| Video | Click here to view the full video of this presentation. |
| Presenter | Ray Bergner, Ph.D. |
| Date | October 1, 2021 |
| Abstract: | In this talk, I will (1) review Peter Ossorio’s unique formulation of the self-concept; (2) present some logical and empirical justifications for preferring this formulation to existing alternatives; (3) explain, based on this, why self-concepts tend to not change in the face of what would seem to be disconfirming evidence; and (4) describe some therapeutic approaches to modifying self-concepts that are based on Ossorio’s view and that avoid many of the pitfalls inherent in mainstream approaches to this endeavor. |
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The world makes sense, and so do people. -Peter G. Ossorio, Ph.D.