Psychiatry and Psychology

Personal Construct Theory

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)

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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)

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  • Construct Theories, Personal
  • Construct Theory, Personal
  • Personal Construct Theories
  • Theories, Personal Construct
  • Theory, Personal Construct

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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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  1. National Library of Medicine. Personal Construct Theory. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D018187. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D018187
  2. Personal Construct Theory. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_construct_theory
  3. Personal Construct Theory. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1972973