Any room for genetic exploration?

I am wondering if there is any room for using genetic explorations in cognitive therapy? Having cut my teeth on Freud and, later Adler, I find it hard to give up some consideration of how a person's history has shaped their beliefs, attitudes and schemas. While I like cognitive therapy for it's demonstrated effectiveness, I almost get the feeling when reading some authorities that they think of thoughts as little quanta, somehow divorced from the thinker's self. Perhaps I need to ask whether anyone is writing on the integration of the neo-analytic approach and the cognitive approach?

Thoughts?

Replies:

Re: "genetic" (i.e. family of origin) exploration?, by Jim Pretzer, 2/9/00 Re: Any room for genetic exploration?, by Linda Nauth, 2/13/00 Re: Any room for genetic exploration?, by Jordi Cid, 2/14/00

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