Allan N. Schore (; born February 20, 1943) is an American psychologist and researcher in the field of
neuropsychology
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Schore works at the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, and at the UCLA Center for Culture, Brain, and Development.
He is the author of ''Affect Regulation and the Origin of the Self'' as well as ''Affect Dysregulation and Disorders of the Self'' and ''Affect Regulation and the Repair of the Self'', and numerous articles and chapters. Schore is Editor of the ''Norton Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology'', and on the editorial staff of several journals .
Work
Fields
His research has focused on
affective neuroscience
Affective neuroscience is the study of how the brain processes emotions. This field combines neuroscience with the psychological study of personality, emotion, and mood. The basis of emotions and what emotions are remains an issue of debate withi ...
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neuropsychiatry
Neuropsychiatry or Organic Psychiatry is a branch of medicine that deals with psychiatry as it relates to neurology, in an effort to understand and attribute behavior to the interaction of neurobiology and social psychology factors. Within neurop ...
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trauma theory,
developmental psychology
Developmental psychology is the science, scientific study of how and why humans grow, change, and adapt across the course of their lives. Originally concerned with infants and children, the field has expanded to include adolescence, adult deve ...
,
attachment theory
Attachment theory is a psychological, evolutionary and ethological theory concerning relationships between humans. The most important tenet is that young children need to develop a relationship with at least one primary caregiver for normal ...
,
pediatrics
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infant mental health
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,
psychoanalysis
PsychoanalysisFrom Greek: + . is a set of theories and therapeutic techniques"What is psychoanalysis? Of course, one is supposed to answer that it is many things — a theory, a research method, a therapy, a body of knowledge. In what might b ...
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psychotherapy
Psychotherapy (also psychological therapy, talk therapy, or talking therapy) is the use of psychological methods, particularly when based on regular personal interaction, to help a person change behavior, increase happiness, and overcome pro ...
, and
behavioral biology
Ethology is the scientific study of animal behaviour, usually with a focus on behaviour under natural conditions, and viewing behaviour as an evolutionarily adaptive trait. Behaviourism as a term also describes the scientific and objectiv ...
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He has worked on effects of early trauma including in animals, and using brain development using neuroimaging to study the effects of attachment. He also works on
borderline personality disorder
Borderline personality disorder (BPD), also known as emotionally unstable personality disorder (EUPD), is a personality disorder characterized by a long-term pattern of unstable interpersonal relationships, distorted sense of self, and strong ...
. He works as a psychotherapist. He leads Study Groups in Developmental Affective Neuroscience & Clinical Practice in Los Angeles, Berkeley, Portland, Seattle, Boulder, Austin and Albuquerque , and was a member of the
Commission on Children at Risk
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for the Report on Children and Civil Society, "Hardwired to Connect".
According to
Google Scholar
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, Schore has been cited over 20,000 times in scientific literature.
Adaption, and Regulation of Affect
A major interest of Schore's is the connection between the adaptation and regulation of affect, and its biopsychosocial underpinnings. On this he has written:
"If…an infant, especially one born with a genetically-encoded altered neurophysiologic reactivity, does not have adequate experiences of being part of an open dynamic system with an emotionally responsive adult human, its corticolimbic organization will be poorly capable of coping with the stressful chaotic dynamics that are inherent in all human relationships. Such a system tends to become static and closed, and invested in defensive structures to guard against anticipated interactive assaults that potentially trigger disorganizing and emotionally painful psychobiological states. Due to its avoidance of novel situations and diminished capacity to cope with challenging situations, it does not expose itself to new socioemotional learning experiences that are required for the continuing experience-dependent growth of the right brain. This structural limitation, in turn, negatively impacts the future trajectory of self-organization."[Schore,
Early organization of the nonlinear right brain and development of a predisposition to psychiatric disorders. Development and Psychopathology, 1997, 9, 595-6]
Main Publications
* ''Affect Regulation and the Origin of the Self. The Neurobiology of Emotional Development '' (originally published in 1994; Routledge, London & New York, 2003)
* ''Affect Dysregulation and Disorders of the Self'' (W.W. Norton & Company, New York, 2003).
* ''Affect Regulation and Repair of the Self'' (W.W. Norton & Company, New York, 2003).
* ''The Science of the Art of Psychotherapy'' (W.W. Norton & Compaby, New York, 2012).
* ''Modern Attachment Theory. The Central Role of Affect Regulation in Development and Treatment'' (Clinical Social Work Journal, 2008; 36: 9-20). DOI 10.1007/s10615-007-0111-7
* ''Dysregulation of the right brain: a fundamental mechanism of traumatic attachment and the psychopathogenesis of posttraumatic stress disorder'' (Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 2002; 36: 9–30).
* ''Advances in Neuropsychoanalysis, Attachment Theory, and Trauma Research: Implications for Self Psychology'' (Psychoanalytic Inquiry, 2002; 22(3): 433-484).
* ''The Development of the Unconscious Mind'' (Norton Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology; W.W. Norton & Company, New York, 2019).
* ''Right Brain Psychotherapy'' (Norton Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology; W.W. Norton & Company, New York, 2019).
References
External links
Personal Website
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David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA faculty
American neuroscientists
Living people
1943 births