Cognitive therapy and theories of knowing: A social constructionist view

Journal/Book: J Couns Develop. 1995; 73: 5999 Stevenson Ave, Alexandria, VA 22304-3300. Amer Counseling Assoc. 579-585.

Abstract: It is argued that current theory and practice of cognitive therapy are encapsulated by a set of epistemic values that assign causative primacy for psychological problems to the cognitive processes of the individual knower. Social constructionism represents an alternative to this state of affairs by underscoring the inextricable connection between the personal and the social, challenging the merit of decontextualized accounts of psychological problems, and identifying empowerment a!ld social change as viable therapeutic options.

Note: Review WJ Lyddon, Univ So Mississippi, Dept Psychol, Gutsch Training Clin, Hattiesburg, MS 39406 USA

Keyword(s): PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; WOMEN; EMPOWERMENT; FRAMEWORK; REALITIES; IDENTITY; MODELS; SELF

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