Constructive Alternativism.

With his theory of constructive alternativism, George Kelly [1] posited that our experiences of the world around us, including events that take place or our understanding of people, including ourselves, are open to an immense variety of interpretations. Kelly argued that no one construct is a final or definitively accurate way of grasping the world. Instead, we can always create alternative constructs to better explain or represent that which we observe. A revised construct can increase our ability to comprehend the world around us and help us feel that we can predict or control it. Therapists can use constructive alternativism to help clients who are depressed or anxious live happier lives by reconsidering the way the clients have appraised their lives. Cognitive therapy, in fact, is based to some extent on this premise.

Potpourri : Readings

What is hypnosis? An excellent article by Dr. Walter Schulze.

Research in NLP: Steve Andreas Blog is very informative

It led me to these

• Susan Clancy :The Trauma Myth
• BPS Research Digest
• Synesthesia (A neurologically based condition in which stimulation of one sensory or cognitive pathway leads to automatic, involuntary experiences in a second sensory or cognitive pathway)
• Re-evaluating the time of your life (A study of Holocaust survivors who had experienced traumatic events and how some were able to move forward while others remained stuck)
• How can you recall negative past experiences without being overwhelmed?

CBT

Cognitive behavioral therapy (or cognitive behavioral therapies or CBT) is a psychotherapeutic approach, a talking therapy, that aims to solve problems concerning dysfunctional emotions, behaviors and cognitions through a goal-oriented, systematic procedure. The title is used in diverse ways to designate behavior therapy, cognitive therapy, and to refer to therapy based upon a combination of basic behavioral and cognitive research. [...] Read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_behavior_modification


Cognitive therapy (CT) is a type of psychotherapy developed by American psychiatrist Aaron T. Beck. CT is one of the therapeutic approaches within the larger group of cognitive behavioral therapies (CBT) and was first expounded by Beck in the 1960s. More: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_T._Beck


Aaron Temkin Beck, M.D. is the father of Cognitive Therapy, having created and refined cognitive therapy over the course of his research and clinical career. He has published more than 550 scholarly articles and 18 books and has developed widely-used assessment scales. [...] Read more: http://www.med.upenn.edu/suicide/beck/index.html

Cognitive therapy seeks to help the patient overcome difficulties by identifying and changing dysfunctional thinking, behavior, and emotional responses. This involves helping patients develop skills for modifying beliefs, identifying distorted thinking, relating to others in different ways, and changing behaviors. [...] Read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_therapy


List of cognitive–behavioral therapies : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cognitive%E2%80%93behavioral_therapies