Wechsler, R. / Published 2020 / Presentation
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| Presenter | Ralph Wechsler, Ph.D. |
| Date | October 4, 2020 |
| Abstract: | I will be describing the precision and rigor in developing the conceptualization, as we articulated the significance of manic behaviors, as well as the research methodology that we developed to test our hypotheses. Beyond a profound education in practical epistemology, the doctorate was also a profound personal education. I hope to convey my intellectual and personal journey while completing a doctoral dissertation with Peter Ossorio, my advisor at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Although I took this journey 39 years ago, I have a verbatim transcript of the experience to refresh my memory. I recorded each session and transcribed them between our meetings. I could not absorb “on the fly” all that he conveyed in those one-hour meetings, so this strategy allowed me to immerse myself in Descriptive Psychology in general and my clinical topic (manic states) in particular. |
| Related Papers |
1. Ossorio, P. G. (1970/1981). Outline of Descriptive Psychology for personality theory and clinical applications. In K. E. Davis (Ed.), Advances in Descriptive Psychology, Vol. 1, (pp. 57-82). Greenwich, CT: JAI Press. 2. Wechsler, R. (1983). The relationship between personality and manic states: A status dynamic formulation. Dissertation Abstracts International, 47, 3078 (University Microfilms No. DA8408083). 3. Wechsler, R. (1984, August). "A status dynamic formulation of manic states." Paper presented at the meeting of the Society for Descriptive Psychology, Boulder, CO. 4. Wechsler, R. (1991). Personality and manic states: A status dynamic formulation of bipolar disorder. In M. K. Roberts & R. M. Bergner (Eds.), Clinical Topics: Contributions to the conceptualization and treatment of adolescent-family problems, bulimia, chronic mental illness, and mania. (Advances in Descriptive Psychology series, Vol. 6, pp. 203-233). Boulder, CO & Ann Arbor, Ml: Descriptive Psychology Press. 5. Ossorio, P. (2006/2013). The behavior of persons. Ann Arbor, Ml: Descriptive Psychology Press. 6. Bell, D., Foster, S., & Cone, J. (2019). Dissertations and theses from start to finish: Psychology and related fields, Third Edition. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association Press. |