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Erratum to “Readdressing Spiritual Growth: What Can We Learn From Childhood Education?” Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2024-09-12
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The Elements of Donna Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2024-09-11 Betz King
Donna Rockwell was a journalist, psychologist, mindfulness teacher, and mentor. This article summarizes the author’s long-standing relationship with Donna, first as a student, next as a colleague, and now as a grateful protector and promoter of Donna’s rich experiential teaching legacy.
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Do Pandemics Trigger Death Thoughts? Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2024-09-07 Hoi-Ting Leung, Peter K. H. Chew, Nerina Jane Caltabiano
The current article aims to investigate the effects of pandemics of varying severity on death-thought accessibility in two studies while controlling for health anxiety. Study 1 ( n = 203) examined the effect of standard mortality salience (MS), severe pandemic, mild pandemic, and dental conditions on death-thought accessibility as assessed by the death word fragment task (DWFT). Study 1 did not find
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Loneliness in the Context of Frieda Fromm-Reichmann’s Life Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2024-08-28 Shoji Muramoto
Frieda Fromm-Reichmann’s “On Loneliness” uniquely reflects her core values and experiences. Dr. Fried, an immigrant psychiatrist from Germany, is portrayed in Joanne Greenberg’s semiautobiographical novel not as a replica but as a fictional creation, necessitating complementary biographical accounts of Frieda. From childhood, she honed the skill of managing relationships with her deaf parents and others
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I Made Fire! I—Made—Fire! A Response to “Loneliness” by Frieda Fromm-Reichmann Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2024-08-28 M. Bluvshtein
The article is a response to Fromm-Reichmann’s “Loneliness,” first published in the middle of the 20th century and continuing to resonate deeply a quarter through the 21st century. Along with general reflections, Adler’s Individual Psychological theory serves as a framework for the discussion, emphasizing the indivisibility of human nature and oneness as an ultimate human striving and an antidote to
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The Shifting Contours of Nostalgia, Homelessness, and Homecoming: Vietnam War Veterans’ Identity Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2024-08-28 Ranjan Bandyopadhyay, Avishek Ray, Bao Nguyen Le
At the end of the Vietnam War, after the U.S. veterans returned to their homeland, they were rejected by their own society and hence experienced an inner state of homelessness. Having faced everyday humiliation and monotonous life in their homeland, they longed for Vietnam where they were once important and desired to return there as tourists now. In this journey of life, they turned out to be existential
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They Might Be Giants: The Creative Interplay of Literature and Psychology Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2024-08-28 Tass Bey
In the sometimes seemingly quixotic quest to overcome the loneliness of our human condition, a main driver of discovery is the interplay of literature and psychology, the core dynamic fueling the human imagination from the picaresque journeys of Cervantes to the royal road that Freud traveled down in his interpretation of dreams. They might be Giants. In her posthumously published paper on loneliness
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Fromm-Reichmann’s Wake-Up Call Long Ago on Loneliness Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2024-08-24 Edward Hoffman
Published posthumously in 1959, Freida Fromm-Reichmann’s paper Loneliness was a pioneering work on a debilitating psychological condition which many health professionals today view as a global epidemic. Nevertheless, despite Fromm-Reichmann’s high reputation among the founders of humanistic psychology, they ignored both the pernicious impact of loneliness on personal well-being and its wider roots
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Being Spiritual but Not Religious (SBNR): Testing the Tripartite Meaning in Life Model With Beliefs in Free Will and Determinism as Meaning Frameworks Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2024-08-22 P. F. Jonah Li
Although there is an upward trend in people who self-identify as “spiritual but not religious” (SBNR), they largely remain understudied in psychology. Multiculturally and ethically, it is important for psychologists to possess informed knowledge to work with individuals with religious and spiritual backgrounds. Guided by the Tripartite Model of Meaning in Life and conceptualizing beliefs in free will
