Understanding constructs Ep.25

Drawing the Ideal Self (Personal Construct Psychology - PCP)

This month the podcast is about constructs. If you are new to PCP, I hope this might summarise what a construct is, the difference between constructs and elements, and verbal, non-verbal and pre-verbal constructs.

References

A drawing and its opposite: an application of the notion of the ‘construct’ in the elicitation of children’s drawings. Chapter 9 in

Ravenette, T. (1999). Personal Construct Theory in Educational Psychology. A Practitioner’s View.

Dalton, P. & Dunnett. G. (1990). A Psychology for Living. Personal Construct Theory for Professionals and Clients.

Fransella, F. & Dalton, P. (1990). Personal Construct Counselling in Action.