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In this volume the sciences of peace psychology and character strengths integrate in a substantive way to examine how the positive parts of our personality can contribute and impact each “level” of peace - inner, relational, group, community, international, and ecological peace. Readers will discover a wide range of insights, models, and scholarship; new studies conducted for this volume; and practical strategies to bring greater peace to oneself, one's relationships, and the world.

This book draws on transpersonal anthropology and psychology in order to explore mild altered states of consciousness (ASCs) experienced in everyday life. While research into consciousness and particularly ASCs is growing, this book focuses on a neglected area: ‘everyday'experiences of ASCs. Opening with an up-to-date overview of the development of the study of ASCs, the author presents an in-depth empirical exploration and mapping of mild ASCs. Dr Sheppard examines original research conducted in a range of religious and secular contexts with participants who were engaged in activities including prayer, sport, nature conservation, music and musical instrument making, and TV viewing. The author takes a novel phenomenological approach to the analysis of ASCs, emphasising the subjective experience. The book explores the healing potential of such mild ASCs; the everyday fantasy reality of the interior landscape; and discusses the problem of validity, and belief in the study of ASCs. It will appeal to students and scholars of transpersonal psychology, consciousness studies, social anthropology, and the philosophy of mind.

La psychologie humaniste est au fondement de toute une école de pensée en psychologie de la créativité, dont René Bernèche fut l'un des grands constructeurs au Québec, en tant que professeur à l'UQAM. Nombreux sont les étudiantes et étudiants qui se souviennent de ses cours-ateliers sur l'individu créateur et l'entraînement à la créativité. René Bernèche a mis au point au fil de sa carrière un modèle de compréhension de la motivation à créer que nous découvrons au cours de la conversation publiée ici. Ce dialogue interdisciplinaire entre le champ de la psychologie humaniste de la créativité et celui du management des idées mène à l'élaboration de cinq thèmes pour comprendre la créativité : la perspective créatrice, la posture créatrice, la pensée créatrice, le parcours créatif et le processus créatif. Cette conversation se veut à l'image de son acteur principal, René Bernèche, à la fois accessible, généreuse et rigoureuse pour outiller toutes celles et tous ceux que la créativité intéresse, avec des bases essentielles pour accompagner l'entraînement de leur propre potentiel créateur ou celui d'autrui. Elle est complétée par une série d'annexes où, à des fins de culture générale, sont évoqués les grands auteurs qui ont contribué à façonner la pensée de René Bernèche ainsi que la perspective humaniste de la psychologie de la créativité. « C'est dans cette perspective inspirée des fondements essentiellement humanistes que René nous offre sa compréhension de la créativité. […] Il nous propose une posture, une manière d'être face à la vie, de prendre conscience qu'être un individu créateur, c'est avant tout avoir pour responsabilité première l'oeuvre la plus essentielle, celle de se réaliser comme personne unique. » (extrait de la postface de Pierre Plante). « Je me joins à René pour souligner la complexité, la richesse de ce sujet qu'est la créativité, la nécessité pour les intervenants, en organisation notamment, de non seulement maîtriser les méthodes d'animation qui supportent toutes les étapes du processus de résolution créative, mais aussi de développer une solide culture sur le sujet. » (extrait de la postface de Sylvain Rouillard).

Journeys of Faith examines the contributions of the leading figures of the humanistic psychology movement, with particular attention to their spiritual journeys. Rising to prominence in America during the post-World War II years, humanistic psychology is experiencing a resurgence in the present day in response to the need for a psychological approach that addresses meaning and purpose in life. The key players--Abraham Maslow, Carl Rogers, Erich Fromm, and Rollo May--all rejected the orthodoxy of their religious inheritance in favor of a more humanistic approach and, in the process, discovered a renewed spirituality that, they hoped, would address the concerns of a world yearning for something to believe in. While the humanistic psychologists confronted the world's problems through the lens of psychology, other thinkers, such as the evolutionary biologist Julian Huxley, approached them through different, though equally humanistic, perspectives. Others still, such as Paul Tillich, Martin Buber, and Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, confronted the times through a religious lens. The influence of the centuries-long Jewish tradition of scholarship and social justice and the frequent examples of friendship and professional cooperation between the secular and the religious worlds provide critical subthemes for the lasting appeal of humanistic psychology.

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview: #1 The major inner problems of people in our day are unhappiness, inability to decide about marriage or vocations, general despair and meaninglessness in their lives, and so on. But what underlies these symptoms. #2 The chief problem of people in the middle decade of the twentieth century is emptiness. They do not know what they want, and they do not have any clear idea of what they feel. They feel empty because they do not have any definite experience of their own desires or wants. #3 The problem with not knowing what you want is that it is often due to the fact that we live in a time of uncertainty, with a future of insecurity facing us no matter how we look at it. #4 The modern man is also hollow, and this can be seen in the patients that come to psychologists and psychoanalysts for help. The typical American character was previously inner-directed, but is now outer-directed. He seeks to fit in rather than stand out.

