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The diagram, below, illustrates the model that I use when I do my research. This model was assembled based on my understanding of constructionism. The horizontal axis of love and antagonism is based on my understanding of relational therapy which I adopt from the Christian concept of love and the Rogerian concept of unconditional positive regard. The vertical axis is based on Festinger’s concept of cognitive dissonance blended with my understanding of cognitive behavioral therapy. The dimension of depth is built on my understanding of developmentalism which I absorbed best from Kegan, Erikson and Kuhn. Within the depth of structural developmentalism I integrate Prochaska and DiClemente’s stages of change. Within the matrix of love and dissonance I integrate helping models which gelled when I studied a work by Brickman. The purpose for this paper is to describe this tool and illustrate how I use it.
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