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Chapter 15
George Kelly
Born in Kansas, in 1905 Completed B.A. in physics and math Received M.A. in educational sociology Completed doctoral work Worked in wide variety of clinical settings as well as teaching
Constructive Alternativism
Philosophical position suggested that any one event is open to a number of possible interpretations Objective truth of a persons interpretations is unimportant because they are unknowable During our lifetime, we develop many constructs, which we continually test, revise, and modify
Thinking Critically
Assessing Personal Constructs: The Rep Test
The following activity will help you become acquainted with the Rep Test and also tell you about some of your own personal constructs. Make up a list of representative persons in your life by choosing the individuals who most suit each description below. Using the form provided (Figure 15.1), write the name of the person in the grid space above the column with the number corresponding to the description.
10. The minister, priest, or rabbi with whom you would be most willing to talk over your personal feelings about religion. 11. Your physician. 12. The present neighbor whom you know best.
Psychotherapy
Psychological disorders arise when a person clings to and continues to use personal constructs in spite of the fact that subsequent experience fails to validate them Therapeutic techniques as reconstruction Role-playing Fixed-role therapy Group therapy