Over the years, the Association of Women Doctors Singapore (AWDS) has observed and keenly understands the myriad of responsibilities of a modern woman. Daughter, mother, wife, caregiver, career woman, volunteer, advocate; it is common for many women to be juggling multiple roles at any given time. While being the key in maintaining healthy families, they often overlook their own physical, mental and even emotional health.We produce this book'All about Eve: Your Women's Health Questions Answered'so women can find comprehensive information about health issues they may have to navigate in every stage of life.We hope that this book will reach out to women of all backgrounds, and empower them to become healthier and better versions of themselves. Because only when women understand how and why they should put their needs first, can our community continue to benefit from all that they selflessly give.

Introduction to Transpersonal Psychology: Bridging Spirit and Science provides an accessible and engaging introduction to this complex and evolving field. Adopting a modular approach, the book systematically relates key themes of Transpersonal Psychology to three major areas within psychology: general psychology, experimental psychology, and clinical psychology. Covering a wide range of topics including transpersonal states of consciousness, biological foundations, research methods, and cognition, the book also features extensive discussion of transpersonal theorists and the impact of their work on our understanding of psychological concepts. The book also introduces contemporary developments in the field and anticipates future advances such as feminist perspectives and cross-cultural approaches alongside practical experiments designed to give transpersonal theories and concepts psychological roots. A critical evaluation of both mainstream and transpersonal theories and research is applied throughout to foster analytical skills and encourage critical and scientific thinking about humanity's nature as spiritual creatures and ways to educate for personal and social transformation. Accompanied by an online instructor's manual, this book will be an essential companion for all students of Transpersonal or Humanistic Psychology, or those interested in applying transpersonal ideas to mainstream psychological research.

In post-World War II America and especially during the turbulent 1960s and 1970s, the psychologist Rollo May contributed profoundly to the popular and professional response to a widely felt sense of personal emptiness amid a culture in crisis. May addressed the sources of depression, powerlessness, and conformity but also mapped a path to restore authentic individuality, intimacy, creativity, and community. A psychotherapist by trade, he employed theology, philosophy, literature, and the arts to answer a central enduring question:'How, then, shall we live?'Robert Abzug's definitive biography traces May's epic life from humble origins in the Protestant heartland of the Midwest to his longtime practice in New York City and his participation in the therapeutic culture of California. May's books--Love and Will, Man's Search for Himself, The Courage to Create, and others--as well as his championing of non-medical therapeutic practice and introduction of Existential psychotherapy to America marked important contributions to the profession. Most of all, May's compelling prose reached millions of readers from all walks of life, finding their place, as Noah Adams noted in his NPR eulogy,'on a hippy's bookshelf.'And May was one of the founders of the humanistic psychology movement that has shaped the very vocabulary with which many Americans describe their emotional and spiritual lives. Based on full and uncensored access to May's papers and original oral interviews, Psyche and Soul in America reveals his turbulent inner life, his religious crises, and their influence on his contribution to the world of psychotherapy and the culture beyond. It adds new and intimate dimensions to an important aspect of America's romance with therapy, as the site for the exploration of spiritual strivings and moral dilemmas unmet for many by traditional religion.

This book demonstrates how principles of a Humanistic Management paradigm are practiced in a variety of industries and regions by businesses of different ownership structures and sizes.What unites these businesses is their commitment to the three stepped approach of Humanistic Management, which is grounded in unconditional respect for the dignity of life, the integration of ethics in management decisions, and active engagement with stakeholders.These businesses are not labeled social enterprises, but operate within the mainstream of competitive markets. However, they do have a deep sense of responsibility towards the communities in which they operate and act accordingly, knowing that sustaining business success over time depends on a value proposition to society at large. The cases featured in this book serve to clarify that businesses can thrive not despite but because they are upholding principles of Humanistic Management. It will be valuable reading for academics working in the field of business ethics, sustainability and corporate social responsibility.

In this set of insightful essays, the concept of the psychological humanities is defined and explored. A clear rationale is provided for its necessity in the study and understanding of the individual and identity in a discipline that is occupied largely by empirical studies that report aggregated data and its analysis.Contributors to this volume are leading scholars in theoretical psychology who believe that psychology must be about persons and their lives. In these essays, they draw from a variety of disciplines that include art, literature, life writing, and history to make a case for the psychological humanities. A final chapter provides a critical commentary on the value of the psychological humanities. The chapter argues that psychology must draw on the knowledge and practices of the humanities, as well as the sciences and social sciences, in order to attain a greater understanding of personhood.This book is aimed at upper-level undergraduate and postgraduate students and scholars of psychology, particularly theoretical psychology, philosophy of the mind, and those from a humanities background interested in exploring the concept of the psychological humanities.

Die globalen politischen, gesellschaftlichen und kulturellen Fragen und Probleme im 21. Jahrhundert bedeuten enorme Herausforderungen für die Humanität. Dieses Buch beleuchtet diese Herausforderungen aus drei Perspektiven: aus der Perspektive des einzelnen Individuums, aus der Sicht von Welt- und Lebensanschauungen (Humanismus, Pazifismus, Agnostizismus) sowie aus dem Blickwinkel von Wissenschaft, Kunst und Philosophie; und es untersucht deren jeweiliges Humanisierungs-Potential.

