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This highly accessible book is concerned with the application of psychology to the dilemmas, problems and worries commonly experienced in everyday life. In particular, it focuses on George Kelly's theory of Personal Construct Psychology, illustrating his ideas in contexts which will be familiar to the reader.

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Whurr Pub Ltd
Language
English
Pages
150

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Invitation to Personal Construct Psychology
April 1992, Whurr Pub Ltd
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Table of Contents

Preface
Chapter 1. Introduction Page 1
Part I. Constructive Alternativism Page 11
Chapter 2. Is That a Fact? Page 13
Chapter 3. Are You Friends or Lovers? Page 19
Chapter 4. Am I a Homosexual? Page 25
Chapter 5. Are You Ruled by Your Head or Your Heart? Page 31
Part II. The Nature of Personality Page 39
Chapter 6. Can You Change Your Personality? Page 41
Chapter 7. Do Opposites Attract? Page 47
Chapter 8. What am I Really Like? Page 51
Chapter 9. What Made Me the Way I Am? Page 56
Chapter 10. Why Have You Changed? Page 64
Part III. Reconstruing Illness Page 69
Chapter 11. Am I a Neurotic? Page 71
Chapter 12. Why Worry? Page 78
Chapter 13. Am I Imagining this Pain? Page 83
Chapter 14. Am I an Addict? Page 88
Part IV. Reconstruing Change Page 97
Chapter 15. Do I Really Want to Give up Drinking? Page 99
Chapter 16. Can You Really Hypnotise People? Page 105
Chapter 17. Why Don't They Ever Learn? Page 111
Part V. Measurement and Change Page 117
Chapter 18. How Can We Measure Constructs? Page 119
Chapter 19. How Can I Change? Page 127
Further Reading and References
Index

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Copyright Date
1992

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Format
Paperback
Number of pages
150
Dimensions
9.5 x 6.2 x 0.5 inches
Weight
9.6 ounces

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OL9384300M
ISBN 10
1870332482
ISBN 13
9781870332484

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