Personal Construct Psychology in Clinical Practice - Theory, Research and Applications

Provides a wide-ranging and detailed review of the clinical applications of personal construct theory. Amply illustrated with case material, it is the first such attempt to bring together findings from a widely scattered literature.

List of contents

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

About the author

David Winter

Summary

Provides a wide-ranging and detailed review of the clinical applications of personal construct theory. Amply illustrated with case material, it is the first such attempt to bring together findings from a widely scattered literature.

Additional text

`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Button, British Journal of Medical Psychology`As a compendium of personal construct psychology it is unlikely to be superseded for many years, perhaps ever.'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

Product details

• Authors: Winter, David Winter, David (Baylor Scott & White Health) Winter, David (Department of Psychology Professor of Clinical Psychology and Programme Director of the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology at the University of Hertfordshire Winter
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 23.12.2016
• EAN: 9781138178991
• ISBN: 978-1-138-17899-1
• No. of pages: 474
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology; Social sciences, law, business > Business > International economy