Mentaliseringsteorien – mangler og muligheder

Abstract

Davidsen, Annette Sofie, Fogtmann, Christina (2016)

Between three chairs: Experiences of being a patient with chronic widespread pain in an intersectoral setting in Denmark

“…The patients’ distinctive experience of not being understood in meetings with professionals can be elucidated by the theory of mentalization developed by Fonagy and colleagues. Mentalization is a general social capacity for understanding other people and, therefore, understanding interactions between patients and professionals (Allen et al, 2008; Davidsen and Fogtmann, 2016). Mentalization is defined as the capacity to see the other person from the inside and yourself from the outside and hence to reflect upon the other’s and one’s own state of mind (Allen et al, 2009).…”

“…Mentalization is defined as the capacity to see the other person from the inside and yourself from the outside and hence to reflect upon the other's and one's own state of mind (Allen et al, 2009). The understanding of others helps us to communicate in an adequate cognitive and emotional way (Davidsen and Fogtmann, 2016). When patients do not experience a genuine understanding, it seems that professionals have failed to mentalize.…”