From the outset, Brain Talk was designed to be a “crossover book” for psychotherapists, teachers, researchers, and graduate students. All eBook and paperback versions of Brain Talk have four Appendices containing the scientific research and documentation they require.
The standard eBook version of Brain Talk allows readers to jump back and forth between the main text and the underlying research in the Appendices. All 400 entries in the reference section are hyperlinked to their appropriate citation in the main text. The hyperlinked textbook-type Index, organized around technical aspects of Crucible® Neurobiological Therapy, offers ready access to the brain science and therapy details reported within.
If you’re a mental health professional or academic, you can read Brain Talk from back to front, starting with the Appendices. The extensive Index is your table of contents (also hyperlinked in the ebook version). It offers a completely different topical organization, and ready access to the brain science and therapy details reported within. Accessing material through the Index, Brain Talk looks like a completely different book, organized around the technical aspects of Crucible® Neurobiological Therapy.
Appendices Table of Contents
Appendix A: Mind Mapping329Â
Parts of the brain involved in mind mapping330Â
How the brain tracks whose mind you’re mapping331Â
Ventral and dorsal attentional systems332Â
Differential routing through the brain332Â
Mapping out thoughts versus feelings333Â
Mapping emotions and feelings333Â
Mapping thoughts and knowledge333Â
Neurochemistry of mind mapping334Â
Disorders impacting mind–mapping ability336Â
Psychopaths’ mind–mapping ability338Â
Appendix B: Traumatic Mind Mapping340Â
How traumatic mind mapping fits with PTSD343Â
DESNOS symptoms344Â
Traumatic mind mapping and PTSD diagnostic criteria346Â
Beyond DSM and DESNOS347Â
Varieties of interpersonal neurobiological problems349Â
Mind mapping impairments349Â
Non–psychotic thinking disorders349Â
Non–psychotic emotional regulation disorders350Â
Disgust reaction impairments351Â
Additional impairments351Â
Impacts of traumatic mind mapping on the body354Â
Trauma and the central nervous system355Â
Trauma and the autonomic nervous system358Â
Appendix C: Antisocial Empathy361Â
How the brain creates empathy362Â
Neuroanatomical basis of antisocial empathy365Â
Schadenfreude!366Â
Cognitive and emotional empathy: A brain–based perspective370Â
Machiavellianism, Narcissism, Sociopathy and Sadism374Â
“Gaslighting”379Â
Incredible things we can learn from disgust382Â
Anterior insula and disgust383Â
Anterior insula and anterior cingulate cortex387Â
Appendix D: Creating Neuroplasticity391Â
Typical PTSD treatment392Â
Considerations for more effective therapy394Â
Insight is not enough395Â
Focus on inner experience396Â
Synchronize implicit and explicit memory397Â
Exploit the IFO (anterior insula)400Â
Methods of Crucible Neurobiological Therapy403Â
Visualization and revisualization403Â
Written dialogs407Â
Conjoint neuroplastic activities410Â
Modify current relationship with antagonist413Â
Increase clients’ differentiation414Â
Role of the therapist in CNT415Â
In–session psychophysiological monitoring418Â
Heart rate variability biofeedback419Â
Moderate arousal and “safe emergencies”421Â
Window of tolerance423Â
Posttraumatic growth425Â
About the Author428Â
References429Â
End Notes 461
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