1st Edition

Personal Construct Psychology in Clinical Practice Theory, Research and Applications

By David Winter Copyright 1992
    476 Pages
    by Routledge

    474 Pages
    by Routledge

    Personal Construct Psychology in Clinical Practice provides a comprehensive review of the clinical applications of personal construct theory. It is the first such attempt to bring together the findings from a widely scattered literature and as such will serve as a major reference work both for those already familiar with PCT and for those with little knowledge of it. David Winter provides theoretical analyses, research findings, and descriptions of diagnostic and therapeutic approaches in relation to a wide range of clinical problems, amply illustrated with case material. Guidelines are provided for clinicians wishing to employ methods derived from the theory, such as the repertory grid technique. The author is highly respected in the field and has employed PCT in his clinical research and practice for the past twenty years.

    Part I Personal Construing: Its Nature and Assessment 1. The Theory 2. Techniques for the assessment of construing Part II Construing in Psychological Disorder and its Treatment: A Review of Research 3. Disorders of the structure of the construct system 4. The content of construing in disorder 5. Explorations of therapy and reconstruction Part III Clinical Applications of Personal Construct Psychology 6. The Personal Construct Theory Approach to Diagnosis 7. Personal Construct Psychotherapy 8. Personal Construct Theory and Alernative Constructions of Psychological Disorder and Therapy References Index

    Biography

    David Winter

    `David Winter's book...is a landmark and should prove to be an essential reference source for many years to come.' - Eric Button, British Journal of Medical Psychology

    `As a compendium of personal construct psychology it is unlikely to be superseded for many years, perhaps ever.' - Changes

    `The single-source standard bearer of research reviews in this area for the foreseeable future.' - Contemporary Psychology