Rollo May

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 Read More...

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

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Existence: A New Dimension in Psychiatry and Psychology

Preface

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Part I: Introduction

I: The Origins and Significance of the Existential Movement in Psychology

II: Contributions of Existential Psychotherapy

III: A Clinical Introduction to Psychiatric Phenomenology and Existential Analysis

Part II: Phenomenology

IV: Findings in a Case of Schizophrenic Depression

V: Aesthesiology and Hallucinations

VI: The World of the Compulsive

Part III: Existential Analysis

VII: The Existential Analysis School of Thought

VIII: Insanity as Life-Historical Phenomenon and as Mental Disease: the Case of Ilse

IX: The Case of Ellen West an Anthropological-Clinical Study

X: The Attempted Murder of a Prostitute

Biographical Notes of Translated Contributors

Index
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The Meaning of Anxiety
by Rollo May. 384 pgs.

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Preface

Acknowledgments

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Part I: Modern Interpretations of Anxiety

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: Philosophical Predecessors to Modern Theories of Anxiety

Chapter 3: Anxiety Interpreted Biologically

Chapter 4: Anxiety Interpreted Psychologically

Chapter 5: Anxiety Interpreted Culturally

Chapter 6: Summary and Synthesis of Theories of Anxiety

Part II: Clinical Analysis of Anxiety

Chapter 7: Case Studies Demonstrating Anxiety

Chapter 8: Conclusions from the Case Studies

Appendix

Bibliography

Index of Names

Index of Subjects
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Symbolism in Religion and Literature
by Rollo May. 258 pgs.

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Introduction

1: The Nature of the Symbol

2: The Religious Symbol

3: The Cross: Social Trauma or Redemption

4: On the First Three Chapters of Genesis

5: The Pattern of Religious Organization in the United States

6: The Broken Center: a Definition of the Crisis of Values in Modern Literature

7: The Sense of Poetry: Shakespeare's "The Phoenix and the Turtle"

8: The Representation of Nature in Contemporary Physics

9: Uses of Symbolism

Notes on Contributors
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An Introduction to Theories of Personality (Chap. 14 "Rollo May: Existential Psychology")
by Robert B. Ewen. 602 pgs.

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Preface

1: Introduction: Theories of Personality

Summary

Part I: Foundations of Personality Theory

Prologue

2: Sigmund Freud: Psychoanalysis

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3: Carl Gustav Jung: Analytical Psychology

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4: Alfred Adler: Individual Psychology

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Part II: Clinically-Based Neoanalytic Theories

Prologue

5: Karen Horney: Neurosis and Human Growth

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6: Erich Fromm: The Escape From Freedom

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7: Harry Stack Sullivan: The Interpersonal Theory of Psychiatry

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8: Erik Erikson: Ego Psychology

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Part III: Research-Oriented Theories of Personality

Prologue

9: Gordon W. Allport, Henry A. Murray: Trait Theory/Personology

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10: Raymond B. Cattell: Factor-Analytic Theory

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11: George A. Kelly: The Psychology of Personal Constructs

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Part IV: Humanistic and Existential Psychology

Prologue

12: Carl R. Rogers: Self-Actualization Theory

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13: Abraham H. Maslow: Self-Actualization Theory (II)

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14: Rollo May: Existential Psychology

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Part V: The Behaviorist Alternative

Prologue

15: B. F. Skinner: Radical Behaviorism

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16: John Dollard and Neal E. Miller, Albert Bandura: More Eclectic Behaviorist Approaches

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17: Conclusion: Perspectives and Postscript

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Appendix: Case Material for Use with the Study Questions

References

Credits

Index
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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)
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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Copyright Acknowledgments

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Foreword

Acknowledgments

Introduction

References

Part I: Humanistic and Transpersonal Psychology: An Overview

The Historical and Scientific Background of Humanistic Psychology

1: The Historical and Cultural Context of Humanistic Psyhology: Ike, Annette, and Elvis

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2: The Scientific and Philosophical Context of Humanistic Psycbology

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3: Abraham Maslow and the Emergence of Humanistic Psychology

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Major Schools and Theorists in Humanistic Psychology

4: Carl Rogers, the Person-Centered Approach, and Experiential Therapy

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5: Gestalt Therapy: The Once and Future King

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6: The Humanistic Psychology of Self-Disclosure, Relationship, and Community

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7: Body Therapies in Humanistic Psychology

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8: Existential-Phenomenological Psychology

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9: Feminist Psychology and Humanistic Psychology

Notes

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10: Biofeedback, Mind-Body Medicine, and the Higher Limits of Human Nature

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Note

Beyond the Person: Spiritual and Transpersonal Psychologies

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11: Christian Humanistic Psychology

Notes

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12: Transpersonal Psychology: The Fourth Force

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The Heritage and the Promise of Humanistic and Transpersonal Psychology

13: The Continuing Need for A Humanistic and Transpersonal Psychology

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14: The Promise and Hope of Humanistic Psychology

Notes

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Part II: Biographical and Critical Essays on Central Figures in Humanistic Psychology and Transpersonal Psychology

15: Diana Baumrind: Researcher and Critical Humanist

Notes

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16: James F. T. Bugental: Continuity and Change

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17: Moshe Feldenkrais and Functional Integration

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18: Erich : Humanistic Psyhoanalysis

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19: Amedeo Giorgi and the Project of A Human Science

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20: On Psyhology as A Person-Centered Science: William James and His Relation to the Humanistic Tradition

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21: Sidney Jourard: Disclosing to Ourselves and Others

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22: Ronald Laing: Existentialism and Psychoanalysis

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23: Abraham Maslow: Yesterday, Tomorrow, and Yesteryear

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24: Rollo May. Liberator and Realist

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25: Fritz Perls and Paul Goodman: When Ahasuerus Met Erasmus

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26: Laura Perls and Gestalt Therapy: Her Life and Values

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27: Carl Rogers: Client, Heal Thyself

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28: Ida P. Rolf and Structural Integration (rolfing)

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29: Erwin Straus: The Individual, the Senses, and the Beloved Earth

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30: Ken Wilber: Mapping the Evolution of Consciousness

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Index

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Existential Psychotherapy (includes "Toward a Clinical Understanding of Will: Rank, Farber, May")
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 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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Acknowledgments

Chapter 1: Introduction

Part I: Death

Chapter 2: Life, Death, and Anxiety

Chapter 3: The Concept of Death in Children

Chapter 4: Death and Psychopathology

Chapter 5: Death and Psychotherapy

Part II: Freedom

Chapter 6: Responsibility

Chapter 7: Willing

Part III: Isolation

Chapter 8: Existential Isolation

Chapter 9: Existential Isolation and Psychotherapy

Part IV: Meaninglessness

Chapter 10: Meaninglessness

Chapter 11: Meaninglessness and Psychotherapy

Epilogue

Notes

Index
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The Founders of Humanistic Psychology ("Rollo R. May" begins on p. 24, also discusses May throughout)
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 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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Foreword

Acknowledgments and Bibliographical Note

1: Introduction

Notes

2: The Institutionalization of Humanistic Psychology

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3: Biographical Sketches

Notes

4: Humanistic Psychology and Behaviorism

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5: Humanistic Psychology and Psychoanalysis

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6: Humanistic Psychology, Existentialism, and Phenomenology

Notes

7: Other Sources of Influence in Humanistic Psychology

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8: Human Nature in Humanistic Psychology

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9: Humanistic Ethics in Psychology

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10: The Problem of Method in Humanistic Psychology

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11: Summary and Conclusion

Notes

Appendix: Chronological Bibliographies

Index

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