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May, Rollo - 1909–94, American psychologist, b. Ada, Ohio. Previously a theological student and Congregational minister, May received his doctorate in clinical psychology from Columbia Univ. in 1949, and introduced to American psychology the views of the European existentialists. A pioneer of the humanistic school of psychology, his work focused on the positive aspects of human potential

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Existence: A New Dimension in Psychiatry and Psychology » Read Now
by Rollo May, Ernest Angel, Henri F. Ellenberger. 432 pgs.

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The Meaning of Anxiety » Read Now
by Rollo May. 384 pgs.

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...THE MEANING OF ANXIETY By ROLLO MAY, Ph.D. CONSULTING PSYCHOLOGIST...acknowledge their cooperation. ROLLO MAY New York, N. Y. February, 1950...detail in Chapter 5. 2 Cf...
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Symbolism in Religion and Literature » Read Now
by Rollo May. 258 pgs.

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...Edited and with an Introduction by ROLLO MAY George Braziller NEW YORK George...The Significance of Symbols. ROLLO MAY 11 1. The Nature of...The Significance of Symbols...
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An Introduction to Theories of Personality (Chap. 14 "Rollo May: Existential Psychology") » Read Now
by Robert B. Ewen. 602 pgs.

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...Questions 435 CHAPTER 14 ROLLO MAY Existential Psychology 439...own, however, so that the instructor may select virtually any combination for...promote interest in what...
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Humanistic and Transpersonal Psychology: A Historical and Biographical Sourcebook ("Rollo May, Liberator and Realist" begins on p. 347, also discusses May throughout) » Read Now
by Donald Moss, Stanley Krippner. 457 pgs.

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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.
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Existential Psychotherapy (includes "Toward a Clinical Understanding of Will: Rank, Farber, May") » Read Now
by Irvin D. Yalom. 532 pgs.

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The institutions and the insights that make various therapies work are the crucial ingredients of what Irvin Yalom calls "existential psychotherapy". Here he distills the essence of a wide range of therapies and brings them into a masterful, creative synthesis, opening up a profound new way of...
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The institutions and the insights that make various therapies work are the crucial ingredients of what Irvin Yalom calls "existential psychotherapy". Here he distills the essence of a wide range of therapies and brings them into a masterful, creative synthesis, opening up a profound new way of understanding each person's confrontation with four ultimate concerns: isolation, meaninglessness, death and freedom. "An exceptionally enriching reading experience".--Jerome D. Frank. Notes and Index.
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The Founders of Humanistic Psychology ("Rollo R. May" begins on p. 24, also discusses May throughout) » Read Now
by Roy Jose DeCarvalho, Stanley Krippner. 228 pgs.

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DeCarvalho narrates the institutionalization of the humanistic current in American psychology and places the thinking of five of its founders in the context of 20th century psychology. This intellectual history includes chronological bibliographies of the five founders: Gordon Allport, Abraham...
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DeCarvalho narrates the institutionalization of the humanistic current in American psychology and places the thinking of five of its founders in the context of 20th century psychology. This intellectual history includes chronological bibliographies of the five founders: Gordon Allport, Abraham Maslow, Carl Rogers, Rollo May, and James Bugental. The book examines their revolt against behaviorism and psychoanalysis, and explains the impact that the neo-Freudians, existentialism, Kurt Goldstein, personality, and Gestalt psychologies had on the conceptualization of their humanistic psychologies.
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