Annalisa Tanzilli
Biographic Data
| ID | 1254586 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Annalisa Tanzilli |
| GIVEN NAMES | Annalisa |
| FAMILY NAME | Tanzilli |
| SIGNATURE | TANZILLI A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Sapienza University of Rome |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6098-2304 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 22 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 75 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 22 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Bridges and barriers in the psychodynamic treatment of personality disorders
Introduction: Therapist responsiveness promotes favorable treatment outcomes and contributes to a deeper understanding of the mechanisms of change in psychodynamic psychotherapy for patients with personality pathology. At the same time, non-responsiveness may disrupt the clinical process and undermine the conditions for meaningful therapeutic progress. Design: This study examined therapist responsiveness and non-responsiveness in psychodynamic tr…
How we (do not) trust
Defining and measuring epistemic trust and its disruptions have significantly enriched recent empirical research, broadening the attachment and mentalization theory paradigm to understand how epistemic stances inform individual and interpersonal functioning. While numerous studies have explored their relationships with different psycho(patho)logical dimensions, the interplay between epistemic stances and defense mechanisms remains largely unexplo…
Defenses and Attachment in Clinical Practice
Richardson, Beath, and Boag (this issue) developed a questionnaire designed to measure attachment-related defense mechanisms with considerable promise for research, practice, and training. Their robust design and the sophisticated psychometric techniques used to generate and validate the measure are notable. The goal of this commentary is to situate the measure in contemporary research on defenses, draw a distinction between defenses linked speci…
Specificities of Mental Functioning and Referential Process in Body Dysmorphic Disorder
A Single Case Multimethod Assessment to Detect Significant Changes in the Psychoanalytic Treatment of Psychosomatic Disorders
Mental disorders with body-centered symptoms, such as somatic, eating, and body dysmorphic disorders, present difficulties in psychotherapy because psychological suffering is manifested in the body rather than expressed verbally. The present study illustrates a single case multi-method investigation sensitive to detecting characteristic change manifestations in the treatment of these disorders. We investigated a treatment of a patient with body d…
Parenting and psychological adjustment during middle childhood in lesbian, gay, and heterosexual parent families formed through assisted reproduction
The present cross-sectional, questionnaire-based study explored parenting and psychological adjustment \nduring middle childhood in 30 lesbian mother families through donor insemination, 25 gay father families \nthrough surrogacy, and 21 heterosexual parent families through gamete donation. In each family, both parents \nof a child aged 6–12 years (Myears = 8.69, SD= 2.17, 48.68% females) participated, for a total of 152 \nparents (Myears = 48.11…
Deepening Sexual Desire and Erotic Fantasies Research in the ACE Spectrum
Over the past 30 years, an increasing number of people have identified within the asexual (ACE) spectrum recognizing an absence/low/situational sexual attraction to individuals of any gender. The current study aims to deepen the knowledge of sexual desire, erotic fantasies, and related emotions within the ACE spectrum. A total of 1072 Italian volunteers were recruited to take part to the present study via social media. Data were collected from Oc…
A multidimensional assessment of therapeutic outcomes
The Psychodynamic Diagnostic Manual–2nd edition (PDM-2) stresses the importance of putting the complex person back at the center of the diagnostic, therapeutic, and research process, fostering the integration between categorical and dimensional classifications, and emphasizing both individual variations and commonalities. Accordingly, the manual aims to promote a new impetus in the psychotherapy research field, trying to bridge the gap between em…
Relationship between Executive Functions, Social Cognition, and Attachment State of Mind in Adolescence
Advancements in the complexity of self-other representations and mentalization of interpersonal exchanges significantly occurs in the passage from pre-adolescence to adolescence and seem to be promoted by increased performances in executive control and cognitive shifting. Dismissing state of mind with respect to attachment is associated with lower development of social understanding in adolescence. The neurocognitive reorganization that underlies…
The CPAP-Q
INTRODUCTION: Different from psychopathological assessment, personality assessment considers an individual's entire range of functioning. The evaluation of personality during childhood is more complex than assessment in other life phases, but crucial for understanding the risk and protective factors for personality pathology. This paper has two main goals. The first goal is to describe the CPAP-Q, including its development and features. The CPAP-…
Lockdown dreams
Introduction In the current study, following the continuity hypothesis and considering the adaptive function of dreaming, dreams were investigated from a quantitative and qualitative perspective, focusing on how the COVID-19 restrictions impacted dream frequency, content, and emotions during the lockdown in an Italian sample [N=598, aged 18-70 years (M = 30.9; SD = 10.9)]. Methods The participants were recruited through an online survey in which …
