This article introduces the special section on careerography, which is positioned as a valuable tool for research, theory development, training, and practice in career psychology. Anchored in the long-established field and methodology of psychobiography, careerography profiles the lives of historically significant individuals throughout history through the lens of established theories of career development. A brief overview of psychobiography is presented and the three articles comprising this special section are outlined.
FreudS. (1957). Leonardo da Vinci and a memory of his childhood. In StracheyJ. S. (Ed., & Trans.), The standard edition of the complete psychological works of Sigmund Freud (Vol. 11). London, England: The Hogarth Press. (Original work published 1910)
4.
KasserT. (2017). Integrating psychobiography into psychology’s mainstream: Introduction to the special section. American Psychologist, 72, 430–433.
5.
KőváryZ. (2011). Psychobiography as a method. The revival of studying lives: New perspectives in personality and creativity research. Europe’s Journal of Psychology, 7, 739–777.
6.
KőváryZ. (2018). Life history, clinical practice and the training of psychologists: The potential contribution of psychobiography to psychology as a “rigorous science.”International Journal of Psychology and Psychoanalysis, 4, 1–10.
7.
MayerC. H.KőváryZ. (Eds.). (in press). New trends and perspectives in psychobiography. London, England: Springer
8.
Park-TaylorJ.ReynoldsJ. D.[ChoiT.]JackosnM. A.PonterottoJ. G. (in press). Careerography in career counseling practice, research, and training. Journal of Career Development, xx, xxx–xxx.
9.
PonterottoJ. G. (2014). Best practices in psychobiographical research. Qualitative Psychology, 1, 77–90.
10.
PonterottoJ. G. (2015). Psychobiography in psychology: Past, present, and future. Journal of Psychology in Africa, 25, 379–389.
11.
PonterottoJ. G.Park-TaylorJ. (in press). Careerography: Application of psychobiography to career development. Journal of Career Development, xx, xxx–xxx.
12.
RichardsonM. S. (2012). Counseling for work and relationship (major contribution). The Counseling Psychologist, 40, 190–242.
13.
RunyanW. M. (1982). Life histories and psychobiography: Explorations in theory and method. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
14.
SchultzW. T. (Ed.). (2005). Handbook of psychobiography. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
15.
SchultzW. T. (2014). The psychobiography of genius. In SimontonD. K. (Ed.), The Wiley handbook of genius (pp. 20–32). New York, NY: Wiley.
16.
SchultzW. T.LawrenceS. (2017). Psychobiography: Theory and method. American Psychologist, 72, 434–445.
17.
SimontonD. K. (1998). Mad King George: The impact of personal and political stress on mental and physical health. Journal of Personality, 66, 443–466.
18.
SuperD. E. (1994). A life span, life space perspective on convergence. In SavickasM. L.LentR. W. (Eds.), Convergence in career development theories: Implications for science and practice. Palo Alto, CA: Consulting Psychologists Press.
19.
VasariG. (1998). The lives of artists. New York, NY: Oxford University Press. (Original work published 1550)