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Methodological Implications of the Phenomenon of Mispresence Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2024-08-22 Richard N. Williams, Edwin E. Gantt, Emily Purtschert
Contemporary psychology has typically endorsed two approaches to understanding expressed experience as narrative data: representation and presence. We argue that neither representation nor presence fully captures the nature of experience, especially insofar as distinctly ethical phenomena such as self-deception are part of our human behavioral repertoire. Developing more sensitive methodological approaches
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Solitude Without Loneliness: Understanding Loneliness in Terms of Psychological Separation Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2024-08-14 Steve Taylor
The reason why fear of loneliness is not ubiquitous is because loneliness is essentially an experience of “ego-separation.” Ego-separation exists on a continuum. While it may be extreme in some people, some people may experience little or no ego-separation, and so be less prone to loneliness. On the contrary, such people embrace and relish solitude and inactivity, with no distressing effects. I refer
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Enhancing Self-Affirmation to Combat Obsessive-Compulsive Thoughts Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2024-08-06 Youngji Son
Drawing upon the Cycle of Adaptive Potential model from Self-Affirmation Theory, this autoethnographic study analyzed how a sense of accomplishment and social connection could foster a self-affirming identity through tasks—particularly through the practice of writing—and thereby be effective in managing obsessive-compulsive thoughts. The primary data consisted of notes compiled by the author over the
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Fromm-Reichmann’s (1959/1990) Real Loneliness in the Contemporary United States Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2024-07-26 Andrew M. Bland
In recent years, researchers have noted higher levels of loneliness among younger generations in the United States compared to Europe and Asia, and last year, the U.S. Surgeon General released an advisory about the nation’s loneliness epidemic. Sixty-five years ago, Frieda Fromm-Reichmann published a groundbreaking paper on the topic of real loneliness—which she described as uncommunicable, characterized
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A Tribute to My Friend Donna Rockwell Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2024-07-24 Nathaniel Granger
We all have the capacity to love, but the courage to do so must be cultivated! Once in a lifetime, if we are lucky, we meet that someone who has against insurmountable odds mastered the courage to love. One who doesn’t simply talk it but whose very being exudes love. I consider myself of all people most fortunate to have befriended such a one in the person of Donna Rockwell. It is only through developing
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Coping Among Canadian Youth Living With Anxiety: A Phenomenological Photovoice Study Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2024-06-21 Roberta L. Woodgate, Ketan Tailor, Pauline Tennent, Miriam Gonzalez, Ashley Bell
The purpose of this phenomenological photovoice study was to explore the lived experience of coping among 58 Canadian youth diagnosed with an anxiety disorder. A youth advisory committee was actively engaged throughout the project. Two phases of interviews were conducted more than a period of 4 years (2012–2016), supplemented by photovoice in the second interview. Data analysis was informed by van
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Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) Disclosure as Ontological Shock? Exploring Diversity Among Social Media Responses to a Congressional UAP Hearing Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2024-05-24 Tim Lomas
The topic of “Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena” (UAP) has risen to increasing prominence recently, as exemplified by the Congressional UAP hearing in July 2023. Indeed, some observers interpreted the event as “disclosure” – a process by which authorities, long suspected to have withheld evidence that some UAP are genuinely anomalous (e.g., extraterrestrial), admit this to the public. Whether it actually
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Navigating Client Deaths in the Community Mental Health Center: A Humanistic Approach to Clinical Supervision Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2024-05-23 Adam K. Craig, Jay A. Hamm, Patrick Steuer, Bethany L. Leonhardt
Mental health providers in community mental health centers (CMHCs) often contend with patient deaths but there is little established guidance in the literature in regard to clinical supervision following these losses in general, and making meaning of these experiences specifically. Following a brief review of relevant literature, the authors offer four identified challenges to a meaning-making supervisory