Personality Disorders in Childhood
The findings seem to support the validity of the CPNI as diagnostic instrument, taking children's PDs and behavioral problems into account. Despite some limitations, the CPNI represents a helpful measure to evaluate the children's personality configurations according to the DSM model. It may be employed along with other tools based on other diagnostic frameworks within the context of a multi-method and multi-informant assessment to provide an acc…
Personality, Defenses, Mentalization, and Epistemic Trust Related to Pandemic Containment Strategies and the Covid-19 Vaccine
Recognizing and understanding dysfunctional psychological pathways associated with individuals' difficulties in dealing with the pandemic are crucial for developing tailored mental-health interventions and promoting best practices in healthcare services
From a Symptom-Based to a Person-Centered Approach in Treating Depressive Disorders in Adolescence
The case discussion showed the importance of providing clinically meaningful assessments to plan for effective treatments in youth populations. Especially, it is necessary to understand the adolescent's unique characteristics in terms of mental and personality functioning and consider the developmental trajectories and adaptation processes that characterize this specific developmental period
Childhood Personality Assessment Q-Sort (CPAP-Q)
These findings are preliminary, but seem to support the possibility of evaluating emerging personality patterns in childhood and their developmental pathways that may lead to personality disorders in adolescence and adulthood. The CPAP-Q promises to significantly contribute to less explored research areas and encourage systematic studies of children assessment, promoting best practices for individualized diagnoses
Personality Traits and Disorders in Adolescents at Clinical High Risk for Psychosis
Aims: Recent meta-analytic data show that approximately 40% of individuals at clinical high risk for psychosis (CHR) receive at least one personality disorder (PD) diagnosis. Personality pathology could significantly influence CHR patients' prognosis and response to treatment. We aimed at exploring the PD traits of CHR adolescents, in order to outline a prototypic description of their most frequently observed personality characteristics. Methods:…
Not in the Same Mental Drawer
Several studies have highlighted the relationship between internalized sexual stigma (ISS) and dissociation. The aim of the present study was to empirically investigate this relationship through a quantitative study. The Measure of Internalized Sexual Stigma for Lesbians and Gay Men (MISS-LG) and the Dissociation Scale (DIS) of the Trauma Symptom Inventory (TSI) were administered to 120 Caucasian participants who self-identified as gay men. Findi…
Social Contact, Social Distancing, and Attitudes Toward LGT Individuals
More than any other time in modern history, today people are significantly more likely to know (or be) lesbian, gay, and transgender (LGT) people; however, prejudices directed toward these groups remain. In the current study, we explore how social contact and social distancing/desired social contact are related to LGT prejudices using Worthen's (2012) Attitudes Toward LGT People Scales and data from four heterosexual college student samples in Ok…
Attitude toward Christianity, sexual orientation, and parental religiosity in a sample of Italian adolescents
Literature suggests that several demographic variables are linked with religiosity in adolescence, such as gender, age and parental religiosity. The sample consisted of 910 young people (53% female) between 14 and 19 years of age, attending secular secondary schools in Rome, Italy. They self-identified as heterosexual adolescents (91.6%), and lesbian/gay (LG) adolescents (8.4%). High scores of positive attitudes toward God, Jesus, the Bible, pray…
Psychotherapy research and the Psychodynamic Diagnostic Manual (PDM–2)
The new Psychodynamic Diagnostic Manual (PDM-2; Lingiardi & McWilliams, 2017) aspires to emphasize a holistic view of individuals, rather than focusing solely on the treatment of diagnoses or the amelioration of symptoms that constitute them. In this paper, we discuss the ways in which the PDM-2 differs from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th ed. (DSM–5; American Psychiatric Association, 2013) and complements it as a t…
Sexism and Attitudes Toward Same-Sex Parenting in a Sample of Heterosexuals and Sexual Minorities
Homonegativity in Italy
Homonegativity in Italy
Sexism and Attitudes Toward Same-Sex Parenting in a Sample of Heterosexuals and Sexual Minorities
Social Contact, Social Distancing, and Attitudes Toward LGT Individuals
More than any other time in modern history, today people are significantly more likely to know (or be) lesbian, gay, and transgender (LGT) people; however, prejudices directed toward these groups remain. In the current study, we explore how social contact and social distancing/desired social contact are related to LGT prejudices using Worthen's (2012) Attitudes Toward LGT People Scales and data from four heterosexual college student samples in Ok…
Not in the Same Mental Drawer
