Toward a Positive Clinical Psychology: Deconstructing the Illness Ideology and Constructing an Ideology of Human Strengths and Potential

Abstract

This chapter contains sections titled: The Illness Ideology and Clinical Psychology Historical Roots of the Illness Ideology in Clinical Psychology The Social Construction of Conceptions of Psychological Wellness and Illness The Illness Ideology and the Categories Versus Dimensions Debate Social Constructionism and Science in Clinical Psychology Beyond the Illness Ideology: Positive Clinical Psychology Conclusion