[Proposal for a project in psychotherapeutic strategy in behavior disorders]

Area of Science:

• Psychology
• Neuroscience

Background:

• The unconscious mind, alongside consciousness, acts as a key behavioral regulation factor.
• Behavioral regulation involves a set system that imbues incoming information and experiences with meaning.

Purpose of the Study:

• To review considerations regarding the integration of the unconscious in behavioral regulation.
• To propose a novel psychotherapeutic strategy for addressing psychological distress.

Main Methods:

• Review of concepts including anxiety, removal, and catharsis.
• Consideration of recent research on cerebral hemisphere functions.
• Development of a psychotherapeutic approach involving historical analysis in a relaxed state with guided associations.

Main Results:

• The unconscious is presented as an integral reality influencing behavior through meaning-making.
• The proposed strategy facilitates the restructuring of mental sets via specific techniques.
• The approach aims to provide a sense of meaning to subjective experiences.

Conclusions:

• The unconscious is inseparable from conscious processes in behavioral regulation.
• A psychotherapeutic strategy integrating historical analysis, relaxation, and guided associations can effectively restructure maladaptive mental sets.
• This approach offers a pathway to enhanced psychological well-being through a deeper understanding of the self.