Pocket Guide to Interpersonal Neurobiology: An Integrative Handbook of the Mind

by Siegel, Daniel J.

• ISBN13: 9780393707137
• ISBN10: 039370713X
• Edition: 00
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-04-02
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Summary

Internationally acclaimed speaker and writer on the topics of neurobiology and relationships Daniel J. Siegel presents here, in shorthand form, the central concepts of the theory of interpersonal neurobiology he has been developing over the past decade. Written in his characteristic easy-to-understand style, this book is essential reading for clinicians and for both the public familiar with his work and those new to it. Topics such as consciousness, mindfulness and well-being, mirror neurons, and brain plasticity are explored.

Author Biography

Daniel J. Siegel, MD, is a graduate of Harvard Medical School, Clinical Professor at UCLA School of Medicine, Co-Director of the UCLA Mindful Awareness Research Center, and Executive Director of the Mindsight Institute. He is an internationally-acclaimed writer and speaker, and founding editor of the Norton Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology. Visit his website at drdansiegel.com.

Table of Contents

Reflections and Acknowledgments	p. xi
Introduction	p. xv
Mind	p. 1-1
Relationships	p. 2-1
Brain and Body	p. 3-1
Triangle of Well-Being	p. 4-1
Awareness	p. 5-1
Mindful Awareness	p. 6-1
Attention	p. 7-1
Neuroplasticity	p. 8-1
SNAG: "Neurons that Fire Together, Wire Together"	p. 9-1
The Brain in the Palm of Your Hand	p. 10-1
Spinal Cord and Lamina I	p. 11-1
Brainstem	p. 12-1
Limbic Area	p. 13-1
Cortex	p. 14-1
The Brain as a System	p. 15-1
Integration	p. 16-1
Creativity, Health, and the River of Integration	p. 17-1
Relationships and Integrative Communication	p. 18-1
The Neurobiology of We	p. 19-1
Attachment	p. 20-1
Categories of Attachment	p. 21-1
Mindsight	p. 22-1
Attunement	p. 23-1
Following Rupture with Repair	p. 24-1
Time-In and Mindful Awareness Practices	p. 25-1
The Wheel of Awareness	p. 26-1
Middle Prefrontal Functions	p. 27-1
Energy and Information Flow	p. 28-1
Plane of Possibility	p. 29-1
Memory	p. 30-1
Narrative	p. 31-1
Emotion	p. 32-1
Windows of Tolerance and Response Flexibility	p. 33-1
Interpersonal Attunement Shapes Self-Regulation	p. 34-1
States of Mind	p. 35-1
Mental Processes: Modes and Moods, Activities and Representations	p. 36-1
Mental Well-Being and the Healthy Mind Platter	p. 37-1
Un-Health and Dis-Ease	p. 38-1
Making Sense of Trauma and Its Resolution	p. 39-1
The Meaning of Well-Being	p. 40-1
Domains of Integration	p. 41-1
From Me to We: Synapse, Society, and An Expanded Self	p. 42-1
Internal Education	p. 43-1
Figures	p. F-1-F-16
Annotated Index	p. AI-1-AI-86
Nodal Network	p. NN-1-NN-9
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