the unconscious
Weaving together state-of-the-art research, theory, and clinical insights, this book provides a new understanding of the unconscious and its centrality in human functioning. The authors review heuristics, implicit memory, implicit learning, attribution theory, implicit motivation, automaticity, affective versus cognitive salience, embodied cognition, and clinical theories of unconscious functioning. They integrate this work with cognitive neuroscience views of the mind to create an empirically supported model of the unconscious. Arguing that widely used psychotherapies—including both psychodynamic and cognitive approaches—have not kept pace with current science, the book identifies promising directions for clinical practice.
winner of the 2021 abapsa book prize in theory
nominee for the 2021 william james book award
“A 'must read' for anyone who wants to know how our minds and brains really work when we’re not looking.”
— Drew Westen, PhD, Department of Psychology and Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University
“This readable book belongs not only in undergraduate and graduate courses in psychology and psychiatry, but also in the curricula of all postgraduate clinical training programs.”
— Nancy McWilliams, PhD, ABPP, Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
“This is a terrific resource for researchers, practitioners, students, and anyone else interested in the mysterious depths of the human mind.”
— Roy Baumeister, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of Queensland, Australia
“This book masterfully integrates the academic and the clinical in a way that suits the needs of both beginning graduate students and sophisticated clinicians and researchers. It is a major achievement--I learned a great deal from reading it.”
— Paul Wachtel, PhD, Distinguished Professor, Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, City College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York
“Because the authors worked hard to describe and cover the most recent research and theoretical developments, the coverage is fresh and up to date, ensuring this book will be a trusted and useful text and resource for decades to come.”
— John Bargh, PhD, James Rowland Angell Professor of Psychology, Yale University
about val candon
Originally from Bulgaria, Val Candon (née Stoy…how do you pronounce that?) has been living in New York for almost 20 years. As an immigrant herself, she is deeply interested in stories of displacement, survival, and transformation. When not writing or reading, she is also a practicing clinical psychologist with a focus on trauma and posttraumatic growth. In her spare time, she enjoys traveling to exotic destinations with her husband, trying new foods, and befriending the chipmunks who live under her porch.
She insists that all typos in her work are her cat’s.
