`A cornucopia of valuable historical, theoretical, and practical information for the Humanistic Psychologist′ -
Irvin Yalom, Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry, Stanford University

"The Handbook of Humanistic Psychology presents a historic overview, theory, methodology, applications to practice and to broader settings, and an epilogue for the new millennium...The Handbook of Humanistic Psychology is an academic text excellently suited for collegiate education and research...The Handbook of Humanistic Psychology will be the inspiration and reference source for the next generation of humanists in all fields."

                                                                                                                                               - Lynn Seiser, Ph.D., THE THERAPIST

"This volume represents an essential milestone and defining moment for humanistic psychology…. [It] belongs on the shelf of everyone who identifies with the humanistic movement and can serve as an excellent resource for those who would like to offer their students more than the perfunctory three paragraphs designated to humanistic psychology found in most introductory psychology books"

-Donadrian Rice, CONTEMPORARY PSYCHOLOGY

 "Psychologists already partial to humanistic perspectives will take great pleasure in reading this book, and those seeking to expand their understanding of psychological humanism will find themselves much informed, perhaps even inspired, by it."

- Irving B. Weiner, PSYCHOTHERAPY RESEARCH

 "A cornucopia of valuable historical, theoretical, and practical information for the Humanistic Psychologist."  

— Irvin Yalom, Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry, Stanford University

 "The editors represent both the founding generation and contemporary leadership and the contributors they have enlisted include most of the active voices in the humanistic movement. I know of no better source for either insiders or outsiders to grasp what humanistic psychology is about, and what either insiders or outsiders should do about it."  

— M. Brewster Smith, University of California at Santa Cruz

 "As a humanist it offered me a breadth I had not known existed, as a researcher it offered me an excellent statement of in depth research procedures to get closer to human experience, as a practitioner it offered me inspiration. For all those who work with and explore human experience, you can not afford to miss the voice of the third force so excellently conveyed in this comprehensive coverage of its unique view of human possibility and how to harness it."  

— Leslie S. Greenberg, York University

Irvin Yalom, M. Brewster Smith, Leslie S. Greenberg,

Inspired by James F. T. Bugental′s classic, Challenges of Humanistic Psychology (1967), The Handbook of Humanistic Psychology represents the latest scholarship in the resurgent field of humanistic psychology and psychotherapy. Set against trends toward psychological standardization and medicalization, the handbook provides 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. Psychology is poised for a renaissance, and this handbook plays a critical role in that transformation. As increasing numbers of students and professionals rebel against mechanizing trends, they are looking for the fuller, deeper, and more personal psychological orientation that this handbook promotes.

 

 

