In our opinion article we make a caveat about the hypothesis of a quantitative and a qualitative continuum along which mentalization may vary. For this idea risks not carving nature at its joints if it is not complemented with a “third-person” approach to mentalization, according to which the understanding of other minds both ontogenetically precedes and grounds the understanding of our own minds. In this perspective, we agree with Baglio & Marchetti’s claim that mentalization is “a multifaceted set of competences liable to influence -- and be influenced by -- a manifold of psychosocial aspects.” However, we propose it to be unpacked as follows: the construction of first-person mentalization evolves in an interplay of third-person mentalization, autobiographical memory and socio-communicative skills modulated by cultural variables. Our argumentation will be supported by evidence from developmental psychology, developmental social neuroscience, and psychopathology.

Guerini, R., Marraffa, M., Paloscia, C. (2015). Mentalization,attachment,and subjective identity. FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY, 6 [10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01022].

Mentalization,attachment,and subjective identity

GUERINI, ROSSELLA;MARRAFFA, MASSIMO;
2015-01-01

Abstract

In our opinion article we make a caveat about the hypothesis of a quantitative and a qualitative continuum along which mentalization may vary. For this idea risks not carving nature at its joints if it is not complemented with a “third-person” approach to mentalization, according to which the understanding of other minds both ontogenetically precedes and grounds the understanding of our own minds. In this perspective, we agree with Baglio & Marchetti’s claim that mentalization is “a multifaceted set of competences liable to influence -- and be influenced by -- a manifold of psychosocial aspects.” However, we propose it to be unpacked as follows: the construction of first-person mentalization evolves in an interplay of third-person mentalization, autobiographical memory and socio-communicative skills modulated by cultural variables. Our argumentation will be supported by evidence from developmental psychology, developmental social neuroscience, and psychopathology.
2015
Guerini, R., Marraffa, M., Paloscia, C. (2015). Mentalization,attachment,and subjective identity. FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY, 6 [10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01022].
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