GEORGE KELLY: PERSONAL CONSTRUCT THEORY

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deals with the question of how we perceive, evaluate, learn, think, make decisions, and solve problems

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Cognitive Approach

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this theory attempted to describe all aspects of personality, including its emotional components, strictly in terms of cognitive processes.

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Cognitive Theory of Personality

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it is a metatheory

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Personal Construct Theory

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a theory about theories

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Metatheory

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meanings or interpretations that humans place on events are called

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Constructs

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different angles/perspectives;

alternative ways of looking at things

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Constructive Alternativism

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each person creates a set of cognitive construct about the environment;
subjective explanations, interpretations, and prediction on how reality works

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Personal Construct Theory

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we construct theories by which we try to predict and control the events in our lives

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Personal Constructs

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unique pattern created by each individual

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Construct System

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an intellectual hypothesis that we devise and use to interpret or explain life events

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Construct

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free to revise our constructs with alternatives as needed

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Constructive Alternativism

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similarities among repeated events

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Construction Corollary

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individual differences in interpreting events

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Individuality Corollary

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personal constructs have hierarchy

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Organization Corollary

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two mutually exclusive alternatives

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Dichotomy Corollary

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freedom of choice: we choose the alternative for each construct that works best for us

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Choice Corollary

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our constructs may apply to many situations or people or they ma be limited to a single person or limitation

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Range Corollary

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we continually test our constructs against life’s experiences to make sure they remain faithful

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Experience Corollary

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we may modify our constructs as a function of a new experiences

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Modulation Corollary

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we can believe two contradictory beliefs at the same time without problem

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Fragmentation Corollary

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similarities among people in interpreting events

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Commonality Corollary

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we must know our roles; we try to understand how other people think and predict what they will do and we modify our behavior accordingly.

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Sociality Corollary

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if you don’t know what’s going on in a person’s mind, ask him; he may tell you

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The Interview

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how a person perceives himself or herself in relation to other people

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Self-Characterization Sketch

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the client is asked to list by name the people who have played a significant role in his or her life

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Role Construct Repertory Test

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the client acts out constructs appropriate for a fictitious person

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Fixed Role Therapy