Personal construct methodology

"This book provides easy to follow descriptions and examples of applications in clinical and non-clinical settings and explains how and why certain methods are used and in which contexts they are likely to have the most success"--

"Written by an international team of experts, this collection provides a comprehensive account of established and emerging methods of collecting and analysing data within the framework of personal construct theory. Covers methods such as content analysis scales, repertory grid methodology, narrative assessments and drawings, the laddering and ABC techniques, and discusses how and why they are used Explores both qualitative and quantitative methods, as well as methods used in clinical and counselling settings Includes 13 contributions from leading international scholars "--Provided by publisher

Front Matter -- Setting the Scene. Assessment of Personal Constructs: Features and Functions of Constructivist Techniques / Heather Gaines Hardison, Robert A Neimeyer -- Qualitative Methods in Personal Construct Research: A Set of Possible Criteria / Linda L Viney, Sue Nagy -- Qualitative Approaches: Exploring Process. The Use of Laddering: Techniques, Applications and Problems / Beverly M Walker, Nadia Crittenden -- The ABC Model Revisited / Finn Tschudi, David Winter -- The Self-Characterization Technique: Uses, Analysis and Elaboration / Nadia Crittenden, Chantel Ashkar -- Experience Cycle Methodology: A Method for Understanding the Construct Revision Pathway / Lindsay G Oades, Linda L Viney -- Quantitative Approaches: Exploring Process. An Introduction to Grid-based Methods / Peter Caputi -- Analyzing Grids: New and Traditional Approaches / Peter Caputi, Richard C Bell, Desley Hennessy -- Computer-aided Constructivism / Brian R Gaines, Mildred LG Shaw -- Using Constructivist-oriented Content Analysis Scales / Linda L Viney, Peter Caputi -- Methods in Counseling and Clinical Settings. Narrative Assessment in Psychotherapy: A Constructivist Approach / Luis Botella, Maria Gamiz -…