Several studies have highlighted the relationship between internalized sexual stigma (ISS) and dissociation. The aim of the present study was to empirically investigate this relationship through a quantitative study. The Measure of Internalized Sexual Stigma for Lesbians and Gay Men (MISS-LG) and the Dissociation Scale (DIS) of the Trauma Symptom Inventory (TSI) were administered to 120 Caucasian participants who self-identified as gay men. Findi…
Parenting and psychological adjustment during middle childhood in lesbian, gay, and heterosexual parent families formed through assisted reproduction
The present cross-sectional, questionnaire-based study explored parenting and psychological adjustment \nduring middle childhood in 30 lesbian mother families through donor insemination, 25 gay father families \nthrough surrogacy, and 21 heterosexual parent families through gamete donation. In each family, both parents \nof a child aged 6–12 years (Myears = 8.69, SD= 2.17, 48.68% females) participated, for a total of 152 \nparents (Myears = 48.11…
Deepening Sexual Desire and Erotic Fantasies Research in the ACE Spectrum
Over the past 30 years, an increasing number of people have identified within the asexual (ACE) spectrum recognizing an absence/low/situational sexual attraction to individuals of any gender. The current study aims to deepen the knowledge of sexual desire, erotic fantasies, and related emotions within the ACE spectrum. A total of 1072 Italian volunteers were recruited to take part to the present study via social media. Data were collected from Oc…
Homonegativity in Italy
Sexism and Attitudes Toward Same-Sex Parenting in a Sample of Heterosexuals and Sexual Minorities
Attitude toward Christianity, sexual orientation, and parental religiosity in a sample of Italian adolescents
Literature suggests that several demographic variables are linked with religiosity in adolescence, such as gender, age and parental religiosity. The sample consisted of 910 young people (53% female) between 14 and 19 years of age, attending secular secondary schools in Rome, Italy. They self-identified as heterosexual adolescents (91.6%), and lesbian/gay (LG) adolescents (8.4%). High scores of positive attitudes toward God, Jesus, the Bible, pray…
Psychotherapy research and the Psychodynamic Diagnostic Manual (PDM–2)
The new Psychodynamic Diagnostic Manual (PDM-2; Lingiardi & McWilliams, 2017) aspires to emphasize a holistic view of individuals, rather than focusing solely on the treatment of diagnoses or the amelioration of symptoms that constitute them. In this paper, we discuss the ways in which the PDM-2 differs from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th ed. (DSM–5; American Psychiatric Association, 2013) and complements it as a t…
Social Contact, Social Distancing, and Attitudes Toward LGT Individuals
More than any other time in modern history, today people are significantly more likely to know (or be) lesbian, gay, and transgender (LGT) people; however, prejudices directed toward these groups remain. In the current study, we explore how social contact and social distancing/desired social contact are related to LGT prejudices using Worthen's (2012) Attitudes Toward LGT People Scales and data from four heterosexual college student samples in Ok…
Personality Traits and Disorders in Adolescents at Clinical High Risk for Psychosis
Aims: Recent meta-analytic data show that approximately 40% of individuals at clinical high risk for psychosis (CHR) receive at least one personality disorder (PD) diagnosis. Personality pathology could significantly influence CHR patients' prognosis and response to treatment. We aimed at exploring the PD traits of CHR adolescents, in order to outline a prototypic description of their most frequently observed personality characteristics. Methods:…
Not in the Same Mental Drawer
Several studies have highlighted the relationship between internalized sexual stigma (ISS) and dissociation. The aim of the present study was to empirically investigate this relationship through a quantitative study. The Measure of Internalized Sexual Stigma for Lesbians and Gay Men (MISS-LG) and the Dissociation Scale (DIS) of the Trauma Symptom Inventory (TSI) were administered to 120 Caucasian participants who self-identified as gay men. Findi…
From a Symptom-Based to a Person-Centered Approach in Treating Depressive Disorders in Adolescence
The case discussion showed the importance of providing clinically meaningful assessments to plan for effective treatments in youth populations. Especially, it is necessary to understand the adolescent's unique characteristics in terms of mental and personality functioning and consider the developmental trajectories and adaptation processes that characterize this specific developmental period
Childhood Personality Assessment Q-Sort (CPAP-Q)
These findings are preliminary, but seem to support the possibility of evaluating emerging personality patterns in childhood and their developmental pathways that may lead to personality disorders in adolescence and adulthood. The CPAP-Q promises to significantly contribute to less explored research areas and encourage systematic studies of children assessment, promoting best practices for individualized diagnoses
The CPAP-Q
INTRODUCTION: Different from psychopathological assessment, personality assessment considers an individual's entire range of functioning. The evaluation of personality during childhood is more complex than assessment in other life phases, but crucial for understanding the risk and protective factors for personality pathology. This paper has two main goals. The first goal is to describe the CPAP-Q, including its development and features. The CPAP-…
Lockdown dreams
