Case Study Assignment Kelly and Personal Construct Theory PDF

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Using Kelly’s personal construct theory, analyze Philip s behavior by answering the following questions. 1. What is the organization of Philip’s construct of clergy? For Philip, being a clergy member means vows of chastity and obedience, doing God's will, and being responsible for the spirituality of others.

2. What are the two poles of Philip’s clergy construct? What corollary does this apply to?

The two poles of Philip's clergy construct are clergy and the non-clergy. This is the dichotomy corollary. This corollary would apply to the corollary of range.

3. How is Philip’s clergy construct the same as other people’s? What corollary does this apply to?

Philips clergy construct is the same as that of others in the sense that both he and other clergy members feel the weight of their responsibilities and obligations to their followers. This applies to the commonality corollary.

4. How is Philip’s clergy construct different than other people’s? What corollary does this apply to?

Philip's clergy construct is different from that of others in the sense that he disagrees with the views of members of the clergy who wish to reform certain practices

of the church. His construct of clergy is different from others because it involves vows of chastity and obedience while other Catholic priests do not. He prefers to uphold traditional views in his church. This most closely applies to individuality corollary. 5. Does Philip’s clergy construct appear to be permeable (adjustable)? Why or why not?

Phillip’s clergy does not appear to be permeable as he does not agree with church reformers and does not seem to believe in change within the Church....