As is characteristic of the modular, schematic, and hierarchical manner in which the brain organizes and retrieves knowledge (Eichenbaum, 2004; Rumelhart & McClelland, 1986; Toomey & Ecker, 2007), the client’s mental model operates as a multi-component whole, so integration of a pro-symptom schema or position is not complete, as a rule, until all of its components have been experienced emotionally and, while being experienced, verbalized accurately by the client, and then incorporated into everyday awareness.
