Blending the Good With the Bad: Integrating Positive Psychology and Cognitive Psychotherapy From: Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy | Date: July 1, 2006| Author: Snyder, C R; Ingram, Rick E | Copyright Springer Publishing Company Summer 2006. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

The deficit model in clinical psychology is important, but has missed critical opportunities that have been brought to light by the emergence of positive psychology. By focusing on sources of strength and resilience, positive psychology can add new perspectives to ideas about dysfunctional behavior, and has important implications for the theory and practice of cognitive therapies. This special issue of the Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy reflects the growing recognition of the importance o...

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