Studies in Meaning : Exploring Constructivist Psychology

, by Raskin, Jonathan D.; Bridges, Sara K.

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ISBN: 9780944473573 | 0944473571
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Copyright: 2/1/2003

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Constructivist theories of psychology examine the ways in which people create meaningful understandings of the world and use them to guide themselves through life. With their emphasis on the psychological process of human meaning making, constructivist approaches are garnering a great deal of attention within psychology.

Contributors

viii

Preface

Part I Constructivist Theory and Practice

Constructivism in Psychology: Personal Construct Psychology, Radical Constructivism, and Social Constructionism

(26)

Jonathan D. Raskin

Constructions of Abuse: Understanding the Effects of Childhood Sexual Abuse

(22)

Christopher R. Erbes

Stephanie Lewis Harter

Nonvalidation vs. (In) validation: Implications for theory and practice

(14)

Beverly M. Walker

Narrative Solutions: Toward Understanding the Art of Helpful Conversation

(36)

Joseph Eron

Thomas Lund

Part II Constructivist Conceptualizations of Disorder

Disorder, Diagnoses, and the Struggles of Humanness

(24)

Larry M. Leitner

April J. Faidley

Abnormality: Does It Define Us or Do We Define It?

123

(20)

Caroline M. Stanley

Jonathan D. Raskin

The Social Construction of Disorder: From Pathology to Potential

143

(26)

Sheila McNamee

``Diagnosing'' Behavior: Cui Bono?

169

(12)

Thomas Szasz

Part III Explorations in Constructivist Research

Owning Research: The Appropriation of Psychological Data

181

(20)

Mark W. Schlutsmeyer

Nancy E. Pike

Putting the Heart Back Into Constructivist Research

201

(24)

Marla J. Arvay

Towards New Methodologies For Constructivist Research: Synthesizing Knowledges For Relational Inquiries

225

(22)

Marie Hoskins

Part IV New Directions in Constructivist Psychology

How Firm a Foundation? A Constructivist Response to Mahrer's Archeology of Beliefs about Psychotherapy

247

(18)

Robert A. Neimeyer

The Notion of ``Applied Psychology'' from a Personal Construct Psychology Perspective

265

(24)

William George (Bill) Warren

Responsive Understandings in Living Encounters: Re-Figuring Intellectual Inquiry

289

(18)

John Shotter

Now What? The Personal and Professional in Constructivist Thought

307

(13)

Sara K. Bridges

About the Editors

320

(1)

Appendix A: Constructivist Psychology on the Internet

321

(3)

Appendix B: About the North American Personal Construct Network

324

(2)

Index of Proper Names

326

(7)

Subject Index

333

(10)

Membership Application

343

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Studies in Meaning : Exploring Constructivist Psychology

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