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Humanistic Psychology: Understanding
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Humanistic psychology recognizes that human existence consists of multiple layers of reality: the physical, the organic and the symbolic. In considering these components it advocates the use of a variety of research approaches to study their characteristics and intentions. It contests the idea--traditionally held by the behavioral sciences--that the only legitimate research method is an experimental test using quantified data. It argues for the use of additional methods specifically designed to study the organic and symbolic realms.
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Ram Dass is an American psychologist and spiritual teacher and an important figure on the periphery of the development of humanistic psychology. He is a renowned speaker, and is closely associated with the notion of service, compassionate action as a technique for spiritual growth, and the practical application of humanistic values and insights. Born as Richard Alpert, in 1931, he was the son of the founder of Brandeis University. He was educated at Tufts College and Weslyan University, and received his Ph.D. from Stanford University in 1957. From 1958 to 1963 he taught at the Department of Social Relations and the Graduate School of Education at Harvard University, and conducted research into human consciousness. In collaboration with Timothy Leary, Aldous Huxley and Allen Ginsberg he pioneered the research with LSD and other psychedelic elements, and because of the controversial nature of this research he was dismissed from Harvard in 1963.
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Humanistic Psychology is secular by nature, although having very strong religious characteristics. The central image in it is of the individual, standing alone in the universe and trying to make sense of it through his or her own faculties. It is this injured individual, alienated from his family, society and
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The Association for Humanistic Psychology is the voice of ordinary people with an extraordinary vision for a more conscious and humane global society. Founded in 1962 as a bold new affirmative approach to psychology and life.
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Humanistic psychology is a value orientation that holds a hopeful, constructive view of human beings and of their substantial capacity to be self-determining. It is guided by a conviction that intentionality and ethical values are strong psychological forces, among the basic determinants of human behavior. This conviction leads to an effort to enhance such distinctly human qualities as choice, creativity, the interaction of the body, mind and spirit, and the capacity to become more aware, free, responsible, life-affirming and trustworthy.
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