Neuroscience of Psychological Therapies Book

Acknowledgements     ix
Introduction     1
Basic concepts
Neuropsychological concepts     7
Neural networks     17
Memory and learning     29
Affect     41
Anxiety     45
Processes of brain development     49
Themes of brain development     59
Basic concepts: summary and integration     69
The process of psychotherapy
Introduction to neuroscience applications in psychotherapy     81
Intake and assessment     85
Neural networks in therapy     99
Affect in therapy     107
Memory and change     117
Anxiety and change     129
The experience of improvement in psychotherapy     133
The therapist's neuroscience     137
Communicating with clients through neuroscience     143
Integrating traditional therapies     153
Applying neuroscience to depression intervention     171
Neuroscience and psychotherapy: moving forward     185
Neuroimaging and psychological therapies     189
References     203
Index     213