian concepts—for achieving personal change. During one's lifetime, hidden memories, along with their misleading assumptions, can unconsciously trigger conflicted feelingsùthe basis for most psychological problems, large and small. What Freud Didn't Know, well-supported by research and groundbreaking in theory, combines neuroscience and psychology to explain how the amygdala region of the brain evolved to unconsciously record, store, and activate emotional memory loops and imagery associated with painful events, especially those of childhood. This book is the first to bring together diverse, post-Freudian discoveries to produce a coherent three-step practice for understanding problematic aspects of the human mind which can be mastered easily, in a clinical or self-help setting. Stokes explores recent breakthroughs, many in marked contrast to Freud's views, which will change how we view psychological and emotional problems and their treatments. Grounded in current theories about brain circuitry, What Freud Didn't Know integrates ideas about mindfulness, habitual thinking, and insight imagery and provides readers with the tools to rescript their personal narratives for psychological well-being. As an alternative approach to treating stress, most types of depression, anxiety, and phobias without prescription drugs, Stokes's three-step practice can be used to build resiliency and inner peace.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

TABLES

PREFACE

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Introduction

CHAPTER 1. Discovering Amygdala Scripts

CHAPTER 2. Amygdala Scripts: A Close Look

CHAPTER 3. Overview of the Three-Step Practice for Mastering Amygdala Scripts

CHAPTER 4. Step 1: Mindfulness and the Emotion Component of a Script

CHAPTER 5. Step 2: Insight and the Image Component

CHAPTER 6. Step 3: Changing the Belief Component

CHAPTER 7. Putting It All Together: The Three-Step Practice

CHAPTER 8. Therapist to Therapist: Amygdala Scripts and the Three-Step Practice in Therapy

CHAPTER 9. Making Unscripted Emotions Our Allies

APPENDIX A. Relaxation Exercise

APPENDIX B. Neurobiological Research Notes

APPENDIX C. Amygdala Scripts and Child Care

APPENDIX D. Suggested Readings

Notes

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Jun 2020)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-38305-5

9786613383051

0-8135-4814-4

OCLC:

775441746