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Dependency Constructs: Developmental Aspects and Implications for Short-Term Psychotherapy
Author(s)
Nada Dimcovic
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DOI:10.17265/1548-6648/2021.03.003
Affiliation(s)
Private Practice, Belgrade, Serbia
ABSTRACT
When George Kelly first published The Psychology of Personal Constructs in 1955, he offered an image of men as scientist, thus emphasizing human agency and choice. People develop personal construct system which consists of hierarchically connected dimensions of meaning that are bipolar. Personal Constructs Psychology PCP is a forerunner of what was developed into a family of post-modern therapies, i.e. constructivism(s). In this paper, I will present the main concepts that address the question of dependency in the theoretical framework of constructivism. The ways to work within this framework in psychotherapy is my next theme. I will try to present the ways how we learn from our efforts to help clients, including successes and failures.
KEYWORDS
Dependency, threat and guilt, eating disorder, therapeutic relationship.
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