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Chapter 39 - Psychotherapy and Positive Psychology

from Part IV - Wellness Interventions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2020

By
Andrea Svicher  and
Eva-Lotta Brakemeier
Edited by
Waguih William IsHak
Waguih William IsHak
Affiliation:
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)
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Summary

Alice Aisen’s work was pioneering in the domain of positive psychology as she provided the first empirical evidence on the beneficial role of positive affect (happy feelings) in cognitive processes [1, 2]. She suggested that the three basic components of cognitive processes (cognition, motivation, and affection) are integrated into common networks [3] and mediated neurotically by similar brain circuits [4]. She observed that positive affect promotes cognitive flexibility between the three components, enabling a flexible, open-minded, and creative thinking oriented to problem-solving [5].

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The Handbook of Wellness Medicine , pp. 474 - 483
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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