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The Self as Mediator of Cognitive Change in Psychotherapy

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Perception of Self in Emotional Disorder and Psychotherapy

Part of the book series: Advances in the Study of Communication and Affect ((ASCA,volume 11))

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In their recent review of the latest developments in cognitive psychotherapy, Reda and Mahoney (1984) propose that current cognitive approaches be divided into two broad camps: (a) those that adopt a “surface-structure associationistic” model and (b) those that endorse a “deep-structure constructivistic” metatheory.

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Guidano, V.F. (1986). The Self as Mediator of Cognitive Change in Psychotherapy. In: Hartman, L.M., Blankstein, K.R. (eds) Perception of Self in Emotional Disorder and Psychotherapy. Advances in the Study of Communication and Affect, vol 11. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-1793-7_12

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