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The monograph includes the results of a 7-year study of proactivity. Proactivity is a fundamental part of human nature, and it contributes to optimal functioning in a changing society. The findings of the study are grouped into sections ranging from philosophical sources to psychotherapeutic applications. Extensive data are presented on mental disorders (schizophrenia, depression, anxiety, and drug addiction). Each article is supplied with an English title, abstract and keywords. Some results are written entirely in English. Also, a lot of materials presented previously never published. The book may be of interest to psychologists, psychiatrists, psychotherapists and philosophers.

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Erzin, Alexander
PhD Doctor in Clinical Psychology. Associate Professor of the Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy of the Orenburg State Medical University. Head of the Council of Early Career Specialists of the Orenburg Branch of the Russian Society of Psychiatrists. The author of more than 70 publications on mental health.

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