after reading and and thinking back over certain things I enjoy doing (answering questions on tv game shows, in particular multiple choice, is one of my favourite evening passtimes), and relating that to the paper, I think you are right Perna. Some people have a better comprehension of how understanding themselves can help them in psychotherapy.

But I don't think it relates at all to the ability to cry, trust, or talk while in psychotherapy. The very basis of this paper is that introspection and quality of talk rather than exsessive talk during psychotherapy is what is being highlighted.

The very discussion is about the volume (mass) of grey matter which is used for higher thought processes. So it stands to reason with the outcome of this study that the less grey matter one has, the less ability they have to internalise and think or self dialogue regarding psychotherapy.

It then stands to reason that those people would be more inclined to be emotionally labile because they would have a lesser understanding or ability to work something out by reflection thereby placing emotional pressure on the individual (notwithstanding that an individual may be an epileptic and therefor probably emotioanlly labile because of that condition).

Thanks again Perna for your interesting posts