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PersonalConstruct
George KeChapter 15
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George Kelly
Born in Kansas, in 1905 Completed B.A. in physics a Received M.A. in educationa
sociology
Completed doctoral work Worked in wide variety of cli
settings as well as teaching
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The Person as Scientist
Personal constructs hypotheses that makethe world meaningful to us
Personal construct theory If constructs appear to fit our subsequent
experience, we find them useful and holdonto them.
If the construct does not lead to behaviorsthat help us adjust to events in the world,we will seek to alter or change theconstruct.
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Constructive Alternativism
Philosophical position suggested that any
one event is open to a number of possibleinterpretations
Objective truth of a persons interpretationsis unimportant because they areunknowable
During our lifetime, we develop manyconstructs, which we continually test,revise, and modify
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Kelly's Fundamental Postulate and Corollaries
Fundamental Postulate A persons processes are
psychologically channelizedby the ways in which heanticipates events
Corollaries Ex. Construction,
Individuality, Organization,Dichotomy, Choice, Range,Experience, Modulation
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The Reconstruction of Old Concepts
Self-construct Based on what we perceive as
consistencies in our own beha Role
Process or behavior that peoplengage in based on theirunderstanding of the behavior constructs of others
Development Based on ones choice of const
and is viewed in psychologicathan biological terms
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Assessment and Research in KellysTheory
Clinical experience and interviewsprovided basis for Kellys theory
Role Construct Repertory Tests (RepTest)
Person reveals constructs bycomparing and contrasting anumber of significant persons inhis or her life
Research focused on cognitivecomplexity
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RepertoryTest Grid
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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 yourown personal constructs.
Make up a list of representative persons in your life bychoosing the individuals who most suit each description
below. Using the form provided (Figure 15.1), write thename of the person in the grid space above the columnwith the number corresponding to the description.
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Thinking Critically (continued)
List of Representative Persons
1. Write your own name in the first blank.2. Write your mothers first name. If you grew up with astepmother, write her name instead.
3. Write your fathers first name. If you grew up with astepfather, write his name instead.
4. Write the name of your brother who is nearest your own
age. If you had no brother, write the name of a boy near yourage who was most like a brother to you during your earlyteens.
5. Write the name of your sister who is nearest your own age. Ifyou had no sister, write the name of a girl near your own agewho was most like a sister to you during your early teens.
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Thinking Critically (continued)From this point on do not repeat any names. If a person has already been
listed, simply make a second choice.
6. Your wife (or husband) or, if you are not married, your closest present girl(boy) friend.
7. Your closest girl (boy) friend immediately preceding the personmentioned above.
8. Your closest present friend of the same sex as yourself.
9. A person of the same sex as yourself whom you once thought was a close
friend but in whom you were badly disappointed later.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.
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Thinking Critically (continued)13. A person with whom you have been associated who, for some unexplained
reason, appeared to dislike you.
14. A person whom you would most like to help or for whom you feel sorry.15. A person with whom you usually feel most uncomfortable.
16. A person whom you have recently met and would like to know better.
17. The teacher who influenced you most when you were in your teens.
18. The teacher whose point of view you found most objectionable.
19. An employer, supervisor, or officer under whom you served during a
period of great stress.20. The most successful person whom you know personally.
21. The happiest person whom you know personally.
22. The person known to you personally who appears to meet the highestethical standards.
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Psychotherapy
Psychological disorders arise when aperson clings to and continues to usepersonal constructs in spite of the fasubsequent experience fails to validathem
Therapeutic techniques as
reconstruction Role-playing Fixed-role therapy Group therapy
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Kellys Theory in Perspective
Encouraged us to think of the person as a scientist Discussion of the way we validate personal constructs
involved philosophical insights
Emphasized the rationality of human beings Personal construct theory was forerunner of modern
social cognitive models