Humanistic and Transpersonal Psychology: A Historical and Biographical Sourcebook

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An examination of four decades of research and practice in humanistic psychology, this work highlights the lasting contributions of humanistic psychology to the science of psychology and to the pursuit of personal and spiritual development. It explores the passions and goals of the founders and their vital legacy for the 21st century. Humanistic Psychology began as a movement of creative individuals who sought to remake psychology in the image of a fully alive and aware human being. Humanistic psychology emphasizes liberation from personal and social oppression and the pursuit of higher levels of human potential. Humanistic psychologists criticize scientific psychology for their emphasis on the measurement, prediction, and control of behavior, and protest the exclusion of such basic aspects of humanness as consciousness, values, freedom, love, and spirit from psychological investigation. This book will be of interest to undergraduate and graduate students and faculty in psychology as well as professionals in the field.

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[A]n excellent work for pedagogic or introductory purposes, not only for professional and academic psychologists who seek to expand their intellectual horizons, but also as a complementary text for the classic introductory course in the history and systems of psychology. * Journal of the History of Behavioral Sciences *
There is much information here for those studying humanistic and transpersonal psychology. * Network *

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Donald Moss, PhD, is director of Behavioral Health and Primary Care for PSYSERV, in Grand Haven and Muskegon, Michigan. He is a humanistic clinical psychologist with a strong interest in mind-body medicine. He is Editor of the Biofeedback Newsmagazine and Consulting Editor to the Journal of Neurotherapy. He has translated and edited two previous books on existential psychiatry and education, Man, Time and World (1982) and Crisis and New Beginning (1987).