Narrative perspectives in theory and in practice.
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https://doi.org/10.33898/rdp.v6i22-23.1081Keywords:
narrative, constructivism, narrative psychotherapyAbstract
A constructivist analysis of representation is first offered, to provide a basis for a definition of narrative as a form of representation in which events are organizad in meaningful sequence. After an explication and a comparison of the positions on the use of narrative taken by Efran and Niemeyer, a third, more radical constructivist orientation to narrative in psychology is presented. This orientation is based on the concept of perspective by incongruity, a concept critical to the analysis of conceptual change in many arenas, including psycotherapy. The development of the narrative concept in constructivist psychology can be furthered through a combination of the disciplined analysis of discrete narratives and a more sweeping narrative perspective that addresses all human mentation.
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