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Humanistic Martha, 2002.
A character sketch of Martha from Edward Albee's "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf", presented in a unique way.
1,654 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 53.95
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This paper is a case summary of the fictional character of Martha from Edward Albee's award-winning 1962 play "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf." The paper is presented from the point of view of the therapist, a practitioner of humanistic psychology.
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"As described by Albee, Martha is a large, boisterous woman of 52, looking somewhat younger. She is ample, but not fleshy. Albee (1963) calls Martha an amply-endowed earth-mother with only her husband to oversee, a man she refers to as "the shadow of a man flickering around the edges of a house" (p. 226). Martha's background offers insight into her present emotional state and behavior. She has a loud and abrasive attitude. Martha is loud and aggressive, and does everything possible to make herself noticed. She is abusive most of the time but that is because she is afraid of being ignored. Her mother died when she was very young, and she was raised by her father."
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Current Manifestations of Humanistic Psychology, 2006.
This well-researched paper focuses on the latest theories, methods and philosophies relating to the fields of both humanistic psychology and psychotherapy.
3,399 words (approx. 13.6 pages), 29 sources, MLA, $ 96.95
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This paper examines the birth of humanistic psychology which was developed in protest against the curtailment of psychoanalysis and behaviorist therapies which primarily viewed the human being as a collection of unconscious impulses or reactors to stimuli. This paper details the views and opinions of numerous experts in the field who contend that humanistic psychology and psychotherapy must be seen as an interpersonal and moral phenomenon which requires significant insight. This in-depth paper focuses primarily on three specific categories of humanistic psychology. One category this paper delves into discusses the self-actualization form of therapy which is concerned with helping individuals discover who they really are while focusing on their potential for self-improvement. This paper also delves into various existential theories and treatments which are currently being used by a large number of humanistic psychotherapists who find these particular forms of treatment to be effective.
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"Humanistic psychology developed in protest against the reductionism of psychoanalysis and behaviorism which saw the human being as a bunch of unconscious impulses or reactors to stimuli. The new paradigm sought to treat the "whole person" and found phenomenological/ qualitative approaches better suited to this richer purpose. Maslow, for example, wanted to gain information based on personal, subjective experiences and not on abstract systems. But as Giorgi (2005) points out, the natural science/quantitative influence is still here. He admits that humanistic psychology has been granted a presence in psychology, but shows it is still in the minority. Of the 150,000 APA members, only 610 are members of Division 32, or less than 1/2 of 1%. The bulk of the field of psychology still honors the scientific approach more than the humanistic approach. Humanism is not as strong as psychoanalysis or behaviorism in universities and not as well represented as cognitive psychology."
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Humanistic and Interactionist Theories of Psychology, 2005.
This paper discusses the humanistic and interactionist theories of psychology, which were developed because of disappointment in the behaviorism and psychoanalysis theories.
3,190 words (approx. 12.8 pages), 31 sources, APA, $ 92.95
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This paper explains that the humanistic personality researchers wanted to emphasize human tendencies toward self-improvement, self- actualization, autonomy and looking at the overall value of human beings; whereas, the interactionists, or trait situation interaction therapists, were more concerned with the combined dynamic influences of both personality traits and situations in order to acquire a gestalt understanding. The author points out that Abraham Maslow and Carl Rogers are major contributors to humanistic psychology; Walter Mischel, Henry Murray (theory of needs) and Harry Sullivan (social interactions) are associated with trait situation interaction. The paper relates that one of the differences between humanistic psychology and trait situation interaction is how much of an emphasis to place on an individual's personality; the link between traits and situations has been more precisely specified in the interactionist approach; however, most humanistic psychologists apply an ideographic approach that looks at the entire individual and in context.
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"One of the main aspects of PSC is expressing empathy, which is based on Rogers' humanistic approach. Expressing empathy toward pain, anxiety, or anger does not mean reinforcing the way the child has handled a given problem, but helps the youth be less defensive and more ready to reevaluate his/her actions and approach change. Unlike punishment that addresses the feelings and needs (id) of the child or moralization that addresses the conscience (super ego), PSC addresses the ego. It encourages children to understand the event, be aware of their feelings, reevaluate their actions, examine the alternatives, make new decisions, construct a plan of action, and finally implement that plan. PSC aims to accomplish behavioral change and ease the personal growth of children."
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Humanistic Psychology, 2007.
An overview of the history and evolution of humanistic psychology and its offshoots.
