scholarly journals Psychological theories of aggression

2021 ◽  
Vol XL (2-3) ◽  
pp. 91-104
Author(s):  
Nikola Drndarević
Keyword(s):  
Social Learning Theory ◽  
Personal Construct ◽  
Psychological Perspective ◽  
Personal Construct Theory ◽  
Psychological Theories ◽  
Theoretical Perspectives ◽  
Construct Theory ◽  
Constructivist Perspective ◽  
Behaviorist Theory ◽  
Over Time

This paper aimed to provide a short exposition of the main theories of aggression. The choice of the theories reflected, in part, the historical progression and rising complexity of the theories over time. A brief overview of the following theoretical perspectives on aggression was presented: Freud’s psychoanalytic theory; Lorenz’s ethological theory; Behaviorist theory; Frustration-aggression hypothesis; Cognitive neo-association theory; and Social learning theory. These theories are representatives of the traditional perspective, which posits that by piecing together fragments of data gained through research, we arrive at the truth about aggression. A radically different perspective was offered through the constructivist perspective, which argues that any theory is just one way of organizing the data. Drawing from personal construct theory, a different psychological perspective on aggression was proposed.

Comparison of Provided and Elicited Grid Content in the Grid Test of Schizophrenic Thought Disorder

1972 ◽  
Vol 121 (560) ◽  
pp. 53-57
Author(s):  
M. McFadyen ◽  
G. A. Foulds
Keyword(s):  
Thought Disorder ◽  
Personal Construct ◽  
Conceptual System ◽  
Thought Process ◽  
Personal Construct Theory ◽  
Formal Thought Disorder ◽  
Psychological Attributes ◽  
Construct Theory ◽  
Over Time ◽  
Grid Test

Within a framework of Kelly's Personal Construct Theory (Kelly, 1955; Bannister, 1962a), Bannister (1960, 1962b) considers thought-process disorder (formal thought disorder) to be a loosening of the associations between the constructs of the patient's conceptual system, and an instability over time of whatever pattern of association remains. The disorder appears to be maximal in that construct subsystem which subsumes discriminations relating to psychological attributes (Bannister and Salmon, 1966; McPherson and Buckley, 1970).

Estimates of Change in a Depressive Patient

1969 ◽  
Vol 115 (527) ◽  
pp. 1199-1200 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dorothy Rowe
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Depressed Patient ◽  
Subjective Assessment ◽  
Personal Construct ◽  
Personal Construct Theory ◽  
The World ◽  
Construct Theory ◽  
Changes Over Time ◽  
Over Time ◽  
Made In

A continuing problem in the care of patients suffering with depression is the assessment of how depressed the patient is, and how the level of depression changes over time. In clinical practice the patient is used as his own control, but the psychiatric assessment often has to be made in ways prone to the errors of subjective assessment. The psychiatrist is interested in how the depressed patient views himself and the world around him, that is, in terms of Kelly Personal Construct Theory, what constructs the patient uses to structure areas of his life and where on these constructs the patient sees himself. Personal Construct Theory and the Repertory Grid Techniques provide a useful framework for idiographic estimates of change.

Mourning and Reminiscence: Parallel Psychotherapeutic Processes for Elderly People

1989 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 239-249 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda L. Viney ◽  
Yvonne N. Benjamin ◽  
Carol Preston
Keyword(s):  
Elderly People ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
Theoretical Explanation ◽  
Personal Construct ◽  
Elderly Persons ◽  
Personal Construct Theory ◽  
Psychotherapeutic Processes ◽  
Construct Theory ◽  
The Relationship

Mourning and reminiscence are therapeutic processes common in therapeutic work with the elderly. However, a theoretical explanation of why they are effective has been lacking. Personal construct theory accounts for both in terms of the search of elderly persons for validation of their construct systems. In this article, this explanation of the parallel psychotherapeutic processes is explored, together with relevant information from the literature on mourning and reminiscence. Therapeutic case studies illustrate the characteristics of the two processes and the relationship between them.

Loss of Life and Loss of Bodily Integrity: Two Different Sources of Threat for People who are Ill

1985 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 207-222 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda L. Viney
Keyword(s):  
Healthy People ◽  
Personal Construct ◽  
Personal Construct Theory ◽  
Bodily Integrity ◽  
Loss Of Life ◽  
Psychological States ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Construct Theory ◽  
Positive Feelings ◽  
Different Sources

Personal construct theory was used to generate some questions about the meanings that different types of threat–loss of life and loss of bodily integrity–hold for people who are severely ill. Content analyses of the responses of ill people and healthy people indicated that ill people expressed more concern with both types of threat than healthy people. Ill people who were suffering from acute rather than chronic illness, who were scheduled for surgery and who were hospitalized rather than being cared for at home expressed more concern about loss of life but not about loss of bodily integrity than other ill people. Each type of threatened loss was found to be associated with a different set of psychological states for people who were ill. Threat of loss of life was associated with indirectly expressed anger and uncertainty but also with the expression of many positive feelings. Threat of loss of bodily integrity was also associated with indirectly expressed anger, but with direct expression of it too, together with hopelessness and helplessness. Patients facing the first threat saw themselves as actively engaged in relationships with others, while those facing the second viewed themselves more often as passive participants. The value of this information about the meanings of threats of loss of life and loss of bodily integrity for the counseling of ill people dealing with these threats was illustrated by two case studies.

The Genesis of Schizophrenic Thought Disorder: A Serial Invalidation Hypothesis

1963 ◽  
Vol 109 (462) ◽  
pp. 680-686 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Bannister
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Background ◽  
Thought Disorder ◽  
Personal Construct ◽  
Personal Construct Theory ◽  
Construct Theory

The study to be reported was carried out within the framework of Personal Construct Theory as put forward by Kelly (1955). This theoretical background is summarized and discussed in Bruner (1956) and Bannister (1962).

Qualitative Research

2013 ◽  
pp. 352-364
Author(s):  
M. Gordon Hunter
Keyword(s):  
Research Question ◽  
Research Participant ◽  
Personal Construct ◽  
Theory Approach ◽  
Personal Construct Theory ◽  
Global Business ◽  
Business Operations ◽  
Construct Theory ◽  
Grounded Theory Approach ◽  
Management Issues

This chapter presents a conceptual discussion about investigating management issues relating to global business operations. Current global business operations provide an opportunity to conduct Ex Cultura research. This term represents the situation where researchers conduct investigations beyond their own culture. A Grounded Theory approach within a qualitative perspective is proposed so that newly emerging themes may be identified. These themes may not be known before hand because of the Ex Cultura environment. Two methods are suggested; the first method, Personal Construct Theory and the RepGrid technique, documents what the research participant thinks about a particular research question. The other method, Narrative Inquiry and the Long Interview technique, documents what a research participant has done relative to a research question. Both methods document the research participant’s interpretation of their personal experiences. Further, the methods support Ex Cultura research into management issues involved in global business operations.

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