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Book Review: The Roots of Jewish Consciousness: Parts 1 and 2 Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2024-05-21 Edward Hoffman, Tass Bey, Shoji Muramoto
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Effects of a Brief Spiritual Intervention on Perceived Stress During COVID-19 Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2024-05-21 Shawn Wang, Peter Nooteboom, Theodore F. Robles
There is an increased need for self-administered coping strategies to combat the threat to mental health posed by the COVID-19 pandemic and quarantine. The current study investigated the feasibility of using spiritual connection as a way of coping with chronic stress emerging from the global pandemic. Participants ( N = 122) recruited from a college sample were randomly assigned to complete either
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Introduction to the Special Issue on Phenomenology and Mindfulness Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2024-05-21 Susi Ferrarello, Christos Hadjioannou
This special issue collects papers that explore the relationship between phenomenology and mindfulness with the goal of creating a fruitful dialogue between these two traditions, so as to bring into relief the overlaps and incongruities, exploring historical as well as systematic connections. Both phenomenology and mindfulness are inclusively construed: the former (phenomenology) is understood as an
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Effects of Mortality Salience and Religion on Aggression Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2024-05-13 Peter K. H. Chew, Patrick K. F. Lin, Cybelle Quek
The current study aimed to examine the effects of mortality salience (MS) and religion on aggression. Participants were 120 students (58.3% females; 73.3% with religion) from a private university in Singapore. They were randomly assigned to either the MS condition or the control condition, asked to remember a time when they were deeply hurt or offended by a person, and provided an opportunity for revenge
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Considerations on the Psychedelic Landscape Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2024-05-07 Anthony P. Bossis, Charles S. Grob
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Remembering Donna Rockwell (1957–2023) Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2024-05-06 Andrew M. Bland
Donna embraced, embodied, and modeled mindful living and authentic loving. She approached neither mindfulness nor love as a buzzword or an obligatory topic. Rather, she profoundly lived and breathed those principles as her essence—ongoingly committed to cultivating clarity, wisdom, and perspective-taking through deep listening and to promoting inclusivity and compassion via caring relationships and
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Book Review: A wild and sacred call: Nature-psyche-spirit Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-29 Tobin Hart
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The Experience of Stress-Related Growth Associated With COVID-19 Among Older Korean Immigrants Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-13 Junhyoung Kim, Yongseop Kim, Seunghyun Cho, Jooah Lee
While some studies have investigated stress-related growth (SRG) during the COVID-19 pandemic, little research has been conducted to explore the positive psychological changes associated with COVID-19 among older Asian immigrants. Thus, we aimed to identify perceived positive changes resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic based on the SRG framework. Semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted
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Expanded Transference: A Humanities Perspective on the Generative Core of Ernest Becker’s Theory of Human Nature Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-11 Daniel Liechty, Jerry Piven
The death anxiety thesis is widely considered to be Ernest Becker’s primary contribution to social theory and is associated with his most widely read book, The Denial of Death (1973). This essay suggests Becker is understood in a more sophisticated and nuanced way when his death anxiety thesis is situated in the context of his earlier work in the humanities and social sciences. The death anxiety thesis
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The Heart and Leadership of The Donna Rockwell Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-11 Louis Hoffman
Donna Rockwell was an important scholar, educator, practitioner, and leader in humanistic psychology who died in October 2023. Her contributions will continue to live on many ways, including through her publications, but particularly through the personal impact that she had on people. This article contains reflections of the person of Donna Rockwell, her contributions, and her legacy.
