Cognitive conflicts in major depression : Between desired change and personal coherence
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Author
Feixas, Guillem
Montesano, A.
Compan, V.
Salla, M.
Dada, G.
Pucurrull, Olga
Trujillo, A.
Paz, C.
Munoz, D.
Gasol, M.
Saul, L.A.
Lana, F.
Bros, I.
Ribeiro, E.
Winter, David
Carrera-Fernandez, M.J.
Guardia, J.
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2299/16059
Abstract
The notion of intrapsychic conflict has been present in psychopathology for more than a century within different theoretical orientations. However, internal conflicts have not received enough empirical attention, nor has their importance in depression been fully elaborated. This study is based on the notion of cognitive conflict, understood as implicative dilemma (ID), and on a new way of identifying these conflicts by means of the Repertory Grid Technique. Our aim was to explore the relevance of cognitive conflicts among depressive patients