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Research explores how thinking by similarity influences trauma responses, indicating implications for clinical practice.
Identification is a fundamental psychological and neurobiological process. The concept of identification as thinking by similarity offers a unifying linking of psychodynamic, developmental, and neurobiological models. This framework advances understanding of empathy, resilience, and vulnerability under stress, with implications for trauma-informed clinical practice and research.
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