Personal Construct Psychotherapy: Advances in Theory, Practice and Research

451 Pages·2005·24.36 MB·English

by  David Winter, Linda Viney

Personal
Construct
Psychotherapy
Advances in Theory, Practice and Research
Edited by
DAVIDA WINTER PhD
University of Hertfordshire and
Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust
and
LINDAL VINEY PhD
University of Wollongong
W
W H U R R P U B L I S H E R S
L O N D O N A N D P H I L A D E L P H I A
Personal Construct Psychotherapy
Advances in Theory, Practice and Research
Personal
Construct
Psychotherapy
Advances in Theory, Practice and Research
Edited by
DAVIDA WINTER PhD
University of Hertfordshire and
Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust
and
LINDAL VINEY PhD
University of Wollongong
W
W H U R R P U B L I S H E R S
L O N D O N A N D P H I L A D E L P H I A
0 2005 Whurr Publishers Ltd
First published 2005
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ISBN-13 978 1 86156 394 1 p/b
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Contents
The editors ix
List of contributors X
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Foreword Fay Fransella xlll
Preface David A Winter, Linda L Vinty xv
PARTO NE General principles of personal construct psychotherapy 1
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Chapter 1 Personal construct psychotherapy meets
constructivism: convergence, divergence, possibility 3
Jonathan D Raskin, Kristian David Weihs, Laurie Ann Morano
Chapter 2 Psychological disorder and reconstruction 21
Bever~)M Walker, David A Winter
Chapter 3 Kellian invalidation, attachment and the construct
of ‘control’ 34
Sandra Sassaroli, Roberto Lorenzini, Giovanni Maria Ruggiero
Chapter 4 The psychotherapeutic relationship from a
personal construct perspective 43
Gabriele Chiari, Maria Laura Nuuo
Chapter 5 Encountering an other: experiential personal
construct psychotherapy 54
LM Lei tm, AJ Faidley, Donald Dominici, Carol Humphreys,
Valerie Lo$* , Mark Schlutsmqrq Jill Thomar
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Chapter 6 A personal construct approach to narrative and
post-modern therapies 69
LuzS Botella, Sergi Corbella, Tary Gdmez, Olga Hmmo,
Men'txell Pacheco
Chapter 7 Personal construct psychotherapy: epistemology
and practice 81
GregJ Neimqrer, Jocelyn Safmtein, Wa& Arnold
Chapter 8 Techniques of personal construct family therapy 94
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Harry Procter
PARTT WO Specific clinical problems 109
Chapter 9 Growing through grief: constructing coherence in
narratives of loss 111
Robert A Neimqrer
Chapter 10 Deliberate self-harm and reconstruction 127
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David A Winter
Chapter 11 Resolution of dilemmas by personal construct
psychotherapy 136
Guillem F e d , L uis Angel S a d
Chapter 12 From constriction to experimentation: personal
construct psychotherapy for agoraphobia 148
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David A Winter, Chris Metcaye
Chapter 13 Constructivist trauma psychotherapy: a framework
for healing 165
Kenneth W Smell
Chapter 14 Personal constructions in therapy with child sexual
abuse survivors 177
Christopher R Erbes, Stephanie Leak Harter
Contents vii
Chapter 15 Personal construct group psychotherapy for
borderline personality disorder 189
Ian GiLlmanSmith, Sue Watson
Chapter 16 Eating disorders 198
Eric Button
Chapter 17 Working with people who hear voices 212
Diane A L h
Chapter 18 Issues in forensic psychotherapy 226
James Herb
Chapter 19 The experience of anger 239
Peter Cummim
Chapter 20 Kids’ stuff 256
David Green
Chapter 21 Personal construct group work with troubled adolescents 271
Deborah Truneckova, Linda L Vinqr
Chapter 22 Towards a personal construct sex therapy 287
David A Winter
Chapter 23 Looking forward towards the end -
working with older people 296
Sally Robbim
Chapter 24 Group work with women living with breast cancer 310
Lisbeth G Lane, Linda L Vinqr
Chapter 25 Personal construct workshops for women
experiencing menopause 320
Heather Foster, Linda L Vinqr