Kelly Flashcards

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Considered as a metatheory or a theory about theories

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Kelly’s theory of personal constructs

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It holds that people anticipate events by the meanings or interpretations that they place on those events

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Kelly’s theory of personal constructs

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Assumes that alternative interpretations are always available to people

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Constructive alternativism

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Rejected the notion of phenomenology (only reality is what people perceive)

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Philosophical position

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People construe events according to their personal constructs rather than reality

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Constructive alternativism

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People look at their world through templates that they create and then attempt to fit over the realities of the world; shape a person’s behavior

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personal constructs

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Basic postulate

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Assumes that human behavior is shaped by the way people anticipate the future

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People see similarities among events and use a single concept to describe the common properties

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Construction corollary

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9
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Construe the same event in different ways

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Individuality corollary

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Different people organize similar events in a manner that minimizes incompatibilities and inconsistencies

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Organization corollary

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Assumes that people construe events in an either/or manner, good or bad

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Dichotomy corollary

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People choose the actions that are most likely to extend their future range of choices

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Choice corollary

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States that constructs are limited to a particular range of convenience; that is, they are not relevant to all situations

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Range corollary

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Validate our existing constructs or restructure these events to match our experience

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Experience corollary

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Assumes that only permeable constructs lead to change; concrete constructs resist modification thru experience

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Modulation corollary

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People’s behavior can be inconsistent because their construct systems can readily admit incompatible elements

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Fragmentation corollary

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Suggests that out personal constructs tend to be similar to the construction systems of other people to the extent that we share experiences with them

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Commonality corollary

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People are able to communicate with other people because they can construe those people’s constructions

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Sociality corollary

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Refers to a pattern of behavior that stems from people’s understanding of the constructs of others with whom that person is engaged in a task

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Role that gives us a sense of identity

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Role that is less central to our self-concept

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peripheral role

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Stubbornly cling to outdaed personal constructs, fearing validation of any new constructs that would upset their present comfortable view of the world

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Abnormal development

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Perception that one’s basic constructs may be drastically changed

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Specific and incidental restructuring in a person’s core structures

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The recognition that one cannot adequately deal with a new situation
Anxiety
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The sense of having lost one's core role structure
Guilt
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Goal of therapy
People should be free to choose the courses of action most consistent with their prediction of events
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Help clients change outlook in life by acting out a predetermined role, first within the therapeutic setting and then environment beyond therapy
Fixed-role therapy
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Purpose of this test is to discover ways in which clients construe significant people in their lives; client given a role title list and asked to designate people who fit the role titles by writing their names on a card
Rep test (role construct repertory test)