Donald J. Kiesler
Donald Joseph Kiesler (born December 22, 1933 in Louisville, Kentucky , † May 16, 2007 ) was an American psychologist and psychotherapy researcher . His research focus was on the theory, diagnosis and psychotherapy of interpersonal problems.
Life
Kiesler received his PhD in clinical psychology in 1963. He then worked at the Psychiatric Institute of the University of Wisconsin in the psychotherapy research group under Carl Rogers .
1964 to 1967 he was an assistant professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Iowa .
From 1967 to 1971 Kiesler was an associate professor and from 1972 to 1973 professor in the Department of Psychology at Emory University in Atlanta.
From 1973 until his retirement in 1999 he was professor of psychology at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond .
He became better known in the field of psychotherapy research through his article "Some myths of psychotherapy research and the search for a paradigm", as well as through his taxonomy of interpersonal problems (also known as the "Kiesler Circle"). The Kiesler Circle plays a major role in the psychotherapy of chronic depression with the Cognitive Behavioral Analysis System of Psychotherapy .
Works
- Jack C. Anchin, Donald J. Kiesler: Handbook of interpersonal psychotherapy . New York et al. a .: Pergamon Press, 1982.
- Donald J. Kiesler: The process of psychotherapy: empirical foundations and systems of analysis. 1973
literature
- Stephen Nowicki: Obituary: Donald J. Kiesler (1933-2007). American Psychologist, Vol 63 (4), 2008, p. 272, doi : 10.1037 / 0003-066X.63.4.272a
- Anne Guhn, Stephan Köhler, Eva-Lotta Brakemeier: Kiesler-Kreis Training: Manual for the treatment of interpersonal problems Beltz, 2019
Individual evidence
- ↑ Donald J. Kiesler: Some myths of psychotherapy research and the search for a paradigm. In: Psychological Bulletin , Vol 65 (2), Feb 1966, pp 110-136.
- ^ Donald J. Kiesler: The 1982 Interpersonal Circle: A taxonomy for complementarity in human transactions. Psychological Review, Vol 90 (3), Jul 1983, pp 185-214. doi : 10.1037 / 0033-295X.90.3.185
- ↑ Klein JP, Belz M. Psychotherapy Chronic Depression. Practical Guide CBASP. Göttingen: Hogrefe (2014), p. 18ff.
Web links
- Vita at Virginia Commonwealth University (as of 1997)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kiesler, Donald J. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kiesler, Donald Joseph |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American psychologist and psychotherapy researcher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 22, 1933 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Louisville (Kentucky) |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 16, 2007 |