Constructs of Relationship

Constructs of relationships and issues of authority in nursing

“…The recipient is seen as a person who can go to the authority figure in order for his needs to be met. We h.ave previously categorized (Heyman & Shaw 1978) such a relationship as an altercentric/egocentric one, where one party (in this case the authority. figure) is altercentric, i.e.…”

“…We will try to show that the 'nature' of authority can be viewed quite differently depending upon how the interpersonal context is viewed, and that different views lead to alternative attitudes about how rules ought to be applied to specific situations. In analysing nurses' views of the 'nature' of authority we will draw upon a previous attempt to categorize interpretations of interpersonal relationships (Heyman & Shaw 1978).…”

Motivation in Personal Construct Theory: A Conceptual Critique

“…An example of the artificial and unnecessary constrictions placed on personal construct psychology by Kelly's rejection of the concept of motivation can be found by implication in Heyman and Shaw (1978). They report their research into causes of anger, and relate their findings to a fourfold classification of various constructs that people might hold concerning personal relationships, namely, in terms of exchange, reciprocity, egocentrism, and what they call altercentrism.…”

“…Typically, anger results when the other's egoism is seen as interfering with one's own projects, whether these are conceived as egoistic or altruistic. Plainly enough, these construct systems deal with the motivation of behavior, yet Heyman and Shaw (1978) say they have a commitment to Kelly's model of man as "a scientist who needs to predict and control events" (p. 240). What they do not see is that according to Kelly the need to predict is the only need one has, and that we seek to control events only in order to confirm our predictions.…”

Introduction to 2018 special issue of European Security: “ontological (in)security in the European Union”

“…While the study of ontological insecurity was primarily within the fields of literature and psychoanalysis in the 1960s and 1970s, the concept slowly made its way into the field of sociology (Gibbon 1972, Kanter 1974, Heyman and Shaw 1978. In the 1980s and 1990s the work of Anthony Giddens and Ulrich Beck was important in bringing together the concept of ontological security with the study of risk society (Beck et al 1994).…”