Description
A comprehensive collection of groundbreaking writings by George Alexander Kelly, includes previously unpublished and long out-of-print papers
As the creator of personal construct theory, George Alexander Kelly revolutionized psychology with his innovative ideas about how individuals interpret and engage with the world. In this unprecedented volume, David Winter and Nick Reed explore a uniquely wide range of Kelly's contributions, from formal theoretical essays to personal reflections and humorous commentaries.
Spanning diverse topics, including clinical psychology, experimental research, education, and interpersonal relations, the collection captures Kelly's distinctive ability to explore multiple dimensions of human thought and behavior while showcasing his influence on a variety of other psychological fields. Throughout the book, in introductions to its various sections, reader-friendly commentary describes how Kelly's metaphor of the "person as scientist" shaped his prolific output and encouraged a continuous re-examination of assumptions.
Offering invaluable insights into the development and enduring legacy of George Alexander Kelly's trailblazing work, this unique book:
- Contains virtually all of George Alexander Kelly's published and previously unpublished work, including rare essays and reports
- Follows Kelly's original language and style to reflect the intellectual and social context of his time
- Presents thematically organized chapters that highlight key areas of Kelly's life, research, and philosophy
- Covers diverse topics, such as psychotherapy, the use of television in education, and international relations, demonstrating the breadth of Kelly's intellectual output
- Includes Kelly's autobiographical writings, offering personal insights into his intellectual journey
George Alexander Kelly: Collected Papers of the Pioneer of Constructivist Psychology is essential reading for all those interested in constructivist psychology, including students on undergraduate and postgraduate courses in psychology, particularly clinical psychology, and related disciplines, such as psychotherapy and education. It is also an indispensable reference work for clinical psychologists, researchers, and practitioners interested in the historical and theoretical foundations of personal construct theory and its application in a wide range of contexts.
Table of Contents
Foreword xii
Preface xiii
Section I Autobiography 1
1 Autobiographical Sketch 3
2 An Epistle to the Western Hemisphere 6
3 The Autobiography of a Theory 8
4 Confusion and the Clock 17
Section II Theory and Philosophy 29
5 Essay on the Doctrine of Mental Energy 31
6 A Brief Introduction to Personal Construct Theory 37
7 The Psychology of Personal Constructs 51
8 Theoretical Behavior 57
9 Alternatives 63
10 A Theoretical Approach to Psychological Movement 71
11 Hostility 75
12 Man’s Construction of His Alternatives 81
13 Prediction and Control 93
14 How to be Comfortable with Threat 95
15 Feelings For and Feelings Of: (The Ontology of Feelings) 98
16 Values, Knowledge and Social Control 100
17 Personal Construct Theory as a Line of Inference 104
18 The Psychology of the Unknown 110
19 Discussion: Aldous, The Personable Computer 119
20 The Language of Hypothesis: Man’s Psychological Instrument 122
21 The Threat of Aggression 129
22 Epilogue: Don Juan 133
23 Ontological Acceleration 141
24 Behavior is a Question 157
25 Behavior is an Experiment 164
26 Onta 172
Section III Research, Measurement, and Experimental Psychology 175
27 Some Common Factors in Reading and Speech Disabilities 177
28 Some Observations on the Relation of Cerebral Dominance to the Perception of Symbols 190
29 Some Observations on the Relation of the Principle of Physiological Polarity and Symmetry and the Doctrine of Cerebral Dominance to the Perception of Symbols 191
30 The Assumption of an Originally Homogeneous Universe and some of its Statistical Implications 196
31 A Projective Method of Personality Investigation 200
32 Clinical Validity and Conceptual Consistency 201
33 Instructions: Role Construct Repertory Test (Rep Test) and Situational Resources Test (Res Test) 207
34 The Theory and Technique of Assessment 211
35 The Abstraction of Human Processes 226
36 A Mathematical Approach to Psychology 230
37 Nonparametric Factor Analysis of Personality Theories 239
38 The Strategy of Psychological Research 255
39 Humanistic Methodology in Psychological Research 263
Section IV Interpersonal and International Relations 269
40 The Sincere Motive 271
41 Forgotten Issues 273
42 Some Preliminary Thoughts on What One Should Seek First 275
43 In Whom Confide: On Whom Depend for What? 278
44 Europe’s Matrix of Decision 286
45 Nicholas Square 301
46 Man, Crises and Commitments: A Stated Purpose and a Plan for an Institute for Advanced Psychological Studies 302
Section V Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy 305
