Editorial: Enactivism and active inference in the therapeutic alliance.
Patrice Duquette, Francesco Cerritelli, Jorge E. Esteves
Front Psychol October 26, 2022 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1042698 via PubMed Central
Summary
AI-generated from the abstractThe editorial explores how enactivism and active inference can inform the therapeutic alliance, arguing that these frameworks offer a more dynamic, embodied, and relational understanding of the client-therapist interaction than traditional models. It suggests that the therapeutic process involves mutual prediction error minimization and sense-making between both parties, emphasizing co-construction of meaning and adaptive change. The piece advocates for integrating these perspectives to enhance clinical practice and theory.
Study at a glance
| Characteristics | Editorial Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Citations | 7 |
| Key finding | Enactivism and active inference provide a dynamic, embodied framework for understanding the therapeutic alliance as a co-constructive process of mutual sense-making and prediction error minimization. |
Abstract
EDITORIAL article Front. Psychol., 26 October 2022Sec. Health Psychology Volume 13 - 2022 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1042698