Psychecomprising
Psychecomprising is a theoretical process in cognitive and clinical psychology that describes the deliberate organization, integration, and reconciliation of diverse mental components—emotions, beliefs, memories, identities, and schemas—into a coherent self-system. By combining disparate elements rather than allowing them to operate in isolation, psychecomprising aims to reduce fragmentation, enhance self-coherence, and improve adaptive functioning.
Practitioners describe it as an integrative practice that proceeds through assessment, mapping, alignment, and consolidation. Assessment
Contexts for its discussion include clinical therapy, particularly trauma-informed and narrative approaches, personal development, and speculative
Limitations and critiques emphasize that psychecomprising remains largely theoretical in mainstream psychology, with limited empirical validation.
See also: self-concept, identity integration, schema therapy, narrative therapy, gestalt psychology.