George Kelly
The Psychology of Personal Constructs
1st Edition
Published on 26. March 2008
160 pages
978-1-350-31270-8 (ISBN)
Description
Kelly's pragmatic approach to psychology arose from his clinical practice and has been a strong formative influence on clinical psychology and personality theory. Taking us through the development of Kelly's work and setting it in its historical context, this is a fascinating account of one of the foremost personality theories of the 20th century.
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Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
ISBN-13
978-1-350-31270-8 (9781350312708)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
TREVOR BUTT is Reader in Psychology at the University of Huddersfield, UK. He trained as a clinical psychologist and is a past Chair of the British Psychological Society's Psychotherapy Section. He is the co-editor of Personal Construct Theory and Practice and the author of Understanding People (Palgrave 2004) and, with Vivien Burr, Invitation to Personal Construct Psychology (Whurr 2004).
Content
Preface
Issues in Personality
A Pragmatic Approach
Personal Construction and Meaning
A New Humanism
The Problem of Choice
Psychological Change and Reconstruction
The Unconscious and Human Destructiveness
A Psychology of Understanding
Further Reading
Index.
Issues in Personality
A Pragmatic Approach
Personal Construction and Meaning
A New Humanism
The Problem of Choice
Psychological Change and Reconstruction
The Unconscious and Human Destructiveness
A Psychology of Understanding
Further Reading
Index.
