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c hoi c ec or ol l ar y Thepr opos i t i ont hatpeopl es el ec tbet weenal t er nat i v esi ndi c hot omi z edc ons t r uct si n mak i ngt hei rj udgment saboutr eal i t y . c ommonal i t yc or ol l ar y Thepr opos i t i ont hats i mi l arc ons t r ucts y s t emsi n di ffer enti ndi v i dual sl eadt os i mi l ar i t i esi nt hei rbehavi or . c onst el l at or ycons t r uc t T y peofc onst r uc tt hatal l owsi t sel ement st obel ong t oot herc ons t r uct sc onc ur r ent l y ;howev er ,onc ei dent i fi edi napar t i c ul arway ,t hes e el ement sar efi xed.Forex ampl e,ani ndi v i dual ma yhav eas t er eot y pi cc ons t r uctofaf at per s onasl az y ,di r t y ,ands l ov enl y .Thes eel ement sort r ai t scoul dal s obel ongt os ome oft hei ndi v i dual ' sot herc ons t r uct s —f orex ampl e,homel es sper s on,coal mi ner ;t hati s, t hei ndi v i dual mi ghtal s os eeahomel es sper s onandac oalmi nerasl az y ,di r t y ,and s l ov enl y .Howev er ,onc et hei ndi v i dual appl i est hef at per s onc ons t r uctt oaper s oni na par t i c ul ars i t uat i on,t het r ai t s( orel ement s)l azy ,di r t y ,ands l ov enl yar eaut omat i cal l yand i nflexi bl yat t r i but edt ot hatper s on. c onst r uct i v eal t er nat i v i s m Fundament al as s umpt i ont hathumanbei ngsar ec apabl eofc hangi ngt hei r i nt er pr et at i onsofev ent s . c onst r uct s Way sofr epr es ent i ngoure x per i enc es ;t heyar eabs t r ac t i onst hatar edefinedi nt er msof t hes i mi l ar i t i esandc ont r ast soft hei rpol es . c ont r ol l edel abor at i on Ther apeut i ct ec hni quei nwhi c hcl i ent sar eenc our agedt oc l ar i f yandt hi nkt hr ought hei r pr obl emsi nconsul t at i onwi t ht het her api s t ;t hi spr oces senabl est hem t or evi s eor di s c ar dol dc onst r uct sandt of or mul at enewandmor eeffec t i v eones. c or ec ons t r uc t s I mpor t antbel i ef st hatar epar toft hei ndi v i dual ' sper s onal i dent i t y . c or er ol ec ons t r uc t s Setofbel i ef sas s oc i at edwi t hi mpor t antr ol er el at i ons hi pst hatc ons t i t ut et heper s on' s s oc i al i dent i t y . enac t ments k et c h Ades c r i pt i onofar ol et hatc l i ent sar eas k edt opl ayt hatpr ov i desanoppor t uni t yf or t hem t obehav ei nway st hatc ont r as twi t ht hes el f c har act er i zat i ons k et c h.Forexampl e, aper sonwhoc har act er i z esher s el fass hypl ay st her ol eofsomeonewhoi sas s er t i v e. fi x edr ol et her apy Ther apeut i cpr oc edur eus edbyKel l yt opr oduc eper sonal i t yc hangesi ncl i ent sby c onst r uct i ngr ol esf ort hem t hathel pt hem ov er c omet hei rweak nes s esand,i nt he pr oces s ,enabl et hem t or ec ons t r uet hems el v esandt hei rl i f es i t uat i ons . f r agment at i onc or ol l ar y Thepr opos i t i ont hatani ndi v i dual ' sper s onal c ons t r uc ts ubs y s t emsmaybedi s j oi nt ed andmut ual l yi nc ompat i bl e,andt hatt heper soni sof t enunawar eoft hei nconsi s t enc y . i ndi v i dual i t yc or ol l ar y Thepr opos i t i ont hatpeopl edi fferi nt hei rc onst r uct i onsofr eal i t y . l oos ec ons t r uct i ons

Bel i ef st hatar eunst abl e,weak ,andpoor l ydefined andt hatl eadt oer r at i candof t eni nv al i dpr edi c t i onsabouthowt hewor l doper at es . or gani z at i onc or ol l ar y Thepr opos i t i ont hatt hei ndi v i dual ' sconst r uct sar ear r angedi npar t i c ul arway swi t hi nhi s orherper s onal s y s t em. per i pher alc ons t r uc t s Bel i ef st hatar er el at i v el yuni mpor t antt ot heper s on andt hatcanbechangedr at hereas i l y . per meabi l i t y Thedegr eet owhi chnewel ement swi l lbeadmi t t edwi t hi nt heboundar i esofac ons t r uct . pr eempt i v ec ons t r uct T y peofc onst r uc tt hati nc l udesonl yi t sownel ement sandmai nt ai nst hatt hes eel ement s c annotappl yt oot herc ons t r uct s . pr opos i t i onal c ons t r uc t T y peofc onst r uc tt hatl eav esal l ofi t sel ement sopent omodi fic at i on. r angeofc onv eni ence Thes c opeofac ons t r uct ;t henumberofot herc ons t r uct st owhi c hi ti sr el at ed. Rol eCons t r uc tReper t or yT es t( RCRT) T es tdev i s edbyKel l yt oas s es sani ndi vi dual ' sper s onal const r uc ts y st em;al s ok nown ast heREPt es t . s el f c har act er i zat i ons k et c h I ni t i al s t epi nfix edr ol et her apy ,i nwhi c h c l i ent sar eas k edt owr i t eabr i efc har ac t erout l i neoft hems el v esasi tmi ghtbewr i t t enby ani nt i mat eands y mpat het i cf r i end. s oc i al i t ycor ol l ar y Thepr opos i t i ont hatc ons t r uct i v ei nt er per s onal r el at i ons hi psdependonmut ual under s t andi ngofeac hot her ' scons t r uc ts y s t ems . s ubor di nat ec ons t r uc t Const r uc tt hati scont r ol l edbyot hercons t r uc t s. s uper or di nat ec ons t r uc t Const r uc tt hatc ont r ol smanyot herc onst r uct s ....