Vittorio Filippo Guidano (4 August 1944, Rome, Italy – 31 August 1999, Buenos Aires, Argentina) was an Italian neuropsychiatrist, creator of the cognitive procedural systemic model[1] and contributor to constructivist post-rationalist cognitive therapy.[2] His cognitive post-rationalist model was influenced by attachment theory, evolutionary epistemology, complex systems theory, and the prevalence of abstract mental processes proposed by Friedrich Hayek.[3] Guidano conceived the personal system as a self-organized entity, in constant development.[3]
Among his published writings are the books Complexity of the Self (1987) and The Self in Progress (1991).[4] He was the first president of the Italian Society of Behavioural and Cognitive Therapy (SITCC) and he co-founded the Institute of Post-Rationalist Psychology and Psychotherapy (IPRA).[4][5] Guidano's work has been called "the most important influence" on Jeffrey Young's schema therapy.[6] He also influenced the elaboration of other constructivist psychotherapies such as coherence therapy.[7][8]
Selected publications
- Arciero, Giampiero; Guidano, Vittorio F. (2000). "Experience, explanation, and the quest for coherence". In Neimeyer, Robert A.; Raskin, Jonathan D. (eds.). Constructions of disorder: meaning-making frameworks for psychotherapy. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. pp. 91–118. doi:10.1037/10368-005. ISBN 1557986290. OCLC 42009389.
- Guidano, Vittorio F. (1995). "A constructivist outline of human knowing processes". In Mahoney, Michael J. (ed.). Cognitive and constructive psychotherapies: theory, research, and practice. New York: Springer Publishing. pp. 89–102. ISBN 0826186106. OCLC 30973986.
- Guidano, Vittorio F. (1995). "Constructivist psychotherapy: a theoretical framework". In Neimeyer, Robert A.; Mahoney, Michael J. (eds.). Constructivism in psychotherapy (1st ed.). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. pp. 93–108. doi:10.1037/10170-004. ISBN 1557982791. OCLC 31518985.
- Guidano, Vittorio F. (1995). "Self-observation in constructivist psychotherapy". In Neimeyer, Robert A.; Mahoney, Michael J. (eds.). Constructivism in psychotherapy (1st ed.). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. pp. 155–168. doi:10.1037/10170-007. ISBN 1557982791. OCLC 31518985.
- Guidano, Vittorio F. (1991). The self in process: toward a post-rationalist cognitive therapy. New York: Guilford Press. ISBN 0898624479. OCLC 22665277.
- Guidano, Vittorio F. (1991). "Affective change events in a cognitive therapy system approach". In Safran, Jeremy D.; Greenberg, Leslie S. (eds.). Emotion, psychotherapy, and change. New York: Guilford Press. pp. 50–82. ISBN 0898625564. OCLC 22665279.
- Guidano, Vittorio F. (1988). "A systems, process-oriented approach to cognitive therapy". In Dobson, Keith S. (ed.). Handbook of cognitive-behavioral therapies (1st ed.). New York: Guilford Press. pp. 307–354. ISBN 0898627044. OCLC 15107320.
- Guidano, Vittorio F. (1987). Complexity of the self: a developmental approach to psychopathology and therapy. Guilford clinical psychology and psychotherapy series. New York: Guilford Press. ISBN 0898620120. OCLC 15220957.
- Guidano, Vittorio F. (1986). "The self as mediator of cognitive change in psychotherapy". In Hartman, Lorne M.; Blankstein, Kirk R. (eds.). Perception of self in emotional disorder and psychotherapy. Advances in the study of communication and affect. Vol. 11. New York: Plenum Press. pp. 305–330. doi:10.1007/978-1-4613-1793-7_12. ISBN 0306423154. OCLC 14240470.
- Guidano, Vittorio F.; Liotti, Giovanni (1985). "A constructivistic foundation for cognitive therapy". In Mahoney, Michael J.; Freeman, Arthur (eds.). Cognition and psychotherapy (1st ed.). New York: Plenum Press. pp. 101–142. doi:10.1007/978-1-4684-7562-3_4. ISBN 0306418584. OCLC 11676735.
- Guidano, Vittorio F.; Liotti, Giovanni (1983). Cognitive processes and emotional disorders: a structural approach to psychotherapy. Guilford clinical psychology and psychotherapy series. New York: Guilford Press. ISBN 0898620066. OCLC 7875515.