This unique text bridges multiculturalism and humanistic psychology, demonstrating how these areas can be effectively integrated to provide a foundation for engaging youth in the global community. Adapting the tenets of humanistic psychology for a modern, multicultural audience, Empowering Children: A Multicultural Humanistic Approach uses an after-school program called Kidz n'Coaches to exemplify the ways in which community out-reach and humanistic psychology can be used together to meet the needs of diverse populations. Chapters also discuss issues of border cultures, with a focus on communities along the Mexican-American border, and offer practical tools for those looking to found their own community out-reach programs. Through a detailed case study and phenomenological study results, this book offers an immersive framework for multicultural humanistic psychology that will be of value to researchers and professionals alike.

Providing an overview of essential topics in multicultural psychology, Humanistic Approaches to Multiculturalism and Diversity focuses on the intersection of humanistic psychology and multiculturalism, including history, theory, research, and practice. The authors examine the unique contributions of humanistic psychology to multicultural psychology on topics often ignored, such as cultural empathy and indigenous psychology and diversity. The book critiques and rectifies previous failures to adequately engage multicultural issues by providing methods for integrating multicultural psychology and humanistic therapy. Readers will find that each chapter advances scholarship through a dialogue with multicultural perspectives and builds a foundation for future scholarship and clinical practice.This book will be of great interest to mental health professionals interested in humanistic and existential psychology.

Originally published in 1973, this book is about people and psychiatry. About people who rejected psychiatry as it was generally practised at the time, people who sought for and found alternative ways of caring for and healing one another. The author, who had been active in radical alternatives to psychiatry for some time, offers us a programme based not on drugs, repression and a ‘questionable'expertise, but on human caring, greater awareness of the body, deeper communication between persons and a willingness to let the emotions flow. It is a challenging alternative which came at a time when the viability of scientific, theoretical and chemical approaches to distress were being questioned at all levels of society. This alternative includes the new direct methods of healing (making whole) such as Encounter, Gestalt, Bioenergetics, Psychofantasy – methods that do not do things to people but allow them to feel their way into change through experiment, flow and choice.The main focus of the book is People, not Psychiatry (PNP), the network set up by the author in 1969. PNP is open to all, and people in it help one another in times of stress and crisis, if they are asked to and when they are needed. One of the main assets of these networks is that they are an alternative and they are there. The book tells the story of PNP's birth and growth. It is a personal story, a moving story, a story about people. In addition, the book contains some lively theoretical discussion, both simple and clear, in the course of which the author tentatively offers his own theory of neurosis – that many people become victims of the primitive logic patterns laid down in infancy, patterns that become reinforced through fear and habit and have to be dissolved or replaced if we are to enjoy a full, healthy, free-flowing life. The book is directed at doctors, patients, consultants, nurses, psychologists, social workers, therapists, in fact anyone involved in any way in the field of psychiatry. It is also offered to all those whom psychiatry touches, that it to say – everyone.

In Resituating Humanistic Psychology, Patrick Whitehead and Miles Groth urge psychologists to return to the aims and goals of psychology as it first emerged. Illustrating how the field has veered from its initial conception, Whitehead and Groth trace its growth from the late 1800s to the humanistic revolution of the 1960s to the current period of social unrest. Whitehead and Groth touch on Wilhelm Wundt's and William James's vision for the field; the lasting changes made to clinical psychology, methods of investigation, and psychology of learning in the 1960s; and the effects of isolation, extreme connectivity, and social politics on psychology today. This book is recommended for scholars and students of psychology, history, and philosophy.

Das Buch stellt das von Brigitte Scharb entwickelte Pflegekonzept zur Befriedigung psychosozialer Grundbedürfnisse desorientierter, hochbetagter Personen vor, mit dem Ziel vorhandene Kompetenzen der Betroffenen zu fördern bzw. zu bewahren. Das Konzept basiert auf einer präzisen Dokumentation und Biographieerhebung unter Einsatz validierender Techniken (nach Naomi Feil) bzw. Pflegemaßnahmen. Diese vierte erweiterte und neu strukturierte Auflage ist gleichzeitig die erste, die nach dem viel zu frühen Tod von Brigitte Scharb entstand. Sie orientiert sich dabei an den Darstellungen der vorangehenden Ausgaben, wobei die Autorin Ergänzungen in den Grundlagen vorgenommen, die spirituellen Bedürfnisse integriert, die Pflegedokumentation auf die POP Diagnosen umgestellt und die Perspektiven der Betroffenen sowie Angehörige näher beleuchtet hat. Zahlreiche praktische Fallbeispiele illustrieren anschaulich wie ein entsprechendes Bedürfniskonzept erstellt und dokumentiert wird. Das Buch richtet sich an stationäre und ambulante Pflegepersonen, Altenbetreuung, Heimhilfe sowie Betroffene und Angehörige.

