An integrative mechanistic account of psychological distress, therapeutic change and recovery: The Perceptual Control Theory approach

Higginson, Sally; Mansell, Warren; Wood, Alex M.

doi:10.1016/j.cpr.2010.01.005

An integrative mechanistic account of psychological distress, therapeutic change and recovery: The Perceptual Control Theory approach

The exact nature and mechanisms of psychological change within psychological disorders remain unknown. This review aims to use a psychological framework known as Perceptual Control Theory (Powers, 1973, 2005; Powers, Clark, & McFarland, 1960) to integrate the diverse literature within psychothera…