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Chapter 11 - George Kelly's Personal Constructs Theory Flashcards

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What is Kelly’s central concept of constructive alternativism?

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Predictions and interpretations of world determines behaviour

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Different world views/theories have different ______________ and ___________.

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Ranges of convenience; foci of convenience

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What are ranges of convenience?

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Boundaries of phenomena theory can cover

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What are foci of convenience?

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Points within boundaries where theory works best

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What are personal constructs?

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Characteristic ways of understanding how things differ (ex. funny/serious, safe/dangerous)

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What is the person-as-scientist metaphor?

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Personality functioning using logic to understand events

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What are 5 characteristics of personal constructs?

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Bi-polar

Predicting

Hierarchy

Range of convenience

Finite # constructs

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What are the 2 poles of personal constructs?

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Similarity pole: two elements construed to be similar

Contrast pole: two elements contrasted with third element

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What are core vs peripheral constructs?

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Core: basic to person’s functioning, changed with great consequences to rest of system

Peripheral: basics and can be altered without much consequences

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What are superordinate vs subordinate constructs?

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Superordinate: top of hierarchy

Subordinate: middle-level constructs

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Constructs are defined (made more precise) by ___________. In this scenario, constructs do not change, but are ___________ by being applied to larger range of similar situations.

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Applying to different situations; improved

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Constructs are extended (made more encompassing) when they are applied to situations which they were ______________ before.

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Not applicable

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What is the construct system?

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Consists of all individual’s constructs arranged in meaningful hierarchical order

To Kelly, this is the structure of personality

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Construct systems start _______ and evolve with _________ in the world.

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At birth; experience

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Some constructs are readily available while others are not. These are known as…

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Submerged constructs

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What are permeable constructs?

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Changeable

17
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What are verbal vs preverbal constructs?

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Verbal: can be expressed in words

Preverbal: used but unable to be expressed through words

18
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Kelly’s theory is very ________ oriented, and people’s entire construct systems are channeled by the way they _______ events.

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Future; predict

19
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Emotions occur when there is an awareness that construct system is _______ or ________.

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Validated; challenged

20
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What happens during anxiety?

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Range of convenience of construct exceeded

21
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What happens during fear?

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New construct about to enter system

22
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What happens during threat?

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Awareness that comprehensive change in construct system about to occur

23
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What does straying from core constructs/roles result in?

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Guilt

24
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Some people’s construct systems more complex than others, leading to greater ________ in some domains and greater ________.

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Expertise; self-complexity

25
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What happens during construction?

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Anticipation of events by construing replications

26
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What is dichotomy?

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All constructs bipolar

27
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What is choice?

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Definition and extension when dealing with new situations

28
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What is experience?

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Variations based on replication of constructs

29
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What happens during modulation?

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Adjustment of constructs based on permeability

30
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What happens during fragmentation?

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Subordinate constructs incompatible with each other

31
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What is commonality?

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Shared constructs with others

32
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What is sociality?

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Role construct

33
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What are the steps of role construct repertory test (rep test)?

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Develop list of persons about whom personality rating will be made

Elicitation of constructs

34
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What is fixed role therapy?

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Create personality sketch to enable clients to think about selves in new ways by becoming new people

35
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What are required topics of repertory grid?

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Topic

Elements

Constructs

36
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Kelly’s theory was _________ and _________ but not ___________ or __________.

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Systematic; applicable

Testable; comprehensive

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