The climate within the discipline of psychology has changed considerably since the middle of the twentieth century. More specifically, what it means to be a human has changed. In Expanding the Category “Human”: Nonhumanism, Posthumanism, and Humanistic Psychology, Patrick M. Whitehead argues that the metaphysical problems that psychologists faced sixty years ago are not the same ones they face today. Humanistic psychologists could once choose to protect the integrity of human beings as well as to engage in open inquiry and accept all human beings, but Whitehead contends that a choice between the two must now be made. This book is recommended for scholars and practitioners of psychology and philosophy.

ESSE LIVRO FALA SOBRE O COMPORTAMENTO HUMANO E FAZ UMA REFLEXÃO GERAL SOBRE O QUE SOMOS, escrevi esse livro em dois mil e seis, ele também expressa toda a nossa cultura e por motivos pessoas superiores a nossa vontade só agora irei lançá-lo, mas o incrível é que o seu tema é muito ATUAL, infelizmente descobri que ainda o Brasil continua com os mesmos problemas, na área da saúde, transportes, moradia, educação e segurança e junto à isso descobri que nós cidadãos eleitores também temos muitas responsabilidades pôr o país se encontrar nessa situação ainda.

Die von Carl R. Rogers begründete Gesprächspsychotherapie ist ein humanistisches Psychotherapieverfahren, das in Deutschland, in Österreich und in der Schweiz gesetzlich anerkannt ist. Das Menschenbild dieser Therapieform beinhaltet ein fundamentales Vertrauen in die Ressourcen des Menschen und deren Entwicklung in Beziehungen. Die Gesprächspsychotherapie besteht in der Beziehung zwischen Therapeut und Klient, wenn es gelingt, dass der Klient erlebt und annehmen kann, dass ihn der Therapeut empathisch versteht und in keiner Weise bewertet. Dieses Buch verschafft einen kompakten, fachlich fundierten Überblick über Wirkungsweise, praktisches Vorgehen, wissenschaftliche Überprüfungen und Anwendungsgebiete der Gesprächspsychotherapie, veranschaulicht durch ein Fallbeispiel.

This book is a continuation of my'Motivation and Personality', published in 1954. It was constructed in about the same way, that is, by doing one piece at a time of the larger theoretical structure. It is a predecessor to work yet to be done toward the construction of a comprehensive, systematic and empirically based general psychology and philosophy which includes both the depths and the heights of human nature. The last chapter is to some extent a program for this future work, and serves as a bridge to it. It is a first attempt to integrate the'health-and-growth psychology'with psychopathology and psychoanalytic dynamics, the dynamic with the holistic, Becoming with Being, good with evil, positive with negative. Phrased in another way, it is an effort to build on the general psychoanalytic base and on the scientific-positivistic base of experimental psychology, the Eupsychian, B-psychological and metamotivational superstructure which these two systems lack, going beyond their limits. It is very difficult, I have found, to communicate to others my simultaneous respect for and impatience with these two comprehensive psychologies. So many people insist on being either pro-Freudian or anti-Freudian, pro-scientific-psychology or anti-scientific-psychology, etc. In my opinion all such loyalty-positions are silly. Our job is to integrate these various truths into the whole truth, which should be our only loyalty.

In a tough opening statement, M. Brewster Smith outlines his own life course and contrasts it with the agenda of social psychology in the present professional moment.'Today's journals, textbooks, and conferences represent a vigorous but narrow scientific specialty in psychology, the practitioners of which are more closely focused on agendas that are primarily and often only intelligible within the subdiscipline than was the case when I formed my identity as a psychologist.'In contrast, Smith sees himself, and has long been seen by others, as a social psychologist in the tradition of Gordon Allport, Gardner and Lois Murphy, Kurt Lewin, and Muzafer Sherif. Smith's unique ability has been to contribute to the emergence of personality as a differentiated academic field and at the same time maintain strong interdisciplinary ties to a variety of fields ranging from sociology to philosophy. In recent years, such concerns have made the author a central figure in the development of Humanistic Psychology as a part of the American Psychological Association. Because of these wide ranging concerns, the major statements of Brewster Smith have appeared in diverse places. Here, brought into a unified and uniform frame of reference, one has his work on values and selfhood, humanistic psychology and the social sciences, and humanism and social issues brought together for the first time. The picture is of a major thinker who is at home in the details of psychology and in the broad areas of public interest and social policy. Brewster Smith discusses major issues in terms of the political processes involved in the public interest. These range from the issue of advocacy within social research to conceptualizing anew familiar issues within psychology. For the generalist interested in the broader meanings of social psychology to the specialist aiming to recapture the big issues with which the field was once identified, this is a must volume.

