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Aug 2018
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Is there an alternative to diagnosing me...

David B. Feldman - psychology | social science | politics | mental health
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For most of the history of modern psychology, therapists paid a lot more attention to people's deficits than their strengths. But this is changing. Now, some psychologists believe that therapists should pay more attention to clients' strengths. 
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