47 Differential Diagnosis in the Psychological Clinic 307
48 The Handbook of Clinic Practice 308
49 Stories from the Psychological Clinic 377
50 The Psychological Clinic’s Use of Practical Rather than Ideal Recommendations 379
51 The Practical Effectiveness of Certain General Types of Recommendations Made by a Psychological Clinic 380
52 A Method of Diagnosing Personality in the Psychological Clinic 384
53 Clinic Ranks High in Speech Department: Outline of the Activities of Psychological Clinic Here 392
54 The Person as a Laboratory Subject, as a Statistical Case, and as a Clinical Client 394
55 Some Practical Considerations in the Formulation of Clinical Recommendations 395
56 A Comprehensive Plan for Case Summaries 396
57 A Further Validation of Role Therapy 397
58 Morale for Tomorrow’s Generation 398
59 Seminar on Psychotherapy 400
60 Problems of Mental Health 408
61 The Problem of Clinical Psychology 411
62 Psychological Approaches to the Management of Patients 421
63 Contribution to Symposium on Contributions of Learning Theory to Psychopathology 427
64 Where Do Little Hypotheses Come from? 430
65 A Student’s Outline of Graduate Training in Clinical Psychology in the Ohio State University: A Guide to Help the Prospective Graduate Student Formulate His Career Objectives and Plan His Training 432
66 Personal Construct Theory and the Psychotherapeutic Interview 457
67 Psychology 862: Psychopathology Course Outline 476
68 Syllabus: Psychology 865L: Psychotherapy Revised Version 527
69 The Function of Interpretation in Psychotherapy 556
70 Is Treatment a Good Idea? 580
71 Suicide: The Personal Construct Point of View 582
72 Innovations in Psychotherapy 595
73 A Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology 597
74 Sin and Psychotherapy 610
75 Psychotherapy and the Nature of Man 621
76 A Psychology of the Optimal Man 625
77 The Psychotherapeutic Relationship 635
78 The Role of Classification in Personality Theory 639
79 Needs and Uses of Space in Clinical Psychology 645
80 Space Needs for Clinical Psychology: 1965–1975 649
81 Progress Report: Ohio State University’s Graduate Program in Clinical Psychology 653
82 Experimental Dependency 659
83 Clinical Psychology 662
84 Fixed Role Therapy 664
Section VI Education 677
85 A Plan for Socializing Friends University with respect to Student Participation in School Control 679
86 Social Inheritance 694
87 The Place of the Psychologist in the Small School System 701
88 Observations Made in a Search for Dynamic and Accessible Factors in Intellectual Development 702
89 A Preliminary Inquiry Leading to: A Plan for a Comprehensive Experimental Study of the Uses of Television in Teacher Education 706
90 Report on Classroom Television 730
91 Television and the Teacher 754
92 Teacher- Student Relations at the University Level 757
93 Nursery Rhymes for Older Tots 761
Section VII Professional Issues 763
94 Standardization of Techniques in Clinical Psychology 765
95 Foreword 768
96 Practices in Interdisciplinary Collaboration 769
97 Single Level Versus Legislation for Different Levels of Psychological Training and Experience 776
98 The Organization of an Agency 778
99 The Place of Psychology in Southern Illinois University: A Report of a Study Made at the Request of President Delyte W. Morris 782
100 Doctoral Training in Psychology in Southern Illinois University 795
101 Training for Professional Function in Clinical Psychology: 2. Principles of Training in Clinical Psychology 800
102 Requirements of Training and Competence for Psychological Participation in Rehabilitation 804
103 Knowledge: Discovery or Invention? 806
104 Next Steps for the Profession of Psychology 807
105 I Itch Too 810
106 Interdisciplinary Collaboration 811
107 Emerging Concepts that Affect Interprofessional Alignments in Psychology: (Discussion of the Findings of the Psychology Commission) 813
108 Issues: Hidden or Mislaid 817
109 Problems of Clinical Psychology in an Industrial Setting 819
110 Post- Doctoral Training 821
111 Comments on Special Areas Review Committee 822
112 Training for Professional Obsolescence 824
113 Issues in the Professional Training of Clinical Psychologists 827
114 Epilogue: Moments I Remember 832
Section VIII Book Reviews 835
115 The Clinical Psychologist as Navigator 837
116 Cry of an Exasperated Crusader 839
117 Kaplan, Louis. Mental Health and Human Relations in Education. New York: Harper and Brothers, 1959. xiv + 476 pp. 840
118 Muddles, Myths and Medicine 841
119 Look Who’s Talking 843
120 Clinical Psychology Afoot and Abroad 845
Section IX Miscellaneous 847
121 How I Spent My Seventyfifth Birthday 849
122 Psychology versus Fate 850
123 Understandable Psychology 851
124 Aggravating Aphorisms: How to Read a Psychological Dictionary Between the Lines 915
125 Inductive Trigonometry 916
126 Notes on Perceptual Integration in the Design of Aircraft Instrument Panels 932
127 Design of Critical Difference Computer 958
Appendix 971
Index 972
