Strengths-Based Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy: A Four-Step Model to Build Resilience

Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 283-290

  Padesky, Christine A ^a   Mooney, Kathleen A ^a  

^a Center for Cognitive Therapy   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive behavioural therapy; Positive psychology; Resilience; Strengths based

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROL; COPING BEHAVIOR; CREATIVITY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; IMAGINATION; INDIVIDUALITY; LEARNING; LIFE EVENT; LITERATURE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; RECALL;

ADULT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CREATIVITY; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HUMANS; IMAGINATION; INDIVIDUALITY; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; METAPHOR; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; RESILIENCE, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SMILING;

EID: 84863305338     PISSN: 10633995     EISSN: 10990879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cpp.1795     Document Type: Article

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