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I Am Not a Hero: How Heroic Action Divorces the Hero from the Political Community Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-11 Ari Kohen, Brian Riches, Andre Sólo
Most people who perform a heroic act will, afterward, deny that their actions were heroic and claim that anyone would have done the same, even though that is demonstrably false (and, often, others were present who failed to act heroically at all). The literature on the psychology of heroism has never investigated why this is. This theoretical paper proposes an answer and seeks to provoke exploration
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Canonical Narratives as a Tool of Analysis in Psychology Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-11 Neil Franchuk
In this article, I develop the concept of canonical narratives, drawing on Jerome Bruner’s (1915-2016) later writings on the central role of culture in shaping human psychology. I argue that we can develop the concept of canonical narratives past its initial purpose in explaining how folk psychology acquires meaning for individuals and develop the concept into a tool of analysis that can shed new light
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My Dance With Donna Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2024-04-11 Kirk J. Schneider
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Ideological Connections: An Integrated Humanistic-Social Psychological Approach to Examining the Relationship Between Controversial Opposing Opinions Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2024-03-29 Nuchelle L. Chance
The social, economic, political, and civil unrest surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 United States election, and the increased activity of the racial justice movement has seemingly divided not just the nation but the world. Thoughts and behaviors are guided by ideological beliefs—collections of ideas or philosophies associated with power structures. I examined the overlap between positions
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The Impact of Relational Depth on Subjective Well-being in Close Relationships in the Community Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2024-03-25 Gina Di Malta, Julian Bond, Brett Raymond-Barker, Naomi Moller, Mick Cooper
Relational depth (RD)—moments of profound connection and engagement between two people—is a humanistic–existential construct, showing preliminary association with psychological growth in psychotherapy. This research investigates the impact of RD, alongside relationship satisfaction and emotional intimacy, on subjective well-being in close relationships in the community. Psychometric properties of latent
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Gender-Based Violence in Eco-Martyr Assassinations: A Qualitative Study With Descriptive Statistics Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2024-03-25 Richard Bargdill, Shannon Roberson, Alan Lankford
Climate change has resulted in a variety of worldwide humanitarian crises, but little attention has been given to the assassinations of environmental defenders. Eco-martyrs are people who have been murdered specifically due to their environmental conservation efforts. This study explores the different levels of gender-based violence used in the assassinations of eco-martyrs. A qualitative approach
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Book Review: Life-Enhancing Anxiety: Key to a Sane World Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2024-03-25 Zenobia Morrill
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The CRAFT Program: Mindfulness and Yoga for Enhancing the Well-Being and Academic Experience of Higher Education Student Musicians Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2024-03-16 L. Javier Bartos, M. Pilar Posadas, Wendy Wrapson, Chris Krägeloh
The Consciousness, Relaxation, Attention, Fulfillment, and Transcendence (CRAFT) program, based on yoga, mindfulness, positive psychology, and emotional intelligence, was conceived as a neuroeducational method for self-actualization, happiness, and well-being. Previous quantitative research suggests the CRAFT program is a feasible intervention to improve student musicians’ health and well-being. The
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An Experience Sensitive Approach to Care With and for Autistic Children and Young People in Clinical Services Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2024-03-15 Elaine McGreevy, Alexis Quinn, Roslyn Law, Monique Botha, Mairi Evans, Kieran Rose, Ruth Moyse, Tiegan Boyens, Maciej Matejko, Georgia Pavlopoulou
Many support schemes in current autism clinical services for children and young people are based on notions of neuro-normativity with a behavioral emphasis. Such neuro-disorder approaches gradually undermine a person, restrain authentic self-expression, and fail to address the impact of a hostile world on autistic well-being. Furthermore, such approaches obscure attention from a fundamental challenge
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Sexual Victimization and the Existential Impact of #MeToo Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2024-03-13 Rachel E. Williamson, Selina Hardt, Emily P. Courtney, Jamie L. Goldenberg
The MeToo movement heightened reminders of sexual violence, while also providing opportunities for collective support and meaning. To explore the existential impact of exposure to online content related to sexual violence, we randomly assigned participants ( N = 537) to one of three conditions involving reading tweets presenting statistics about either: sexual violence, sexual violence paired with