Carl Rogers com Michel Foucault (caminhos cruzados) tem o propósito de lançar a psicologia humanista brasileira no debate contemporâneo sobre as questões atuais dos processos de subjetivação. Ciente dos riscos que aguardam qualquer um que queira considerar a psicologia humanista de um modo geral – tendo em vista, evidentemente, a pluralidade de autores que declaradamente participam dessa vertente teórica –, tornou-se mais prudente considerar os escritos de um autor específico. Desse modo, neste livro, será discutida em particular a proposta de Carl Rogers. Pretendem-se fazer algumas considerações históricas sobre a proposta clínico-teórica desse autor no contexto das psicologias existentes no Brasil. A tese principal a ser apresentada é de que essa proposta clínica e teórica de psicologia está, desde o seu surgimento, comprometida tanto com esforços de moralização e normalização da conduta dos indivíduos, por meio do exercício de formas de subjetivação que aliam sujeição e disciplina, quanto com propostas e esforços que buscam a emancipação e a liberdade. Esses dois polos contraditórios caracterizam os indivíduos que vivem no mundo moderno e contemporâneo, entre os quais nos debatemos, tendendo ora para a sujeição, ora para a liberdade. As reflexões são desenvolvidas em torno da ideia das resistências que os sujeitos elaboram para fazer face aos processos de normalização e de disciplinarização. Em síntese, esta obra visa à realização de uma revisão do contexto histórico e cultural que possibilitou o surgimento da psicologia humanista e da concepção de homem que sustenta, particularmente, a proposta rogeriana. Acredita-se que é indispensável trabalhar essas questões antes de simplesmente abandonar ou mesmo de aprofundar-se em quaisquer outras discussões dentro dessa proposta de abordagem em psicologia.

This book provides a thought-provoking examination of the present state and the future of Humanistic Psychology, showcasing a rich international contributor line-up.The book addresses head-on the current state of a world in crisis, not only placing the current conjuncture within a wider evolutionary context, but also demonstrating the specifically humanistic-psychological values and practices that can help us to transform and transcend the world's current challenges. Each chapter looks in depth at a variety of issues: counselling and psychotherapy, creativity and the humanities, post-traumatic stress, and socio-political movements and activism.The book amply confirms that Humanistic Psychology is as alive, and as innovative and exciting, as it ever has been, and has tremendous relevance to the uncertainties that characterize the unprecedented individual and global challenges of the times. It celebrates the diverse and continuing significance of Humanistic Psychology by providing a robust and reliable roadmap for a new generation of counsellors and psychotherapists. In these richly diverse chapters will be found inspiration, pockets of resistance, mature critical reflexivity and much much more - a book accurately reflecting our present situation, and which is an invaluable addition to the psychology literature.

Through analysis of the lives and theories of the three major exponents of humanism, Allport, Maslow, and Murray, the authors have marshaled some compelling arguments for an alternative to the extreme behaviorism of Skinner and the logical positivism of Freud. This work is a concise, clear synthesis of both broad theoretical positions and specifi c concepts that underlie humanistic psychology.

This second edition provides an updated introduction to the theory, history, research, and practice of existential-humanistic therapy, which merges existential philosophy with humanistic psychotherapy, along with recent trends in existential-integrative therapy. Existential-humanistic therapy melds European existential philosophy, which values self-inquiry, struggle, and responsibility, with the American tradition of spontaneity, optimism, and practicality. In this updated edition of their popular book, Kirk Schneider and Orah Krug demonstrate how this unique approach can help clients free themselves from self-imposed limitations and develop a deeper understanding of their authentic life goals by cultivating skills such as experiential reflection. Schneider and Krug explore existential-humanistic therapy's theoretical and historical underpinnings, its empirical foundations, the therapeutic process and mechanisms of change, as well as future developments. Detailed case examples vividly illustrate the work of existential-humanistic therapy, highlighting key takeaways that are equally accessible and valuable to graduate students and veteran practitioners. New to this second edition is an increased focus on a more integrative perspective, which makes existential-humanistic therapy applicable to a wider array of settings and diagnostic populations. This flexibility also makes it more adaptable to other therapeutic approaches and expands its influence on clinical psychology as a whole.

El hombre autorrealizado (Toward a Psychology of Being) ha sido considerado como uno de los libros más importantes de la nueva cultura. La tesis de Maslow es que los seres humanos comienzan a dirigirse hacia la autorrealización en cuanto quedan satisfechas sus necesidades básicas de comida, ropa y vivienda. Maslow contrapone la psicología de adaptación al medio ambiente -que le parece estática, incompleta y sobrepasada- con una psicología dinámica que entiende que el hombre sólo está sano cuando se autorrealiza creativamente.El presupuesto básico de la autorrealización es que, suprimidos los mecanismos de defensa, el animal humano no tiende a la autodestrucción sino a una nueva expresividad creadora que sobrepasa la antinomia de los contrarios.Esta nueva expresividad creadora se pone de manifiesto en lo que Maslow denomina «experiencias cumbre»: momentos privilegiados en los que cada uno de nosotros es llevado más allá de sí mismo, ya sea a través de la vía estética, intelectual, erótica, religiosa o simplemente cotidiana.

