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DeCS
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Descriptor English:
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Personal Construct Theory
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Teoría de Construcción Personal
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Teoria da Construção Pessoal
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Synonyms English:
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Construct Theories, Personal
Construct Theory, Personal
Personal Construct Theories
Theories, Personal Construct
Theory, Personal Construct
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Tree Number:
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F02.739.660
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Definition English:
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A psychological theory based on dimensions or categories used by a given person in describing or explaining the personality and behavior of others or of himself. The basic idea is that different people will use consistently different categories. The theory was formulated in the fifties by George Kelly. Two tests devised by him are the role construct repertory test and the repertory grid test. (From Stuart Sutherland, The International Dictionary of Psychology, 1989) |
Indexing Annotation English:
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includes personal construct, personal construct method, personal construct organization, etc.; for personal construct therapy, coordinate with PSYCHOTHERAPY
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History Note English:
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94
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Record Number:
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31198
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Unique Identifier:
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D018187
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