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RAYMOND M. BERGNER, PH.D.
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COURSES TAUGHT Psychopathology Practicum Theories and Techniques of Counseling Family Therapy
What is Descriptive Psychology?
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Updated 8/18 VITA
Raymond M. Bergner, Ph.D. Department of Psychology Illinois State University Normal, Illinois 61790-4620 (309) 454-3113 (Home) (309) 438-8190 (Work) Email: rmbergn@ilstu.edu
EDUCATION
Ph.D., University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, 1973. Field: Clinical Psychology. Clinical internship: Multnomah County Mental Health Center, Portland, OR, 1969-70. B.A., Regis College, Denver, Colorado, 1966. Field: Philosophy. PROFESSIONAL HONORS, LICENSES, MEMBERSHIPS
President, Society for Descriptive Psychology, 1984, 2004. Co-editor, Advances in Descriptive Psychology (Volumes 3, 6, 7, 8, 10). Editorial Board, Advances in Descriptive Psychology (Vols. 1 - 10) Registered Clinical Psychologist, State of Illinois (originally licensed in Commonwealth of Virginia). Member, Society for Descriptive Psychology
Department of Psychology, Illinois State University, Normal, IL 61790-4620. June, 1978, to present: Private practice of psychotherapy, Bloomington, IL September, 1980, to September, 1983: Consultant, Outpatient division, McLean County Center for Human Service, Bloomington, IL. September, 1973, to December, 1976: Staff psychologist and Clinic Supervisor, Loudoun County Mental Health Center, Leesburg, VA. September, 1974, to June, 1975: Adjunct professor of psychology, Northern Virginia Community College, Sterling, VA. June, 1971, to September, 1972: Crisis Unit Psychologist, Crisis Unit, Boulder Mental Health Center, Boulder, CO. PUBLICATIONS Bergner, R. (2018). The case against the case against free will. Journal of Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology, 38, 77-90. doi:10.1037/teo0000084 Bergner, R. (2017). What is a person? What is the self? Formulations for a science of psychology. Journal of Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology, 37, 77-90. Bergner, R., & Bunford, N. (2017). Mental disorder is a disability concept, not a behavioral one. An empirical investigation. Philosophy, Psychiatry,and Psychology, 24, 25-40. Bergner, R., & Bunford, N. (2017). Mental disorder disability: In support of our design. Philosophy, Psychiatry, and Psychology, 24, 49-52. Bergner, R. (2016). American Psychological Associated invited podcast: What is “behavior?” And why is it not reducible to biological states of affairs? Recorded for APA Journals Dialogue Series, July 13, 2016. Duda, M., & Bergner, R. (2016). Sustaining versus losing love: Factors discriminating the two. Marriage and Family Review, online version published May 4, 2016. Bergner, R. (2016). What is “behavior?” And why is it not reducible to biological states of affairs? Journal of Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology, 36, 41- 55. Bergner, R. (2015). Status dynamic psychotherapy. In E. Neukrig (Ed.) The Sage encyclopedia of counseling and psychotherapy. Los Angeles, CA: Sage Publications. Bergner, R., & Ramon, A. (2014). The Personal Beliefs Scale. American Psychological Association PsychTESTS Database Bergner, R., & Ramon, A. (2013). Some implications of belief in love, free will, and non-reductionism. Journal of Social Psychology,153, 1-21. Bergner, R., Davis, K., Lubuguin, F., & Schwartz, W. (Eds.), (2013), Advances in Descriptive Psychology (Vol. 10). Ann Arbor, MI: Descriptive Psychology Press. Bergner, R. (2013). All the world's a stage: A person-centered view of science. In R. Bergner, K.Davis, F. Lubuguin, & W. Schwartz (Eds.), Advances in Descriptive Psychology (Vol. 10, pp. 7-18). Ann Arbor, MI: Descriptive Psychology Press. Bergner, R., & Bunford, N. (2013). Suicide and impossible worlds. In R. Bergner, K. Davis, F. Lubuguin, & W. Schwartz (Eds.), Advances in Descriptive Psychology (Vol. 10, pp. 55-74). Ann Arbor, MI: Descriptive Psychology Press. Bergner, R. (2013). Therapeutic policies in the conduct of psychotherapy. In R. Bergner, K.Davis, F. Lubuguin, & W. Schwartz (Eds.), Advances in Descriptive Psychology (Vol. 10). Ann Arbor, MI: Descriptive Psychology Press. Bergner, R., Davis, K., Saternus, L., Walley, S., and Tyson, T. (2013). Romantic love: An empirically based essentialist account. In R. Bergner, K.Davis, F. Lubuguin, & W. Schwartz (Eds.), Advances in Descriptive Psychology (Vol. 10). Ann Arbor, MI: Descriptive Psychology Press. Torres, W., & Bergner, R. (2012). Severe humiliation: Its nature, consequences, and clinical treatment. Psychotherapy, 49, 492-501. Bunford, N., & Bergner, R. (2012). Suicide and impossible worlds: An empirical investigation. Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention, 33, 335-343. Bergner, R. (2011). What is behavior? And so what? New Ideas in Psychology, 29, 147-155. Hegi, K., & Bergner, R. (2010). What is love? An empirically-based essentialist account. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships. 27, 620-636. Torres, W., & Bergner, R. (2010). Humiliation: Its nature and consequences. Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, 28, 195-204. Bergner, R. (2010). The Tolstoy dilemma: A paradigm case formulation and some therapeutic interventions. In K.Davis, F. Lubuguin, & W. Schwartz (Eds.), Advances in Descriptive Psychology (Vol. 9, pp.143-160). Ann Arbor, MI: Descriptive Psychology Press. Bergner, R. (2010). What is Descriptive Psychology? An introduction. In K. Davis, F. Lubuguin, & W. Schwartz (Eds.), Advances in Descriptive Psychology (Vol. 9, pp. 325-360). Ann Arbor, MI: Descriptive Psychology Press. Bergner, R. (2009). Trauma, exposure, and world reconstruction. American Journal of Psychotherapy, 63, 267-282. Bridges, A., & Bergner, R. (2009). Pornography, effects on relationships. In H. Reis & S. Sprecher (Eds.), The Sage Encyclopedia of Human Relationships. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. Bergner, R. (2007). On promoting adaptive self-criticism in psychotherapy. In E. Chang (Ed.), Self-criticism and self-enhancement. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. Bergner, R. (2007). Status Dynamics: Creating New Paths to Therapeutic Change. Ann Arbor, MI: Burns Park Publishers. Bergner, R. (2007). Therapeutic storytelling revisited. American Journal of Psychotherapy, 61, 149-162. Bergner, R. (2006). The many secure knowledge bases of psychotherapy. American Journal of Psychotherapy, 69, 215-232. Bergner, R. (2006). Cognition: Unobservable information processing or private social practice. Journal of Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology, 26, 154-171. Davis, K., & Bergner, R. (Eds.) (2006). Advances in Descriptive Psychology (Volume 8). Ann Arbor, MI: Descriptive Psychology Press. Bergner, R. (2006). Beyond empirical validation: Justifying therapeutic judgment and action. In K. Davis & R. Bergner (Eds.), Advances in Descriptive Psychology (Volume 8, pp. 145-174). Ann Arbor, MI: Descriptive Psychology Press. Bergner, R. (2006). Underlying cognitive micro-processes or private social practices: A critique of cognitive psychology's micro-process program. In K. Davis & R. Bergner (Eds.), Advances in Descriptive Psychology (Volume 8, pp. 175-194 ). Ann Arbor, MI: Descriptive Psychology Press. Bergner, R. (2006). Can psychological science be replaced by biological science? In K. Davis & R. Bergner (Eds.), Advances in Descriptive Psychology (Volume 8, pp. 43-68). Ann Arbor, MI: Descriptive Psychology Press. Bergner R (2006). An open letter from Isaac Newton to the field of psychology. In K. Davis & R. Bergner (Eds.), Advances in Descriptive Psychology (Volume 8, pp. 69-80). Ann Arbor, MI: Descriptive Psychology Press. Bergner, R. (2005). World reconstruction in psychotherapy. American Journal of Psychotherapy, 59, 1-17. Bergner, R. (2005). Lovemaking as a ceremony of accreditation. Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy, 31: 1-8. Bergner, R. (2005). Status dynamic treatment of a case of bulimia. Clinical Case Studies, 4, 295-303. Bergner, R. (2004). An integrative framework for psychopathology and psychotherapy. New Ideas in Psychology, 22, 127-141. Bergner, R. (2004). Is it all really biological? Journal of Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology, 24, 30-49. Bergner, R.. (2003). Emotions: A relational view and its clinical applications. American Journal of Psychotherapy, 57, 471-490. Bridges, A., Bergner, R., & McInnis, M. (2003). Romantic partner's use of pornography: Its significance for women. Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy. 29, 1-14. Beste S, Bergner R, & Nauta M (2003). What keeps love alive? An empirical investigation. Family Therapy, 30, 125-141. Bridges, A., & Bergner, R. (2003). How women perceive a romantic partner's use of pornography: Research and therapeutic implications. Briefings: The Newsletter of the CaliforniaPsychological Association, 160, pp. 7-9. Ward, C., Bergner, R., & Kahn, J. (2003). Why do men distance? Factors predictive of male avoidance of intimate conflict. Family Therapy, 30, 1-9. Bergner, R. (2002). Sexual compulsion as attempted recovery from degradation. Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy, 28, 373-387. Bergner, R., & Bridges A. (2002). The significance of heavy pornography involvement for romantic partners: Research and clinical implications. Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy, 28, 198-206. Mika, P., Bergner, R., & Baum, M. (2001). The parentification scale. In Touliatis, J., Perlmutter, B, Holden, G., Handbook of family measurement techniques (2d ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. Bergner, R., & Holmes, J. (2000). Self-concepts and self-concept change: A status dynamic formulation. Psychotherapy Theory, Research, Practice, Training, 37, 36-44. Bergner, R. (2000). Love and barriers to love: An analysis for psychotherapists and others, American Journal of Psychotherapy, 54, 1-17. Bergner, R. (1999). Status enhancement: A further path to therapeutic change. American Journal of Psychotherapy, 53, 201-214. Bergner, R. (1998). Therapeutic approaches to problems of meaninglessness. American Journal of Psychotherapy, 52, pp. 1-16. Bergner, R. (1998). Characteristics of an optimal clinical case formulation. American Journal of Psychotherapy, 52, 287-300. Jeffrey, J. & Bergner, R. (Eds.). (1998). Advances in Descriptive Psychology (Vol. 7). Ann Arbor: Descriptive Psychology Press. Bergner, R. (1998) Self-criticism. In J. Jeffrey & R. Bergner, (Eds.). Advances in Descriptive Psychology (Vol. 7, pp. 249-276). Ann Arbor: Descriptive Psychology Press. Bergner R (1998). Coaching and leadership. In J. Jeffrey & R. Bergner, (Eds.). Advances in Descriptive Psychology (Vol. 7, pp. 281-300). Ann Arbor: Descriptive Psychology Press. Bergner, R. (1998). Coaching and motivation. In J. Jeffrey & R. Bergner, (Eds.). Advances in Descriptive Psychology (Vol. 7, pp. 301-320). Ann Arbor: Descriptive Psychology Press. Bergner, R. (1998). Coaching and teaching. In J. Jeffrey & R. Bergner, (Eds.). Advances in Descriptive Psychology (Vol. 7, pp. 321-340). Ann Arbor: Descriptive Psychology Press. Bergner, R. (1997). Preface to Essays on clinical topics: The collected works of Peter G. Ossorio (Volume II, pp. xi-xxiv). Ann Arbor: Descriptive Psychology Press. Bergner, R. (1997). What is psychopathology? And so what? Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 4, 235-248. Bergner, R. (1997). The use of a recent formulation of bulimia nervosa in the successful treatment of a bulimic woman. Family Therapy, 24, 71-79. Bergner, R. (1995). Pathological self-criticism: Assessment and treatment. Secaucaus, NJ: Springer Publishing. (Paperback edition published in 2010) Valleau M, Bergner R, & Horton C. (1995). Parentification and caretaker syndrome: An empirical investigation. Family Therapy, 22, 157-164. Bergner, R. Delgado , & Graybill D (1994). Finkelhor's Risk Factor Checklist: A Cross-validational Study. Child Abuse and Neglect, 18, 331-340. Bergner, R. (1993). Victims into perpetrators. Psychotherapy, 30, 452-462. Bergner, R. (Ed.) (1993). Studies in psychopathology: The Descriptive Psychological approach. Ann Arbor, MI: Descriptive Psychology Press. Bergner, R. (1993). Psychopathology and psychotherapy from a Descriptive Psychological point of view. In R. Bergner, Ed., Studies in psychopathology: The Descriptive Psychological approach. Ann Arbor: Descriptive Psychology Press. Bergner, R. (1991). Proposal for an eclectic framework. Journal of Integrative and Eclectic Psychotherapy, 10, 3, 295-318. Roberts M, & Bergner R (Eds.) (1991). Clinical topics: Adolescent-family problems, bulimia, chronic mental illness, and mania. Ann