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helm t1_j83dudk wrote

The study is entirely based on "self reported" skills. I have no idea how that is supposed to be an objective measure of metallization. For example. Psychology students think they are hot shit, then train for some years, but reportedly "don't think they have better mentalization", that is, they don't report being better.

But the effect could simply be that they overestimated their abilities as freshmen, and their studies made them aware that the world is more complex than they thought. Thus humbling them.

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TransRational t1_j833l52 wrote

I agree with you, and it makes me wonder about the potential risks/ramifications of newly graduated students having their first experiences with trauma be second hand through their patients. And in turn, how that might affect the patients care if their doctors were in fact affected.

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ConsciousCr8or t1_j82r8z5 wrote

“Mentalization is the ability to understand the mental states of oneself and others” is the first line in the article. I don’t think this can be trained into a person. You can’t “train” someone into understanding. Experience and contemplation (of yourself), also teaches you about others, not training

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ConsciousCr8or t1_j82k3cg wrote

Exactly! THAT was the first thing that came to mind when I read this post! This discovery could be a really big deal for addicts one day. Exciting research if you ask me!

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