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The Story of Compassion: From Ancient Texts to Modern Practice Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2024-03-13 Rakesh K. Maurya, Amanda C. DeDiego
There is a lack of consensus on the definition of compassion among mental health professionals. In addition, mental health professionals also differ in how compassion is connected to related constructs including pity, sympathy, and empathy. This article explores the evolution of compassion from ancient times to contemporary conceptualization in western mental health treatment. Application of compassion
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The Sense of Certainty and the Access to Inner Experience: A Qualitative Investigation Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2024-03-06 Jonas Göken, Ulrich Weger
Questions about private experiences such as future-related thinking or anger rumination are standard repertoire in many types of psychological research. Evaluating the quality and reliability of participant reports in response to such questions is, however, a complex endeavor—especially for third-person research where observer and observed are distributed across two different individuals and disparate
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Increases in Aesthetic Experience Following Ayahuasca Use: A Prospective, Naturalistic Study Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2024-02-27 Jacob S. Aday, Emily K. Bloesch, Alan K. Davis, Sarah E. Domoff, Kyle Scherr, Josh D. Woolley, Christopher C. Davoli
Psychedelic drugs are currently being investigated for their potential to facilitate a variety of long-lasting psychological changes. One area that has yet to be systematically investigated in psychedelic research, however, regards changes in aesthetic experience (i.e., one’s attitudes, perceptions, and expression of art). This is surprising given the wealth of anecdotes directly noting increased appreciation
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Effects of Mortality Salience on Racism in Singapore Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2024-02-23 Peter K. H. Chew, Tasha M. X. Tan, Hui Wen Yeo
This article aims to examine the effects of mortality salience on explicit racism (Studies 1 and 2) and implicit racism (Study 3) in Singapore. There was no significant effect of mortality salience on both explicit racism and implicit racism (Studies 1–3). Furthermore, while social dominance orientation was associated with higher explicit racism, it did not moderate the effects of mortality salience
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Authenticity: Conceptual Analysis and Relevance in the Indian Sociocultural Context Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2024-02-06 Prachi Sharma, Amrita Deb
This article attempts to understand the concept of psychological authenticity, identifies gaps in the literature, and emphasizes its significance in the Indian context. Studies on authenticity in global and Indian contexts were reviewed for this purpose and the multifacetedness of the concept was specifically highlighted. A comparison of Indian and Western accounts of authenticity shows that Indian
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Death Anxiety Among Urban Middle Class: The Predictive Role of Income and Symbolic Money Attitudes Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2024-01-30 Naya-Ersi Astriti, Gerasimos Prodromitis
Terror management theory argues that money can function as an existential anxiety buffer. Therefore, the primary goal of this study ( N = 153) was to examine the relationship of income and symbolic money attitudes to death anxiety among middle-class individuals. In line with our predictions, results demonstrated that higher income earners experienced less death anxiety than their lower income counterparts
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Black Feminist Theory as an Approach to Therapeutic Growth and Healing Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2024-01-02 Courtney D. Cabell
Black American women are uniquely positioned to experience systemic racism and oppression due to their intersecting identities of gender, race, sexuality, and class. Black feminist therapy (BFT) provides empirically proven strategies to promote the psychological health and well-being of Black women and foster their empowerment, liberation, and radical healing. Through an examination of the principles
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The Scrooge Group Therapy: A Meaning-Centered Group Therapy for Outpatients Following CBT Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2023-05-16 Fabian Chmielewski, Ronja Regener, Jürgen Margraf, Stephanie Schulz, Tobias Teismann, Gerrit Hirschfeld, Ruth von Brachel
Perceiving one’s own life as meaningful is associated with mental health and well-being. Yet, psychotherapeutic interventions to enhance the experience of meaning have not been sufficiently evaluat...
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Mindfulness Practice in Recovery From Bipolar Disorder: Qualitative Study Results and Humanistic Implications Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2023-05-09 Sasha D. Strong
Psychosocial treatments for bipolar disorder (BD) enhance outcomes. However, more than half of those who receive psychosocial treatment experience residual depression. Mindfulness practice demonstr...
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Toward a Descriptive Problem-Based Taxonomy for Mental Health: A Nonmedicalized Way Out of the Biomedical Model Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2023-05-08 Arnoldo Cantú
Psychiatric diagnoses found in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) and International Classification of Diseases (ICD) are pervasive in the field of mental health to help...
