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On the Eigenform and Viability of Human Complex Systems: A View to Epistemologically Ground Current Psychotherapy
Author(s) -
Cheli Simone
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
systems research and behavioral science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.371
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1099-1743
pISSN - 1092-7026
DOI - 10.1002/sres.2559
Subject(s) - psychotherapist , psychology , common ground , current (fluid) , cognitive science , communication , engineering , electrical engineering
The present paper is devoted to the description of a model that may support the theoretical integration and the clinical advance of current psychotherapy. On one hand, it reports a narrative review of the common trends of the so‐called Third Wave of Cognitive‐Behavioural Therapy and other modern approaches. On the other hand, it defines epistemological tools that may help therapists in understanding such trends. The model comprises five main principles that are explained in terms of theoretical and clinical implications. Further studies are needed in order to prove its clinical effectiveness and extensively report the subsumed therapeutic mechanisms. © 2018 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.