Neuropsychodynamic of anxiety

Anxiety theory is very important in Freudian psychoanalysis, particulary the concept of signal anxiety which is central to unconscious conflict. According to the relational paradigm, anxiety is an interpersonal and affect regulation problem. Through affective neuroscience, Sullivan's interperso...

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Main Author: Salvatore Di Costanzo
Format: Article
Language:Italian
Published: Associazione di Psicoanalisi della Relazione Educativa 2020-12-01
Series:International Journal of Psychoanalysis and Education
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Online Access:http://www.psychoedu.org/index.php/IJPE/article/view/310
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spelling doaj-f26d7c22a61e4717bb90f64b9c42fa282020-12-29T19:55:15ZitaAssociazione di Psicoanalisi della Relazione EducativaInternational Journal of Psychoanalysis and Education2035-46302020-12-011225059271Neuropsychodynamic of anxietySalvatore Di Costanzo0Università degli Studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli PsicoterapicamenteAnxiety theory is very important in Freudian psychoanalysis, particulary the concept of signal anxiety which is central to unconscious conflict. According to the relational paradigm, anxiety is an interpersonal and affect regulation problem. Through affective neuroscience, Sullivan's interpersonal theory and Fonagy's mentalization theory, it is possible to develop a relational theory of anxiety. The amygdala plays an important role in implicit learning of relational representations characterized by anxiety, which inhibit affective regulation. Finally, some limits relating to the integration of psychoanalysis and neuroscientific research are presented.http://www.psychoedu.org/index.php/IJPE/article/view/310anxietyaffect regulationrelational psychoanalysisneuroscience
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author Salvatore Di Costanzo
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Neuropsychodynamic of anxiety
International Journal of Psychoanalysis and Education
anxiety
affect regulation
relational psychoanalysis
neuroscience
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title Neuropsychodynamic of anxiety
title_short Neuropsychodynamic of anxiety
title_full Neuropsychodynamic of anxiety
title_fullStr Neuropsychodynamic of anxiety
title_full_unstemmed Neuropsychodynamic of anxiety
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publisher Associazione di Psicoanalisi della Relazione Educativa
series International Journal of Psychoanalysis and Education
issn 2035-4630
publishDate 2020-12-01
description Anxiety theory is very important in Freudian psychoanalysis, particulary the concept of signal anxiety which is central to unconscious conflict. According to the relational paradigm, anxiety is an interpersonal and affect regulation problem. Through affective neuroscience, Sullivan's interpersonal theory and Fonagy's mentalization theory, it is possible to develop a relational theory of anxiety. The amygdala plays an important role in implicit learning of relational representations characterized by anxiety, which inhibit affective regulation. Finally, some limits relating to the integration of psychoanalysis and neuroscientific research are presented.
topic anxiety
affect regulation
relational psychoanalysis
neuroscience
url http://www.psychoedu.org/index.php/IJPE/article/view/310
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