Arbor, MI: Descriptive Psychology Press. Bergner, R. & Staggs J (1991). The positive therapeutic relationship: An accreditation perspective. In M. Roberts and R. Bergner (Eds.), Clinical topics: Adolescent-family problems, bulimia, chronic mental illness, and mania. Ann Arbor, MI: Descriptive Psychology Press. Bergner, R. (1991). Psychopathology and psychotherapy: An eclectic, Descriptive- Psychologically based view. In M. Roberts and R. Bergner (Eds.), Clinical topics: Adolescent-family problems, bulimia, chronic mental illness, and mania. Ann Arbor, MI: Descriptive Psychology Press. Bretscher, F. & Bergner, R. (1991). Relational qualities as factors in mate selection decisions. In M. Roberts and R. Bergner, (Eds.), Clinical topics: Adolescent- family problems, bulimia, chronic mental illness, and mania. Ann Arbor, MI: Descriptive Psychology Press. Bergner R, & Bergner L (1990). Sexual misunderstanding: A descriptive and pragmatic formulation. Psychotherapy Theory, Research, Practice, Training, 27, 34-38. Bergner, R. (1990). Father-daughter incest: Degradation and recovery from degradation. In A. Putman and K. Davis (Eds.), Advances in Descriptive Psychology (Vol. 5, pp. 285-306). Boulder, CO: Descriptive Psychology Press. Bergner, R. (1990). Impulsive action and impulsive persons: A descriptive and pragmatic formulation. In T. Putman and K. Davis (Eds.), Advances in Descriptive Psychology (Volume 5, pp. 261-284). Boulder, CO: Descriptive Psychology Press. Bergner, R. (1988). Money's 'Lovemap' account of the paraphilias: A critique and reformulation. American Journal of Psychotherapy, 42, 254-259. Bergner, R. (1988). Status dynamic psychotherapy with depressed individuals. Psychotherapy Theory, Research, Practice, Training, 25, 266-272. Bergner R, & Staggs J (1987) The positive therapeutic relationship as accreditation. Psychotherapy Theory, Research, Practice, Training, 24, 315-320. Bergner, R. (1987) Undoing degradation. Psychotherapy Theory, Research, Practice, Training, 24, 25-30. Mika P, Bergner R, & Baum M (1987). The development of a scale for the assessment of parentification. Family Therapy, 14, 229-235. Bergner, R. (1985). Paranoid style: A descriptive and pragmatic account. In K. Davis and T. Mitchell (Eds.). Advances in Descriptive Psychology (Volume 4). Greenwich, CT: JAI Press. Davis K, & Bergner R (Eds.) (1983). Advances in Descriptive Psychology (Volume 3). Greenwich, CT: JAI Press, Inc. Bergner, R. (1983). Emotions: A conceptual formulation and its clinical implications. In K. Davis and R. Bergner (Eds.), Advances in Descriptive Psychology (Volume 3). Greenwich, CT: JAI Press, Inc. Bergner, R. (1982). Hysterical action, impersonation, and caretaking roles. In K. Davis and T. Mitchell (Eds.), Advances in Descriptive Psychology (Volume 2). Greenwich, CT: JAI Press, Inc. Bergner, R. (1982). Couple therapy for histrionic clients and their spouses. In H. Millman, J. Huber, and D. Diggins (Eds.), Therapies for adults. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. Blain G, Bergner R, Lewis M, & Goldstein M (1981). The use of objectively scorable House-Tree-Person items to establish child abuse. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 37, 667-73. Bergner, R. (1981). Recasting victims as perpetrators. The Journal of Strategic and Systemic Therapies, 1, 1-9. Bergner, R. (1981). The overseer regime: A descriptive and practical study of the obsessive compulsive personality style. In K. Davis (Ed.), Advances in Descriptive Psychology (Volume 1). Greenwich, CT: JAI Press, Inc. Bergner, R. (1981). Marital conflict resolution: A conceptual framework and its empirical evaluation. In K. Davis (Ed.), Advances in Descriptive Psychology (Volume 1). Greenwich, CT: JAI Press, Inc. Bergner, R. (1979). The use of systems oriented illustrative stories in marital psychotherapy. Family Therapy, 6, 109-118. Bergner, R. (1979). Transforming presenting problems. Rational Living, 14, 13-16. Bergner, R. (1977). The marital system of the hysterical individual. Family Process, 16, 85-95. Bergner, R., & Miller, M. (1969). Interpersonal learning: The case of learning about one another. University of Colorado Program on Cognitive Processes, Report #115. Institute of Behavioral Science. Boulder, Colorado. |