Positive Therapy: A Positive Psychological Theory of Therapeutic Practice

Positive Psychology in Practice

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 354-368

  Joseph, Stephen ^a   Linley, P Alex ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fundamental assumptions; Organismic valuing process; Person centered theories; Positive therapy; Therapeutic practice

Indexed keywords

EID: 11144321768     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470939338.ch22     Document Type: Chapter

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