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Dosing and Therapeutic Conduct in Administration Sessions in Substance-Assisted Psychotherapy: A Systematized Review Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2023-05-03 S. B. Thal, M. Wieberneit, J. M. Sharbanee, P. M. Skeffington, R. Bruno, T. Wenge, S. J. Bright
While the potential of serotonergic psychedelics and related substances as adjuncts in substance-assisted psychotherapy (SAPT) has been investigated for the treatment of several disorders, evidence...
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A Systematic Review of Existential Concerns in Borderline Personality Disorder Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2023-04-13 Candy T. X. Liu, Rachel E. Menzies, Ross G. Menzies
Background:Existential philosophy and psychotherapy focuses on the “givens” of human experience, including feelings of meaninglessness, isolation, death anxiety, and concerns surrounding identity a...
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Toward a Meta-Psychological Methodology: Reflections on Maslow and the Role of Experiencing and Perspective in Scientific Methods Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2023-04-13 Heidi M. Levitt
In this brief article, I consider two concepts that Maslow advances in Toward a Humanistic Biology that relate to the role of scientific observation in psychological research and were forward-think...
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Art for Humanizing Mental Illness When Teaching Diagnosis Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2023-03-16 Diana Sabados, Jordan S. Potash
Teaching a class that covers psychiatric diagnoses is essential for graduate students in mental health professions both for the purpose of providing informed therapeutic services for their clients ...
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A Changing Consciousness Over the Life Journey Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2023-03-16 Godfrey T. Barrett-Lennard
A fresh tracing of phases of experience from birth to approaching death is the terrain of this article. It is a momentous journey variably overlooked in everyday living with all the preoccupations ...
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The Authenticity Scale as an Outcome Measure for Psychotherapy: A Psychometric Evaluation Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2023-03-15 Daniel Moerken, Mick Cooper
We aimed to evaluate how the Authenticity Scale, a measure of authenticity based on humanistic psychology, functioned as an outcome measure for psychological therapies. Ninety participating clients...
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Differences in Existential Perspectives as a Function of Having a Mystical-Type Experience Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2023-03-09 Alex Sielaff, Dylan E. Horner, Jeff Greenberg
Prior research suggests that unique phenomenological experiences called “mystical-type experiences” (MTEs) have the potential to induce significant and persisting worldview changes. In this article...
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Toward an Expanded Taxonomy of Happiness: A Conceptual Analysis of 16 Distinct Forms of Mental Wellbeing Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2023-03-09 Tim Lomas, Tyler J. VanderWeele
Recent decades have seen a surge of scientific interest in happiness. However, its theoretical conceptualization is a work in progress. Much of the literature focuses on two main forms: hedonic (en...
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“It’s Allowed Me to Be a Lot Kinder to Myself”: Exploration of the Self-Transformative Properties of Solitude During COVID-19 Lockdowns Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2023-03-06 Jodie Paterson, Miriam Sang-Ah Park
The Coronavirus (COVID-19) national lockdowns profoundly affected the lives of many, as significant portions of the U.K. population were involuntarily sequestered away from their usual social lands...
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A Pedagogy for the White Nonpoor in the United States: Returning Stolen and Excess Wealth, Land, and Resources to the Common Good Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2023-02-26 Mary Watkins
Liberation psychology prioritizes the needs and experiences of those who suffer oppression and have been locked out of the commons. Upstream in the United States, those with stolen and excess wealt...
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Social Withdrawal in Adolescence: Developmental and Humanistic Perspectives Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2023-02-20 Yunxiang Chen, Xiangping Liu
In both the West and East, social withdrawal, manifested as solitude and shyness, has distinct developmental implications for adolescent mental health. Representative countries in the West (e.g., N...
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Self-formulation in counselling psychology: The Power Threat Meaning Framework Journal of Humanistic Psychology (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2023-02-20 Nicola Amari
This reflective report critically evaluates my developing professional identity as a counseling psychologist. Using the Power Threat Meaning Framework, I present a self-formulation to make sense of...