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On the challenges of cognitive psychopathology research and possible ways forward : arguments for a pragmatic cognitive approach

Jan De Houwer (UGent)
(2021) CURRENT OPINION IN PSYCHOLOGY. 41. p.96-99
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Cognitive psychology had a profound impact on psychopathology research. Nevertheless, the fact that cognition cannot be observed or manipulated directly complicates debates about the nature of the mental mechanisms that mediate psychopathology. This is less troublesome for psychopathology researchers who adopt an explicitly pragmatic approach that aims to use cognitive theories as tools for improving psychotherapy than for psychopathology researchers who seek to establish whether those theories are 'correct.' A pragmatic cognitive approach fosters progress by encouraging (a) reality-checks aimed at ending unproductive theoretical debates between cognitive theories, (b) a separation between to-be-explained psychological phenomena and explanatory mental constructs, (c) theoretical diversity, and (d) interactions with behavior analysis.
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Cognitive psychology, Psychopathology, Levels of explanation, Behavior analysis, FUNCTIONAL-APPROACH, FRAMEWORK

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De Houwer, Jan. “On the Challenges of Cognitive Psychopathology Research and Possible Ways Forward : Arguments for a Pragmatic Cognitive Approach.” CURRENT OPINION IN PSYCHOLOGY, vol. 41, 2021, pp. 96–99, doi:10.1016/j.copsyc.2021.04.005.
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De Houwer, J. (2021). On the challenges of cognitive psychopathology research and possible ways forward : arguments for a pragmatic cognitive approach. CURRENT OPINION IN PSYCHOLOGY, 41, 96–99. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2021.04.005
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De Houwer, Jan. 2021. “On the Challenges of Cognitive Psychopathology Research and Possible Ways Forward : Arguments for a Pragmatic Cognitive Approach.” CURRENT OPINION IN PSYCHOLOGY 41: 96–99. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2021.04.005.
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De Houwer, Jan. 2021. “On the Challenges of Cognitive Psychopathology Research and Possible Ways Forward : Arguments for a Pragmatic Cognitive Approach.” CURRENT OPINION IN PSYCHOLOGY 41: 96–99. doi:10.1016/j.copsyc.2021.04.005.
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De Houwer J. On the challenges of cognitive psychopathology research and possible ways forward : arguments for a pragmatic cognitive approach. CURRENT OPINION IN PSYCHOLOGY. 2021;41:96–9.
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J. De Houwer, “On the challenges of cognitive psychopathology research and possible ways forward : arguments for a pragmatic cognitive approach,” CURRENT OPINION IN PSYCHOLOGY, vol. 41, pp. 96–99, 2021.
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