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Abstract:
This article briefly adresses the circumscription of the
concept of Theory of Mind (ToM), such as it was conceived
for the study of infantile autism, which considers its
underdevelopment as a specific disorder. The article also
comments on: the evolutionist perspective of ToM; the
understanding of Tom inside folk psychology;
interpretational theories, such as: the modular theory.
Theory of Mind and the theory of Simulation; the wide
metarepresentational concept of Tom and its application in
the study of transparence-influence symptoms; the current
direction of studies regarding Tom in Schizophrenia; the
concept of mentalization and its appplication in
psychotherapy.
Key-words: mentalization, infantile autism,
schizophrenia
Rezumat:
In articol se prezint pe scurt circumscrierea conceptului
de teorie a minii (ToM) aa cum a fost el conceput pentru
studierea autismului infantil, n care nedezvoltarea sa e
considerat o tulburare specific. Mai sunt comentate :
perspectiva evoluionist a ToM; nelegerea ToM n
cadrul psihologiei populare, teoriile interpretative :
modular, Theory Theory i teoria simulaiei, conceptul
lrgit metareprezentaional al ToM i aplicarea acestuia n
studierea simptomelor de transparen influen; direcia
studiilor actuale n evaluarea ToM n schizofrenie,
conceptul de mentalizare i aplicarea acestuia n
psihoterapie.
Cuvinte cheie : mentalizare, autism infantil, schizofrenie
Senior psychiatrist , MD, PhD, University Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy , 21 I.