The central concepts of the theory of interpersonal neurobiology. Many fields have explored the nature of mental life from psychology to psychiatry, literature to linguistics. Yet no common "framework" where each of these important perspectives can be honored and integrated with one another has been created in which a person seeking their collective wisdom can find answers to some basic questions, such as, What is the purpose of life? Why are we here? How do we know things, how are we conscious of ourselves? What is the mind? What makes a mind healthy or unwell? And, perhaps most importantly: What is the connection among the mind, the brain, and our relationships with one another? Our mental lives are profoundly relational. The interactions we have with one another shape our mental world. Yet as any neuroscientist will tell you, the mind is shaped by the firing patterns in the brain. And so how can we reconcile this tension-that the mind is both embodied and relational? Interpersonal Neurobiology is a way of thinking across this apparent conceptual divide. This Pocket Guide to Interpersonal Neurobiology is designed to aid in your personal and professional application of the interpersonal neurobiology approach to developing a healthy mind, an integrated brain, and empathic relationships. It is also designed to assist you in seeing the intricate foundations of interpersonal neurobiology as you read other books. Contents: 1. Mind 2. Relationships 3. Brain and Body 4. Triangle of Well-Being 5. Awareness 6. Mindful Awareness 7. Attention 8. Neuroplasticity 9. SNAG: “Neurons that fire together, wire together” 10. The Brain in the Palm of Your Hand 11. Spinal Cord and Lamina I 12. Brainstem 13. Limbic Area 14. Cortex 15. The Brain as a System 16. Integration 17. Health, Creativity, and The River of Integration 18. Integrative Communication 19. The Neurobiology of We 20. Attachment 21. Categories of Attachment 22. Mindsight 23. Attunement 24. Following Rupture with Repair 25. Time In and Mindful Awareness Practices 26. The Wheel of Awareness 27. Middle Prefrontal Functions 28. Energy and Information Flow 29. Plane of Possibility 30. Memory 31. Narrative 32. Emotion 32. Response Flexibility 33. Windows of Tolerance 34. Interpersonal Attunement Shapes Self-Regulation 35. States of Mind 36. Mental Activities and Representations 37. Mental Well-Being and the Healthy Mind Platter 38. Un-Health and Dis-Ease 39. Domains of Integration 40. Consciousness and Awareness: Plane of Possibility 41. Bilateral Integration 42. Vertical Integration 43. Memory Integration 44. Narrative Integration 45. State Integration 46. Interpersonal Integration 47. Temporal Integration 48. Transpirational Integration 49. Internal Education 50. From Me to We: An Expanded Self 51. Mind and Planet 52. Mind and Culture Reflections Nodal Index |