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Since the first neuroscience-informed cognitive-behavior therapy (nCBT) article was published in the Journal of Mental Health Counseling in 2015, the model has evolved to reflect developments in the scientific literature. In this article, we describe a more integrated and consilient framework that reflects the harmonious, synergistic, and complementary relationship among nervous systems and brain structures in which no single system or structure has dominance or primacy over another. We review literature on nonhierarchical and multidirectional understandings of the dual process model and oscillatory transitions between the two processing systems. We also discuss current thinking regarding brain development and unsupported theories. We propose an updated nCBT model to support new information regarding brain processing. A case study is woven throughout, to provide an example of how these concepts might be applied in clinical practice.
Details
Depression (Psychology);
Behavior Modification;
Sensory Experience;
Environment;
Counselor Client Relationship;
Cognitive Restructuring;
Attention Control;
Psychotherapy;
Visual Perception;
Modeling (Psychology);
Case Studies;
Mental Health;
Memory;
Anatomy;
Brain;
Correlation;
Short Term Memory;
Feedback (Response);
Psychopathology;
Information Processing;
Counselors;
Networks;
Mental Disorders;
Executive Function
Hormones;
Anxiety;
Clinical medicine;
Memory;
Emotional regulation;
Brain research;
Intervention;
Stress response;
Mental disorders;
Mindfulness;
Neurosciences;
Amygdala;
Counseling;
Cognition & reasoning;
Case studies;
Stress;
Cognitive behavioral therapy;
Sensory perception;
Behavior modification;
Mental health;
Literature reviews;
Brain;
Models;
Cognition;
Primacy;
Psychotherapy;
Brain structure;
Health behavior;
Central nervous system;
Cognitive-behavioral factors;
Medical treatment;
Therapy;
Dominance
1 College of Education, Oregon State University
2 College of Education, Boise State University
3 School of Graduate Studies, University of Wisconsin at Whitewater
4 College of Education and Professional Development, Marshall University