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A brief outline of the evolutionary approach for compassion focused therapy.

Year: 2017

Type: article

Abstract: Humans are evolved animals set up to pursue various life tasks. This gives rise to different phenotypes some of which are conducive to well-being, while others are not. Compassion focused therapy seeks to harness the evolved importance of affiliative and caring motivational processing to help alleviate individuals who are caught in high levels of shame and self-criticism and conse

Source: University of Derby Online Research Archive. (University of Derby)

Author: Paul Gilbert

Language: English

Topic: Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions

Subfield: Clinical Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2787444270

FWCI: 2.427

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Cited by: 35

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