Studies in Meaning : Exploring Constructivist Psychology

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

• ISBN13: 9780944473573
• ISBN10: 0944473571
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-02-01
• Publisher: Lightning Source Inc

Summary

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.

Table of Contents

Contributors	viii
Preface	xi
Part I Constructivist Theory and Practice
Constructivism in Psychology: Personal Construct Psychology, Radical Constructivism, and Social Constructionism	1	(26)
Jonathan D. Raskin
Constructions of Abuse: Understanding the Effects of Childhood Sexual Abuse	27	(22)
Christopher R. Erbes
Stephanie Lewis Harter
Nonvalidation vs. (In) validation: Implications for theory and practice	49	(14)
Beverly M. Walker
Narrative Solutions: Toward Understanding the Art of Helpful Conversation	63	(36)
Joseph Eron
Thomas Lund
Part II Constructivist Conceptualizations of Disorder
Disorder, Diagnoses, and the Struggles of Humanness	99	(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