Dementia and the construing system Ep.52

Drawing the Ideal Self (Personal Construct Psychology - PCP)

This episode focuses on construing in dementia and the challenges that presents to the carer, particularly if they are caring for a parent. I refer to a paper by Mike Bender and Sally Robbins who write about the impact of dementia on construing and on the construing system. The implications of changes in the construing of the person and their child are significant.
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References

Bender, M. and Robbins, S. (2006). Making sense of dementia Ch. 10 in Caputi, P, (Ed.) Personal Construct Psychology: New Ideas.

Mitchell, W. (2009) Somebody I Used to Know.