Emotions and construction of meaning: therapeutic implications of the constructivist conception of emotional processes.
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https://doi.org/10.33898/rdp.v4i16.1049Keywords:
emotion focus, personal, personal constructsAbstract
The constructivist approach to emotion as a part of the process of meaning making is reviewed. The main contemporary approaches to emotion are discussed, particularly Personal Construct Psychology (PCP). Some psychotherapeutic implications of the aforementioned are elaborated.
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