Still radical after all these years: George Kelly's The psychology of personal constructs. (April 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Winter, David A
• Is Part Of: Clinical child psychology and psychiatry. Volume 18:Number 2(2013)
• Page Start: 276
• Page End: 283
• Publication Date: 2013-04
• Subjects: Construct -- repertory grid -- psychological disorder -- personal construct psychotherapy; Clinical child psychology -- Periodicals; Child psychiatry -- Periodicals; 618.9289
• DOI: 10.1177/1359104512454264
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1359-1045

Abstract

George Kelly's The psychology of personal constructs put forward a new psychology that viewed people as actively constructing and anticipating their worlds. This paper considers personal construct theory and its philosophy; personal construct assessment techniques; the personal construct view of psychological disorder and its treatment; and the wide range of other applications of personal construct theory. It is concluded that personal construct psychology remains a radical approach over half a century after Kelly published his magnum opus.