El hombre autorrealizado (Toward a Psychology of Being) ha sido considerado como uno de los libros más importantes de la nueva cultura. La tesis de Maslow es que los seres humanos comienzan a dirigirse hacia la autorrealización en cuanto quedan satisfechas sus necesidades básicas de comida, ropa y vivienda. Maslow contrapone la psicología de adaptación al medio ambiente -que le parece estática, incompleta y sobrepasada- con una psicología dinámica que entiende que el hombre sólo está sano cuando se autorrealiza creativamente. El presupuesto básico de la autorrealización es que, suprimidos los mecanismos de defensa, el animal humano no tiende a la autodestrucción sino a una nueva expresividad creadora que sobrepasa la antinomia de los contrarios. Esta nueva expresividad creadora se pone de manifiesto en lo que Maslow denomina'experiencias cumbre': momentos privilegiados en los que cada uno de nosotros es llevado más allá de sí mismo, ya sea a través de la vía estética, intelectual, erótica, religiosa o simplemente cotidiana.

The Second Edition of the cutting edge work, The Handbook of Humanistic Psychology, by Kirk J. Schneider, J. Fraser Pierson and James F. T. Bugental, represents the very latest scholarship in the field of humanistic psychology and psychotherapy. Set against trends inclined toward psychological standardization and medicalization, the handbook offers a rich tapestry of reflection by the leading person-centered scholars of our time. Their range in topics is far-reaching—from the historical, theoretical and methodological, to the spiritual, psychotherapeutic and multicultural.

As Fromm points out, ours is “a life between having and being”—between mere having and healthy being, between destructiveness and creativity, between narcissism and productive self-understanding, between passivity and the joy of positive activity. The alternatives of having and being are basic orientations of our character and determine our behavior. The mostly unpublished and unknown texts featured in The Essential Fromm encapsulate Fromm's views on the fulfilling life. To put down roots yet remain free is what the late Erich Fromm called the art of being. It is the secret of happiness.

Fromm's basic idea was to look at the individual as a social being and to look at society as an ensemble of many individuals who have not only common ideas and convictions based on a common practice of life but also a common psychic structure. With his concept of “social character” he created a new interdisciplinary thinking presented in this reader. The Erich Fromm Reader exhibits the true genius of an original thinker in seeing the connections between overlapping knowledge from many different fields. Here interdisciplinarity is not only a lip service but the impact of Erich Fromm's unique social psychological notion.

“Impromptu Man captures the remarkable impact of a singular genius, J.L. Moreno, whose creations—the best-known being psychodrama—have shaped our culture in myriad ways, many unrecognized. The record will be set straight for all time by this can't-put-down biography, a tribute by Jonathan D. Moreno to his father's masterly legacy.” —DANIEL GOLEMAN, author of Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQJ.L. Moreno (1889-1974), the father of psychodrama, was an early critic of Sigmund Freud, wrote landmark works of Viennese expressionism, founded an experimental theater where he discovered Peter Lorre, influenced Martin Buber, and became one of the most important psychiatrists and social scientists of his time.A mystic, theater impresario and inventor in his youth, Moreno immigrated to America in 1926, where he trained famous actors, introduced group therapy, and was a forerunner of humanistic psychology. As a social reformer, he reorganized schools and prisons, and designed New Deal planned communities for workers and farmers. Moreno's methods have been adopted by improvisational theater groups, military organizations, educators, business leaders, and trial lawyers. His studies of social networks laid the groundwork for social media like Twitter and Facebook.Featuring interviews with Clay Shirky, Gloria Steinem, and Werner Erhard, among others, original documentary research, and the author's own perspective growing up as the son of an innovative genius, Impromptu Man is both the study of a great and largely unsung figure of the last century and an epic history, taking readers from the creative chaos of early twentieth-century Vienna to the wired world of Silicon Valley.Jonathan D. Moreno, called the “most interesting bioethicist of our time” by the American Journal of Bioethics, is a professor at the University of Pennsylvania and a Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress.

First published in 1994. This monograph proposes a scientific formulation of the art of psychotherapy. The recent recognition of this treatment process as a separate discipline makes imperative the understanding of its nature and the comprehension of those features common to all forms of psychotherapy, regardless of differences in technique or in school orientation. The book is divided into three sections: (1) Foundation deals with the relationship of psychotherapy to general biology, especially to growth and adaptation, and with the common features as well as the differences in the major approaches to psychotherapy; (2) Process presents a formulation of the essential phases and the dynamics of any psychotherapeutic relationship; and (3) Techniques presents some techniques which the authors have found useful in their own work as psychotherapists.

This book, shortlisted for the British Sociological Association's Philip Abrams Memorial Prize (2015), argues that Fromm is a vital and largely overlooked contribution to twentieth-century intellectual history, and one who offers a refreshingly reconfigured form of humanism that is capable of reintegrating explicitly humanist analytical categories and schemas back into social theoretical (and scientific) considerations.

An insightful look at alienation in the modern world from the New York Times–bestselling author of The Art of Loving and Escape from Freedom. Social psychologist Erich Fromm observed the spread of alienation in the 1960s, arguing that humans who were once dynamic, creative beings were reduced to fixating on TV screens, emotionally paralyzed by anxieties over threats like nuclear war. Though we may stare at different devices and worry about other dangers today, his insights are as useful as ever, and allow us to gain perspective on the human condition. A collection of his writings on “New Humanism” and the need to reclaim our happiness and peace of mind, this is a thoughtful, fascinating overview of the past that shaped us, and the philosophies and practices that can ensure a better future, both for ourselves and for the world at large. Included are reflections on thinkers from Karl Marx to medieval Catholic mystic Meister Eckhart, as “Fromm's large, keen mind and attractive, likable voice [strive] for heart as he asks himself the hardest questions of his day” (Kirkus Reviews). This ebook features an illustrated biography of Erich Fromm including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the author's estate.

