Exam 11: A Cognitive Theory of Personality: George a Kellys Personal Construct Theory of Personality

In Rogers' theory, a person experienced anxiety when there was a discrepancy between experience and perception of the self. For Kelly, one experiences anxiety when

Kelly's theory portrays people as oriented to the present.

Kelly explained that theories have a range of convenience and a focus of convenience. What do you feel is the particular range of convenience and focus of convenience of Kelly's own theory of personality?

Development involves

According to Kelly, to understand a construct we must know its

Kelly's theory advocates that a person's own personality is made up of

What are the advantages of Kelly's approach to personality assessment, as compared to that of the trait theorists? Conversely, what are the disadvantages of Kelly's approach to personality assessment, as compared to that of the trait theorists?

In relation to psychoanalysis, Kelly rejected

The Rep test assumes the presented list of roles is the basis for an adequate sampling of the person's construct system.

For Kelly, the response to threat may be

According to Kelly, people seek positive reinforcement and the avoidance of pain.

According to Kelly's system whenever people feel that a major shake-up in the construct system is about to occur, they feel

The suggestion may be made that constructs most likely

If an anticipated event does not occur the person

According to Kelly, people are different in their constructs but follow the same principles of construct system functioning.

For Kelly, theories are

According to Kelly we are

Structural concepts abound in personality theories--Kelly's included. What was the key structural concept behind Kelly's "man the scientist"?

Kelly's view concerning psychopathology involves the concept of anxiety and, therefore, it is similar to that of

Fixed-role therapy assumes that people