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The Mentalization Journal

The Mentalization Journal

Thirty days of mentalization-informed journaling to master your mentalization competencies. A journal based on the Mastering Mentalization Series.

2024

Anique van der Putten

Anique van der Putten

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How Chris Rock Might Have Failed To See Will Smith’s Slap Coming

The importance of raising awareness for people who struggle with Nonverbal Learning Disability

Nov 28

Photo of a mild, playful, cat fight in which on cat is slapping the other with its paw

Nov 28

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Coming To Terms With ‘Wearing’ Another Person’s Face

The medical and psychological complications of a face transplant

Nov 13

Coming To Terms With ‘Wearing’ Another Person’s Face

Nov 13

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‘It’s Our Time To Eat’: The Role Of Social Division In Post-Election Violence

What Americans could learn from the 2007 Kenyan elections

Sep 26

‘It’s Our Time To Eat’: The Role Of Social Division In Post-Election Violence

Sep 26

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How I Leveraged ‘Agentic Power’ To Help Kenyan Women Take Control Of Their Lives

It is impact rather than outcome that determines the success

Sep 3

A back woman striking a powerful and confident pose

Sep 3

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The Smell of Fear

Basic mentalizing can prevent misinterpretation of affects and behavior. Republished from www.centerforappliedtheoryofmind.com

Feb 29

The Smell of Fear

Feb 29

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When Emotional and Behavioral Contagion Go Wrong

A healthy self-other distinction is critical for an accurate understanding of ourselves and others

Jul 15

An abstract depiction of a crowd of people in small patches of color (read, black, white, and a few shades of gray)

Jul 15

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How a Fear of Sadness Prevented My Friend from Saying Goodbye to Her Dying Brother

The interplay of affect phobia, alexithymia and somatic symptom disorder

Jun 28

How a Fear of Sadness Prevented My Friend from Saying Goodbye to Her Dying Brother

Jun 28

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Understanding Bipolar Mind-Blindness

How anosognosia and impaired theory of mind reasoning explain certain aspects of manic behavior

Jun 13

Understanding Bipolar Mind-Blindness

Jun 13

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Committing Cultural Faux Pas

We all do it, even in the field of psychology

May 27

Committing Cultural Faux Pas

May 27

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In This Nursing Home I Am Not Allowed to Die

The debate over euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide

May 14

In This Nursing Home I Am Not Allowed to Die

May 14

Anique van der Putten, MPsych, BBA

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Organizational Psychologist | Author of Mastering Mentalization | Co-founder of the Center for Applied Theory of Mind www.appliedtom.com

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