Reclaiming the Inner Child in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy: The Complementary Model of the Personality

2018/06/01 by Asser Hestbech · 1 voice · 4 citations
Psychology · #Child Therapy and Development #Cognition #Cognitive model #Cognitive psychology #Computer science #Context (archaeology) #Epistemology #Human–computer interaction #Immediacy #Meaning (existential) #Mode (computer interface) #Personality #Personality Disorders and Psychopathology #Psychiatry #Psychology #Psychotherapist #Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications #Social psychology

paper · pdf · doi:10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.20180008

openalex publication_date 2018/06/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/05/19

Abstract

The article explores the psychotherapeutic notion of an inner child in the context of the cognitive model and introduces a twin mode protocol that offers a more user-friendly entry level than usual CBT protocols by conferring meaning and immediacy from the outset.

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Discussions

• Had a few questions about the process. It's largely from: Hestbech, A. M. (2018). Reclaiming the Inner Child in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy: The Complementary Model of the Personality. American Jour [bsky, 16 points, 1 comments]

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