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Personal Construct Theory, Phenomenology and Pragmatism

History & Philosophy of Psychology, 2005
Personal Construct Theory (PCT) is unusual among personality theories in that it makes explicit its philosophical position: constructive alternativism. However, Kelly (1955) did not detail its philosophical origins. Kelly’s model of the person as an ‘incipient scientist’ followed the work of John Dewey and George Mead. It saw the person as a centre for
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Personal Construct Theory and Social Work Practice

British Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 1968
In the rapidly expanding field of social casework there have been sundry attempts to study the influence of various factors on the professional interview. The present study has demonstrated the feasibility of investigating the conceptual processes involved in casework assessment using Kelly's theory of personal constructs.
ALISTAIR E. PHILIP, J. W. McCULLOCH
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On ethics in personal construct theory.

The Humanistic Psychologist, 1995
Abstract In personal construct theory, people interpret the world in unique ways. Constructions are subjective representations rather than objective truths. This means that our ethical constructions are (a) potentially wrong, if there is an external moral reality we cannot access, or (b) no more inherently defensible than others’ ethical constructions,
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Theory of Work Adjustment Personality Constructs

Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1993
Abstract The Theory of Work Adjustment (TWA) has proposed personality and adjustment style dimensions, hut these do not yet have adequate measures. This research was an attempt to measure those constructs proposed by TWA as if they were traits. Archival data and an existing item pool were used.
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Personal Construct Theory and Cognitive Science

International Journal of Personal Construct Psychology, 1990
Abstract Warren (1990) claims to have formulated an argument “that personal construct psychology is not a cognitive psychology” (p. 379). Nonetheless, he presents very little in the way of logical demonstration or empirical evidence to support this conclusion.
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Humanistic Theory and Personal Constructs

1985
It often is contended that prior to the 1960’s there were two main movements in psychology: psychoanalytic and behavioristic. Sociologists of science suggest that the development of both these theoretical perspectives was greatly influenced by cultural factors.
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A personal construct theory and treatment of stuttering

Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 1971
RELATIVELY fluent people often find it hard to understand how it is possible for someone to speak in a way that is so obviously distressing to the speaker and disturbing to the listener. For the speaker and the listener the better way of communicating is by fluent and not disfluent or stuttered speech.
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Applying personal construct theory in occupational guidance

British Journal of Guidance and Counselling, 1979
Abstract Personal construct theory was applied to various occupational choice problems. It became clear that there was no single best way of applying it, since the technique could easily be adapted to suit varying circumstances. Attempts to introduce it to occupational guidance officers have so far lead to only limited use, but it is hoped that ...
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Psychoanalysis and Personal Construct Theory: An Exploration

The Journal of Psychology, 1990
ABSTRACT The similarities between two broadscale theoretical positions in psychology are discussed. Psychoanalysis is considered in terms of the new interpretation offered in the French rereading of Freud, and this reinterpretation is shown to be particularly relevant to the alignment of psychoanalysis with an already not too significantly different ...
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Putting the "Personal" into Personal Construct Theory

Journal of Constructivist Psychology, 2012
Henry Hua, C. Hyatt Epley
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