Personal construct psychotherapy [[electronic resource] ] : advances in theory, practice, and research / / edited by David A. Winter and Linda L. Viney

• Record Nr.: UNISA996217068803316
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; Philadelphia, : Whurr, 2005
• ISBN: 1-281-84082-3; 9786611840822; 0-470-71368-2; 0-470-71376-3
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (450 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): WinterDavid A. <1950->; VineyLinda L
• Disciplina: 616.8914
• Soggetti: Personal construct therapy; Constructivism (Psychology)
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 371-411) and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Personal Construct Psychotherapy: Advances in Theory, Practice and Research; Contents; The editors; List of contributors; Foreword; Preface; Part One General principles of personal construct psychotherapy; Chapter 1 Personal construct psychotherapy meets constructivism: convergence, divergence, possibility; Chapter 2 Psychological disorder and reconstruction; Chapter 3 Kellian invalidation, attachment and the construct of 'control'; Chapter 4 The psychotherapeutic relationship from a personal construct perspective; Chapter 5 Encountering an other: experiential personal construct psychotherapy; Chapter 6 A personal construct approach to narrative and post-modern therapiesChapter 7 Personal construct psychotherapy: epistemology and practice; Chapter 8 Techniques of personal construct family therapy; Part Two Specific clinical problems; Chapter 9 Growing through grief: constructing coherence in narratives of loss; Chapter 10 Deliberate self-harm and reconstruction; Chapter 11 Resolution of dilemmas by personal construct psychotherapy; Chapter 12 From ; constriction to experimentation: personal construct psychotherapy for agoraphobia; Chapter 13 Constructivist trauma psychotherapy: a framework for healingChapter 14 Personal constructions in therapy with child sexual abuse survivors; Chapter 15 Personal construct group psychotherapy for borderline personality disorder; Chapter 16 Eating disorders; Chapter 17 Working with people who hear voices; Chapter 18 Issues in forensic psychotherapy; Chapter 19 The experience of anger; Chapter 20 Kids' stuff; Chapter 21 Personal construct group work with troubled adolescents; Chapter 22 Towards a personal construct sex therapy; Chapter 23 Looking forward towards the end - working with older peopleChapter 24 Group work with women living with breast cancer; Chapter 25 Personal construct workshops for women experiencing menopause; Part Three Evidencebase; Chapter 26 A process and outcome study of personal construct psychotherapy; Chapter 27 The effectiveness of personal construct psychotherapy: a meta-analysis; Appendix An introduction to personal construct theory; References; Author index; Subject index
• Sommario/riassunto: In the half century that has passed since George Kelly put forward his psychology of personal constructs, there have been major advances in the form of psychotherapy derived from his theory. This book presents developments in the personal construct theory perspective on psychological disorders and their treatment in the context of contemporary issues in psychotherapy; illustrates the diverse range of personal construct psychotherapy approaches that have been devised for a wide range of clinical problems; and indicates the growing evidence base for these approaches. It contains contributions