The understanding and amelioration of psychological dysfunction stands to be improved through application of the social psychological implicit theories framework, which emphasizes the role of entity (fixed) and incremental (growth) beliefs regarding personal characteristics and the correlates and consequences of those beliefs. This paper reviews cross-sectional, longitudinal, experimental, and meta-analytic studies regarding the role of entity and incremental beliefs in distress and dysfunction. Studies are organized into three categories: the role in psychological dysfunction of implicit theories of general personal and social attributes; the role of implicit theories of emotion; and the role of implicit theories of psychopathology. Several research and practice implications of the implicit theories framework are forwarded, such as cultivating incremental beliefs regarding disorder as an intervention tactic.

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相信变化：回顾内隐理论在心理功能障碍中的作用

社会功能隐含理论框架的应用有望改善对心理机能障碍的理解和改善，该框架强调实体（固定）和增量（成长）信念在人格特征以及这些信念的相关性和后果上的作用。本文回顾了有关实体和增量信念在遇险和功能障碍中的作用的横断面，纵向，实验和荟萃分析研究。研究分为三类：具有普遍性的个人和社会属性的内隐理论在心理机能障碍中的作用；内隐情感理论的作用；以及心理病理学的内在理论的作用。提出了隐式理论框架的一些研究和实践意义，