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World J Psychiatry. Jun 19, 2025; 15(6): 107505
Published online Jun 19, 2025. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v15.i6.107505
Published online Jun 19, 2025. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v15.i6.107505
Table 1 Hypothesized experiential and neurocognitive mechanisms of self-perception transformation in deconstructive meditations
Mechanism | Description | Transformation of self-perception |
Sustained non-reactive awareness[17] | Sustained, non-reactive observation of present-moment experience that reduces conceptual elaboration and promotes direct awareness | The self is experienced as a dynamic and impermanent process, rather than as a fixed entity |
Exploration of narratives and patterns[16,18] | Systematic self-inquiry into beliefs, emotional schemas, and bodily patterns of identification | Unveils the interdependence of narrative, emotion, and embodiment in constructing self-rigidity |
Progressive disidentification[18] | Cognitive defusion and dereification processes that weaken habitual identification with thoughts, emotions, and sensations | Increases cognitive-affective flexibility and reduces experiential fusion with rigid self-schemas |
Embodied meta-awareness[12,16] | Awareness of bodily, emotional, and cognitive processes as impermanent and constructed involves interoceptive and metacognitive networks | The self is experienced as an emergent, relational phenomenon embedded in context, rather than a core identity |
- Citation: Lamas-Morales P, Hijar-Aguinaga R, Garcia-Campayo J. Deconstructive meditations and psychotherapy: Transforming the perception of the self. World J Psychiatry 2025; 15(6): 107505
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2220-3206/full/v15/i6/107505.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5498/wjp.v15.i6.107505