A growth model, it stresses taking responsibility, creating one's own destiny, and finding meaning and goals to give life direction. People are in control of their fate, not victims of it. Individuals create a distinctive lifestyle at an early age, rather than being merely shaped by childhood experiences. Key concepts are used in most other current therapies.

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