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Transpersonal Psychology

Also Known As Fourth Force Psychology
Clinical Psychology

Transpersonal psychology is the school of psychology, sometimes called the fourth force after psychoanalysis, behaviorism and humanistic psychology, that studies spiritual and transcendent aspects of human experience, including mystical states, self-transcendence and the holistic development of human potential. Abraham Maslow, Stanislav Grof and Anthony Sutich established it as a distinct movement in the late 1960s and co-founded the Journal of Transpersonal Psychology in 1969.

Facts
Central Question
How do human experiences of spirituality, altered states of consciousness and a sense of identity extending beyond the individual ego contribute to psychological health and human potential? 1
Founded Year
1969 1
Still Active
Active 2
Connections

Founded By

Abraham Maslow, Psychologists
Source Wikipedia: Transpersonal Psychology

Has Member

Roberto Assagioli, Psychologists
Source Roberto Assagioli (Wikipedia)

In Branch

Clinical Psychology, Branches of Psychology

Opposed By

Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy, Schools and Movements
Source Wikipedia: Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Transpersonal Psychology
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  • Origins section
    In 1967 to 1968, Abraham Maslow was in close dialogue with both Grof and Sutich regarding the name and orientation of the new field, later describing transpersonal psychology as a "fourth force" in psychology.
  • Founded By: Abraham Maslow, Formative period section
    In 1969, Maslow, Grof and Sutich were among the initiators behind the publication of the first issue of the Journal of Transpersonal Psychology.
2. Transpersonal Psychology (Wikipedia)
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The empirical validity and recognition of transpersonal psychology remains contentious in modern psychology.
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Wikipedia: Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy
Wikimedia FoundationOpposed By: Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy, Article text
Quote, Opposed By: Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy, Article text
Ellis has himself in very direct terms criticized opposing approaches such as psychoanalysis, transpersonal psychology and abreactive psychotherapies in addition to on several occasions questioning some of the doctrines in certain religious systems, spiritualism and mysticism.
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Roberto Assagioli (Wikipedia)
Has Member: Roberto Assagioli, Lead, fields
Quote, Has Member: Roberto Assagioli, Lead, fields
an Italian psychiatrist in the fields of humanistic and transpersonal psychology
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