Intrapsychic Humanism: An Introduction to a Comprehensive Psychology and Philosophy of Mind - Hardcover

Martha Heineman Pieper; William Joseph Pieper

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 096249190X ISBN 13: 9780962491900

Publisher: Falcon II Press, 1990

Synopsis

Intrapsychic Humanism is a comprehensive general psychology and philosophy of mind that provides scientifically grounded and humanistic understandings of our human natures and our problems, as well as realistic ideas about how to bring about positive, lasting changes in ourselves and those for whom we care.

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About the Author

The authors have been practicing and teaching Intrapsychic Humanism for over 40 years. Martha Heineman Pieper, Ph.D. has been an adjunct professor of research at Smith College School for Social Work and has published numerous articles, particularly in the areas of philosophy of research. She was also on the editorial board of SocialWork. She received her B.A. from Radcliffe College and her Ph.D. from the University of Chicago.

William J. Pieper, M.D. has a certificate in child and adult psychoanalysis.He has served on the Child Therapy faculty of the Chicago Institute for Psychoanalysis and is a clinical associate professor of pyschiatry at Rush Presbyterian-St. Lukes Medical School. He received his medical and undergraduate degrees from the University of Illinois.

The authors reside in Chicago and have five children. The authors have applied the principles of Intrapsychic Humanism in the bestselling books: Smart Love: The Comprehensive Guide to Understanding, Regulating, and Enjoying Your Child; Addicted to Unhappiness; and the award winning children's picture book, Mommy, Daddy, I Had a Bad Dream.

Review

This is a groundbreaking new approach to personality development and the etiology, nature, and treatment of psychopathology. Intrapsychic Humanism provides an optimistic view of human nature, a new way of understanding our psychopathologies, and outlines a form of therapeutic practice for their treatment. It presents a challenging and important new perspective on our natures, our problems, and how we should deal with them. --William Wimsatt, Dept. of Philosophy, U. of Chicago

The authors' ideas are unique. The authors' task, to present a new ontology of consciousness, its accompanying epistemology, and the implications for psychological treatment, is monumental in its scope and complexity. --Jacob Tebes, Yale Dept.. of Psychiatry and Psycholoty

The first presentation of a trailblazing, original psychology of the human condition. It advances a revolutionary developmental psychology, which generates a unified and inclusive theory of paradigmatic human experience, psychopathology, and psychological treatment. This exciting book has something for everyone...It brims with thought-provoking insights which have immediate applicability to everyday personal and clinical experience. --Antonia Bercovici Dept. of Psychology, U of Cal. Berkeley

Edition details

• Publisher: Falcon II Press
• Publication date: 1990
• ISBN 10: 096249190X
• ISBN 13: 9780962491900
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 298