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Fixed-role therapy is a technique derived from personal construct theory. First, the client prepares a self-characterization sketch , a technique in which the client is asked to write a character sketch about themselves as if they were the principal character in a play, but written as if by a friend who knows the client well. Using information from the self-characterization sketch, as well as from interviews and perhaps the Rep Test, the therapist then writes a fixed-role sketch . The client is asked to act out the fixed-role sketch over a period of weeks. Initially, Kelly and his colleagues emphasized minor changes in the client’s construct systems. However, they later found that it is often easier for a client to play out roles that are the opposite of their usual constructs, rather than making only minor changes in their behavior. Over time, it is expected that the client will learn that the new construct systems are more predictive than their old construct systems, and the fixed-role therapy will establish an ongoing process of reconstruction within the client (Kelly, 1955a).
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Table 12.1: The Role Title List Used for the
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| 1. A teacher you liked. (Or the teacher of a subject you liked.)2. A teach you disliked. (Or the teacher of a subject you disliked.)3. Your wife or present girl friend.3a. (for women) Your husband or present boy friend.4. An employer, supervisor, or officer under whom you worked or served and whom you found hard to get along with. (Or someone under whom you worked in a situation you did not like.)5. An employer, supervisor, or officer under whom you worked or served and whom you liked. (Or someone under whom you worked in a situation you liked.)6. Your mother. (Or the person who has played the part of a mother in your life.)7. Your father. (Or the person who has played the part of a father in your life.)8. Your brother nearest your age. (Or the person who has been most like a brother.)9. Your sister nearest your age. (Or the person who has been most like a sister.)10. A person with whom you have worked who was easy to get along with.11. A person with whom you have worked who was hard to understand.12. A neighbor with whom you get along well.13. A neighbor whom you find hard to understand.14. A boy you got along well with when you were in high school. (Or when you were 16.)15. A girl you got along well with when you were in high school. (Or when you were 16.)16. A boy you did not like when you were in high school. (Or when you were 16.)17. A girl you did not like when you were in high school. (Or when you were 16.)18. A person of your own sex whom you would enjoy having as a companion on a trip.19. A person of your own sex whom you would dislike having as a companion on a trip.20. A person with whom you have been closely associated recently who appears to dislike you.21. The person whom you would most like to be of help to. (Or whom you feel most sorry for.)22. The most intelligent person whom you know personally.23. The most successful person whom you know personally.24. The most interesting person whom you know personally. |
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