El siglo XXI presenta desafíos importantes para la Humanidad: las nuevas tecnologías van aparejadas a la destrucción de la naturaleza y el bienestar material a una distribución muy desigual. La Modernidad, racionalista y secular, por lo mismo, perdió la conexión con el Fundamento Misterioso de Todo y tiempo hace que se encuentra en desequilibrio. Diversos intentos han surgido por remediar esta situación. Desde la Psicología las corrientes Humanistas y Transpersonales ofrecen respuestas válidas que contribuyen a una reconexión con la sabiduría interior y con las fuerzas espirituales de la Vida. Esta obra congrega a un selecto grupo de especialistas en estas corrientes, quienes abordan cuestiones no sólo teóricas o técnicas, sino también testimoniales y otras referidas al desarrollo personal y transpersonal (espiritual), incluyendo tópicos de la especialidad escasamente tratados como la terapia infanto-juvenil o de parejas desde una perspectiva Humanista-Transpersonal.

Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. In this compelling book, Professor Maslow uses studies of psychologically healthy people and of the healthiest experiences and moments in the lives of average people to demonstrate that human beings can be loving, noble and creative, that they are capable of pursuing the highest values and aspirations. A classic text in the field of humanistic psychology.

A dramatic narrative history of the psychological movement that reshaped American cultureThe expectation that our careers and personal lives should be expressions of our authentic selves, the belief that our relationships should be defined by openness and understanding, the idea that therapy can help us reach our fullest potential—these ideas have become so familiar that it's impossible to imagine our world without them.In Encountering America, cultural historian Jessica Grogan reveals how these ideas stormed the barricades of our culture through the humanistic psychology movement—the work of a handful of maverick psychologists who revolutionized American culture in the 1960s and'70s. Profiling thought leaders including Abraham Maslow, Rollo May, and Timothy Leary, Grogan draws on untapped primary sources to explore how these minds and the changing cultural atmosphere combined to create a widely influential movement. From the group of ideas that became known as New Age to perennial American anxieties about wellness, identity, and purpose, Grogan traces how humanistic psychology continues to define the way we understand ourselves.

The late Carl Rogers, founder of the humanistic psychology movement, revolutionized psychotherapy with his concept of'client-centered therapy.'His influence has spanned decades, but that influence has become so much a part of mainstream psychology that the ingenious nature of his work has almost been forgotten. A new introduction by Peter Kramer sheds light on the significance of Dr. Rogers's work today. New discoveries in the field of psychopharmacology, especially that of the antidepressant Prozac, have spawned a quick-fix drug revolution that has obscured the psychotherapeutic relationship. As the pendulum slowly swings back toward an appreciation of the therapeutic encounter, Dr. Rogers's'client-centered therapy'becomes particularly timely and important.

Person-Centered Techniques put You Back in Control of Your Destiny Metapsychology is the science of human nature and experience as viewed by you--the one who experiences--from the inside out, not by an outside'expert'trying to look in. The methods of'Applied Metapsychology'recognize you as the authority at the center of your world of experience, and provide tools to enable you to improve personal relationships, increase personal power, and fashion your world into the loving, fascinating, and fulfilling place you always wanted it to be. Readers of this book will learn... The principles and methodology of Applied Metapsychology, a truly effective method for understanding yourself, your own mind, and your world of experience. The principles of Traumatic Incident Reduction (TIR), a technique for resolving the traumatic incidents that build upon each other to produce a network of distress that can lead to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Specific other techniques to help you address the issues which concern you most--relationships, job satisfaction, and unwanted emotions such as grief and anger. A systematic method of case-planning for designing coherent and effective strategies for achieving these ends in a relatively short period of time. Acclaim for Beyond Psychology'Beyond Psychology deserves to be widely known, studied and applied. A new synthesis is now possible.'-- Lewis H. Gann, Ph.D., Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University'Metapsychology represents a new and effective way of'viewing'ourselves, our worlds, and our relationships with each other.'-- Jerry S. Davis, Ed.D., Vice President for Research, Lumina Foundation for Education (retired)'Not in 30+ years of clinical practice have I found a more straight-to-the-core and consistently successful approach.'-- Robert H. Moore, Ph.D., former Director Institute for Rational-Emotive Therapy Clearwater, Florida'Stimulating and helpful... especially the section on Traumatic Incident Reduction... will contribute a great deal to change for the better.'-- Robert A Harper, Ph.D., Book Review Editor Journal of Rational-Emotive & Cognitive-Behavior Therapy For more information please visit www.TIRBook.com From Applied Metapsychology International Press PSY045020 Psychology : Movements - Humanism PSY022040 Psychology : Psychopathology - Post Traumatic Stress Disorder SEL031000 Self-Help : Personal Growth

L'universalité, l'égalité, le progrès sont contestés par des mouvements pour qui les différences culturelles fixent les identités. La notion de liberté de l'esprit s'effrite sous les coups de boutoir assenés par la biologie, le neuro-cognitivisme. Le consumering dans le magasin des techniques du mieux-être ne privilégie que'ce qui marche'. Ce Moi triomphant, délié du collectif, qui ne tolère aucun frein dans la gestion de sa vie résume-t-il l'humanisme de ce jour? Ou, au contraire, n'est-ce pas la vulnérabilité de l'homme qui en exprimerait son paradoxal noyau dur?