Foreword - J. Vasconcellos

Preface - M. Csikszentmihalyi

Introduction - K. Schneider, J. Bugental, & J. Pierson

PART I. HISTORICAL OVERVIEW

1. The Roots and Geneology of Humanistic Psychology - D. Moss

2. Humanistic Psychology at the Crossroads - E. Taylor & F. Martin

3. Humanistic Psychology and Women: A Critical-Historical Perspective - I. Serlin & E. Criswell

4. Humanistic Psychology and Multiculturalism: A Review and Reflection - A. H. Jenkins

PART II. HUMANISTIC THEORY

Meta-Themes

5. The Search for the Psyche: A Human Science Perspective - A. Giorgi

6. The Revival of the Romantic Means a Revival of Psychology - K. Schneider

7. The Person as Moral Agent - T. Szasz

8. The Self and Humanistic Psychology - D. Polkinghorne

Contemporary Themes

9. Humanistic Psychology and Ecology - M. Pilisuk & M. Joy

10. Humanistic Psychology and Peace - M. Pilisuk

11. Two Noble Insurgencies: Creativity and Humanistic Psychology - M. Arons & R. Richards

Special Section: Humanistic Psychology and the Arts

12. Becoming Authentic: An Existential-Humanistic Approach to Reading Literature - T. Greening

13. Fellini, Fred, and Ginger: Imagology and the Postmodern World - E. Mendelowitz

14. Defining Moments of Self-Actualization: Peak Performance and Peak Experience - G. Privette

Emergent Trends

15. At Play in the Fields of the Mind: Personal Myths as Fields of Information - D. Feinstein

16. Beyond Religion: Toward a Humanistic Spirituality - D. Elkins

17. Cognitive Science and Technological Culture: A Humanistic Response - C. Aanstoos

PART III. HUMANISTIC METHODOLOGY

18. Humanistic Psychology and the Qualitative Research Tradition - F. Wertz

Contemporary Themes

19. An Introduction to Phenomenological Research in Psychology: Historical, Conceptual, and Methodological Foundations - S. Churchill & F. Wertz

20. Heuristic Research: Design and Methodology - C. Moustakas

21. Narrative Research and Humanism - R. Josselson & A. Lieblich

Emergent Trends

22. Research Methodology in Humanistic Psychology in the Light of Postmodernity - S. Krippner

23. Multiple-Case Depth Research: Bringing Experience-Near Closer - K. Schneider

24. Hermeneutic Single-Case Efficacy Design: An Overview - R. Elliott

PART IV. HUMANISTIC APPLICATIONS TO PRACTICE

Contemporary Themes

25. The Unfolding of Experience: Psychotherapy and Beyond - J. Welwood

Special Section: The Responsibility of the Therapist

26. Expanding the Boundaries of Theory - M. Friedman

27. Expanding the Boundaries of Practice - M. Sterling

28. Therapist as a Model of Humane Values and Humanistic Behavior - J. Kottler & R. Hazler

29. Existential Cross-Cultural Counseling: When Hearts and Cultures Share - C. Vontress & L. Epp

30. Treating Madness Without Hospitals: Soteria and its Successors - L. Mosher

31. Awe Comes Shaking Out of the Bones - E. Stern

32. If You Are Ready To Undergo These Awe-Full Moments, Then Have an Experiential Session - A. Mahrer

33. Constructivist Approaches to Therapy - L. Leitner & F. Epting

34. A Humanistic Perspective on Bereavement - M. Heery

35. Existential Analysis and Humanistic Psychotherapy - J. Rowan

A Reply to John Rowan - E. Spinelli

Emergent Trends

36. Emancipatory Therapeutic Practice for a New Era: A Work of Retrieval - M. O′Hara

37. Performative Therapy: Postmodernizing Humanistic Psychology - W. Wadlington

38. Humanistic-Experiential Therapies in the Era of Managed Care - J. Watson & A. Bohart

PART V. HUMANISTIC APPLICATIONS TO BROADER SETTINGS

Contemporary Themes

39. Collaborative Exploration as an Approach to Personality Assessment - C. Fischer

40. Cultivating Psychotherapist Artistry: A Model Existential-Humanistic Training Program - J. Pierson & J. Sharp

41. Keeping Person-Centered Education Alive in Academic Settings - H. Thomas

42. Inklings of Eternity: On the Human Capacity to Play - O. Donaldson

43. Humanistic Psychology and Mind-Body Medicine - E. Criswell

44. Romantic Love as Path: Tensions Between Erotic Desire and Security Needs - G. Bradford

45. Authenticity, Conventionality, and Angst: Existential and Transpersonal Perspectives - R. Walsh

A Reply to Roger Walsh - K. Schneider

Emergent Trends

46. Humanistic Psychology and Social Action - A. Lyons

47. Humanistic Psychology in the Workplace - A. Montuori & R. Purser

PART VI. EPILOGUE: HUMANISTIC PSYCHOLOGY IN THE NEW MILLENNIUM

48. Old Saybrook 2 Report and the Outlook for the Future - A. Warmoth

49. Living Within Essential Tensions: Dialectics and Future Development - M. Mahoney & S. Mahoney

Closing Statement - J. Bugental, J. Pierson & K. Schneider

Appendix: Regionally Accredited Graduate Programs in Humanistic and Transpersonal Psychology

Author Index

Subject Index

About the Editors

About the Contributors