Introduction In the current study, following the continuity hypothesis and considering the adaptive function of dreaming, dreams were investigated from a quantitative and qualitative perspective, focusing on how the COVID-19 restrictions impacted dream frequency, content, and emotions during the lockdown in an Italian sample [N=598, aged 18-70 years (M = 30.9; SD = 10.9)]. Methods The participants were recruited through an online survey in which …
Personality Disorders in Childhood
The findings seem to support the validity of the CPNI as diagnostic instrument, taking children's PDs and behavioral problems into account. Despite some limitations, the CPNI represents a helpful measure to evaluate the children's personality configurations according to the DSM model. It may be employed along with other tools based on other diagnostic frameworks within the context of a multi-method and multi-informant assessment to provide an acc…
Personality, Defenses, Mentalization, and Epistemic Trust Related to Pandemic Containment Strategies and the Covid-19 Vaccine
Recognizing and understanding dysfunctional psychological pathways associated with individuals' difficulties in dealing with the pandemic are crucial for developing tailored mental-health interventions and promoting best practices in healthcare services
A multidimensional assessment of therapeutic outcomes
The Psychodynamic Diagnostic Manual–2nd edition (PDM-2) stresses the importance of putting the complex person back at the center of the diagnostic, therapeutic, and research process, fostering the integration between categorical and dimensional classifications, and emphasizing both individual variations and commonalities. Accordingly, the manual aims to promote a new impetus in the psychotherapy research field, trying to bridge the gap between em…
Relationship between Executive Functions, Social Cognition, and Attachment State of Mind in Adolescence
Advancements in the complexity of self-other representations and mentalization of interpersonal exchanges significantly occurs in the passage from pre-adolescence to adolescence and seem to be promoted by increased performances in executive control and cognitive shifting. Dismissing state of mind with respect to attachment is associated with lower development of social understanding in adolescence. The neurocognitive reorganization that underlies…
A Single Case Multimethod Assessment to Detect Significant Changes in the Psychoanalytic Treatment of Psychosomatic Disorders
Mental disorders with body-centered symptoms, such as somatic, eating, and body dysmorphic disorders, present difficulties in psychotherapy because psychological suffering is manifested in the body rather than expressed verbally. The present study illustrates a single case multi-method investigation sensitive to detecting characteristic change manifestations in the treatment of these disorders. We investigated a treatment of a patient with body d…
Parenting and psychological adjustment during middle childhood in lesbian, gay, and heterosexual parent families formed through assisted reproduction
The present cross-sectional, questionnaire-based study explored parenting and psychological adjustment \nduring middle childhood in 30 lesbian mother families through donor insemination, 25 gay father families \nthrough surrogacy, and 21 heterosexual parent families through gamete donation. In each family, both parents \nof a child aged 6–12 years (Myears = 8.69, SD= 2.17, 48.68% females) participated, for a total of 152 \nparents (Myears = 48.11…
Deepening Sexual Desire and Erotic Fantasies Research in the ACE Spectrum
Over the past 30 years, an increasing number of people have identified within the asexual (ACE) spectrum recognizing an absence/low/situational sexual attraction to individuals of any gender. The current study aims to deepen the knowledge of sexual desire, erotic fantasies, and related emotions within the ACE spectrum. A total of 1072 Italian volunteers were recruited to take part to the present study via social media. Data were collected from Oc…
How we (do not) trust
Defining and measuring epistemic trust and its disruptions have significantly enriched recent empirical research, broadening the attachment and mentalization theory paradigm to understand how epistemic stances inform individual and interpersonal functioning. While numerous studies have explored their relationships with different psycho(patho)logical dimensions, the interplay between epistemic stances and defense mechanisms remains largely unexplo…
Defenses and Attachment in Clinical Practice
Richardson, Beath, and Boag (this issue) developed a questionnaire designed to measure attachment-related defense mechanisms with considerable promise for research, practice, and training. Their robust design and the sophisticated psychometric techniques used to generate and validate the measure are notable. The goal of this commentary is to situate the measure in contemporary research on defenses, draw a distinction between defenses linked speci…
Specificities of Mental Functioning and Referential Process in Body Dysmorphic Disorder
Bridges and barriers in the psychodynamic treatment of personality disorders
Introduction: Therapist responsiveness promotes favorable treatment outcomes and contributes to a deeper understanding of the mechanisms of change in psychodynamic psychotherapy for patients with personality pathology. At the same time, non-responsiveness may disrupt the clinical process and undermine the conditions for meaningful therapeutic progress. Design: This study examined therapist responsiveness and non-responsiveness in psychodynamic tr…
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