Being able to take another person’s perspective during a conversation.

Examples of Mentalizing

1. automatic vs. controlled (implicit vs. explicit)
2. internally based vs. externally based
3. self-oriented vs. other-oriented
4. cognitive processes vs. affective processes

4 Dimensions of Mentalization

MBT aims to enhance patients' social cognition by fostering the ability to comprehend and interpret their own and others' mental states in a systematic and logical manner.

Mentalization-based Treatment (MBT) for BPD

Ability to represent the mental states of others and make inferences about their intentions and beliefs.

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- Emotional Processing
- Social Perception
- Attributional bias/style
- Mentalizing

Features of Social Cognition

Green, M. F., Horan, W. P., &amp; Lee, J. (2019). Nonsocial and social cognition in schizophrenia: Current evidence and Future Directions. World Psychiatry, 18(2), 146–161. https://doi.org/10.1002/wps.20624 

Nonsocial and social cognition in schizophrenia: current evidence and future directions

Ability to identify social roles, rules and context from non-verbal cues including body language, prosody and social schema knowledge.

Social Perception

Mentalizing

Ability to effectively identify emotions (e.g., facial expression) in others and to manage one’s own emotions.

Emotional Processing

Attribution refers to the way in which individuals explain the causes and make sense of  social events or interactions.

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