The Constructed Awareness Orientation Theory and Typology: A New Model of Personality for Psychotherapy

This conceptual article introduces Constructed Awareness, an emerging therapeutic approach to treating trauma that incorporates a personality theory known as orientation and a typology of six personality expressions called orientation styles. The first section presents Constructed Awareness as a treatment model. The second section explores the Constructed Awareness theory of orientation and personality, defining these concepts while addressing longstanding myths and challenges in the study of personality. The third and fourth sections delve into the components and structure of orientation. The article concludes with a discussion of the implications of applying the Constructed Awareness orientation model in clinical practice and suggests directions for future research, offering a novel framework for integrating personality theory into trauma therapy.