Soziales Lernen, Beziehung und Mentalisieren

Mentalization is the technical term for determining, assuming, and interpreting mental processes and states in oneself and others. It is a fundamental anthropological constant in social communities and promotes social learning, successful relationships, and mental health. This collective work discusses the scientific foundations and possibilities of the mentalization approach beyond psychopathology and pedagogy, opening up new perspectives on current social and socio-cultural issues such as culture-related mental development, dealing with artificial intelligence, inclusion, social networks, and institutions, and anti-democratic prejudices.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 320 pages
Publication date: 06 August 2022
Publisher: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG

Mentalization is the technical term for identifying, assuming, and interpreting one's own and others' mental processes and states. This unique ability is a fundamental anthropological constant in social communities and promotes social learning, successful relationships, and mental health. It is crucial for almost all interpersonal, group-related, social, and political processes.

In this collective work, the third volume of the trilogy on mentalization-based pedagogy, scientific foundations, and possibilities and limits of the mentalization approach beyond the area of psychopathology and pedagogy are discussed for the first time. The contributions open up new perspectives on current social and socio-cultural issues, such as culture-related mental development, dealing with artificial intelligence, inclusion, social networks, and institutions, as well as anti-democratic prejudices and other political content.

For example, pioneers such as Peter Fonagy, Michael Tomasello, and Heidi Keller, as well as other well-known experts, summarize the current status of the discussion on the topic of mentalization in sociocultural, developmental psychological, educational, and anthropological contexts. The result is a compendium that emphasizes the central importance of mentalizing for interpersonal and emotional learning and processing processes as well as for understanding social phenomena such as anti-democratic attitudes, social learning, inclusion, group processes, and mental health.

The contributions in this volume come from leading researchers and experts in the field of mentalization, including Liz Allison, Julia Berkic, Dickon Bevington, Felix Brauner, Josef Brockmann, Chloe Campbell, Andrea Dlugosch, Isabell Dziobek, Peter Fonagy, Manfred Gerspach, Stephan Gingelmaier, Heidi Keller, Holger Kirsch, Daniela Mayer, Tobias Nolte, Markus Pau.

Overall, this collective work provides valuable insights into the mentalization approach and its applications in various fields, shedding light on the importance of mentalizing for social and emotional development and the understanding of social phenomena.

Dimension: 230 x 155 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783525408032