Humanistic Psychology ranges far and wide into education, management, gender issues and many other fields. Ordinary Ecstasy, first published in 1976, is widely regarded as one of the most important books on the subject.Although this new edition still contains much of the original material, it has been completely rethought in the light of postmodern ideas, with more emphasis on the paradoxes within humanistic psychology, and takes into account changes in many different areas, with a greatly extended bibliography.Ordinary Ecstasy is written not only for students and professionals involved in humanistic psychology - anyone who works with people in any way will find it valuable and interesting.

L'auteur propose une'refondation'de la pédagogie des langues anciennes dans une perspective à la fois anthropologique et linguistique qui puise son dynamisme dans la diversité des cultures qui constituent la Méditerranée plurielle, afin de construire une civilisation euroméditerranéenne. Confrontation et partage de cultures différentes, les Humanités modernes sont indispensables à notre société et à l'Europe de demain. C'est cela, de manière métaphorique,'reconstruire Carthage'!

Die Kunst des Liebens und Haben oder Sein sind Bestseller und Kultbücher, mit denen Erich Fromm (1900-1980) große Popularität gewonnen hat. Fromm entwirft in diesen Werken ein Panorama des Lebens, in dem die produktive zwischenmenschlichen Beziehungen im Vordergrund stehen. Fromm zu jenen Intellektuellen, die den faszinierenden Versuch unternahmen, Psychoanalyse und Marxismus zu einer gewaltfreien Gesellschafts- und Individualutopie zu verbinden. Hinzu kommt der Einfluss des messianischen Judentums und des Buddhismus. Hiermit zeigt er, dass er enge kulturelle Grenzen zu überschreiten vermag und den ›produktiven Weltbürger‹ lebte. Unverkennbar ist Fromms Hinwendung zu einer humanistischen Ethik bereits in dem Buch ›Die Furcht vor der Freiheit‹, in dem er den produktiven, liebesfähigen Charakter zu umreißen versucht oder die Hindernisse benannt, die ihm entgegenstehen (Anatomie der menschlichen Destruktivität 1973). Dies sind die Grundlagen eines gelingenden interkulturellen, vorurteilsfreien Dialogs. Die Auseinandersetzung mit dem vielfältigen Werk Fromms ist heute weitgehend mit Klischees behaftet. Aus diesen ›Schubladen‹ befreit, kann sich die Analytische, humanistische Sozialpsychologie Fromms als ein Reservoir interkulturellen Denkens entfalten. Dies wird deutlich an seiner Biographie und seinem aus seinem Werk verständlichen politischen Handeln, das ihn zeigt als einen jüdisch-deutscher Weltbürger, der sich für den produktiven Dialog in Frieden engagiert.

Change is a daily fact of life, one that people often have a hard time embracing. But when change does come, people do want it to be meaningful to them and to have some enduring value for their lives. In Redemptive Change, R. R. Reno argues that modern culture fails to offer people the hope of meaningful and enduring change. He shows how modern philosophers have argued that people are self-sufficient, that they do not need God to complete their identities, and that whatever changes they experience are momentary and of no ultimate significance.Countering modern philosophy, Reno contends that the only meaningful change occurs in Christ. At the moment of atonement, people experience an enduring change that has momentous consequences for their lives. We matter, he says, only insofar as we are more dependent upon and changed by Christ.R. R. Reno is Associate Professor of Theology, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska, and co-author of Heroism and the Christian Life: Reclaiming Excellence.

The Handbook of Humanistic Psychology is a landmark in the resurgent field of humanistic psychology and psychotherapy. Their range of topics is far-reaching--from the historical, theoretical, and methodological, to the spiritual, psychotherapeutic, and multicultural. Students and professionals are looking for the fuller, deeper, and more personal psychological orientation that this Handbook promotes.

Escritos por el fundador de la llamada tercera escuela vienesa de la psicoterapia, estos ensayos son una ampliación sumaria de los principales postulados de la logoterapia, disciplina que, con un enfoque teórico más flexible y diverso, se ocupa del análisis de la conducta humana.

Den hier versammelten Aufsätzen von Carl Rogers liegt allen eine bestimmte Auffassung von der menschlichen Natur zugrunde: Es ist die Überzeugung, daß der menschliche Organismus, das einzelne Mitglied der Spezies Mensch, in seinen Tendenzen im Kern konstruktiv ist. In einem wachstums- und entwicklungsfördernden psychologischen Klima können diese konstruktiven Potentiale freigesetzt werden.