1,587 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 11 sources, MLA, $ 51.95
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This paper analyzes the approach of humanistic psychology in the treatment of mental health. It describes the role of humanist therapists (also known as transpersonalists, Gestalt therapists, psycho-physiologists, integral psychologists, mind/body practitioners, postmodernists and human scientists). The paper also describes the history of humanistic psychology and how it has evolved with time and discusses the offshoots that fall under the humanist approach.
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"In the 1970s and 80s, the ideas and values of humanistic psychology spread into many areas of society. In addition to the above noted areas, there is also green politics, deep ecology, the feminist and gay rights movements, and the psycho-spiritual wing of the peace movement. This takes into account an integrated and balanced view of human nature and maintaining harmony in the grand scheme of existence. As noted by Maureen O'Hara, past president of the Association for Humanistic Psychologists: "As the world's people demand freedom and self-determination, it is urgent that we learn how diverse communities of empowered individuals, with freedom to construct their own stories and identities, might live together in mutual peace. Perhaps it is not a vain hope that is life in such communities might lead to the advance in human consciousness beyond anything we have yet experienced. ""
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Humanistic Psychology, 2004.
This paper discusses humanistic psychology and compares it to psychoanalysis and behaviorism.
1,485 words (approx. 5.9 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 49.95
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This paper explains that humanistic psychology created a third method of understanding humans as living beings who are basically good and attempts to identify the importance of their subjective process rather than create arbitrary theoretical systems to describe human behavior. The author points out that humanistic psychology grew out of a large body of work being done by many psychologists; whereas, psychoanalysis, the foundation of modern psychology, was created by Freud and then extended by Jung, while behaviorism was developed by scientists like B.F. Skinner. The paper states that the aim of humanistic psychology is what is known as ?self-actualization?, or the reaching for the knowledge of the deepest and most hidden parts of ourselves that we desire to bring out and turn into a reality.
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"Thus, the major break between humanistic psychology and the previous schools is its tendency to place an essential importance on the subjective character of psychology. Humanistic psychology sees this subjective experience as the most important factor in understanding the entire human being. Moreover, instead of attempting to atomize experience and understand it in the sense of particular behaviors or disorders, humanistic psychology favors a holistic approach that values the whole of the human being, seeing the mind in the body as related parts of a continuum that affect and are affected by each other in a continuous feedback loop."
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Humanistic Psychology, 2004.
An explanation of the concept behind humanistic psychology and a look at some of its more famous proponents.
1,283 words (approx. 5.1 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 43.95
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This paper explains how humanistic psychology, an approach to psychology focusing on self-realization and actualization, suggests that individuals have an innate tendency to seek out self-fulfillment and meaning in their lives, but the ability to find a meaningful existence can be impacted by the individual?s environment. The paper then explores these ideas and how they relate to the author's own insights and individualization. The theories and ideas of several famous proponents of humanistic psychology are discussed as well.
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"Carl Rogers is a leading proponent of humanistic psychology. His ideas and theories represent a principal component of humanistic psychology. Humanistic psychology developed during the 1950 and 1960s within the United States; its focus is client centered or person centered approaches to therapy (Cummins, 1996: 108). Carl Rogers help promote the ideal of self realization which is critical to this theory. Rogers published several books that promoted the idea of growth. Rogers postulated that ?the individual has a sufficient capacity to deal constructively with all those aspects of his life which can potentially come into conscious awareness? (Cummins, 1996:108). This ability is derived from internal investigations."
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Humanistic and Eclectic Therapies, 2002.
An analysis of the humanistic and eclectic schools of therapy.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 5 sources, $ 35.95
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This paper examines and analyzes the Humanistic and Eclectic schools of therapy, discusses Carl Rogers, and includes descriptions of the theories and techniques that can be applied with these approaches.
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Humanistic and Transpersonal Psychologies, 2007.
A comparison of existential-humanistic psychology with transpersonal psychology.
1,163 words (approx. 4.7 pages), 8 sources, APA, $ 40.95
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This paper compares and contrasts the roots and goals of existential-humanistic psychology and transpersonal psychology. The author describes why the theories are fundamentally different, by illustrating the basic principles of each outlook. The historic roots of each theory are described. The author concludes that a belief that people are afraid of non-existence in existential psychology contrasts with the goals that transpersonal psychologies seek in their states of "collective unconscious" or deep meditation, where one transcends the earthly, human body and moves into a state of uniting with the entire universe.
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"The Transpersonal Psychologies find their similarities in their approach to the body-mind relationships and transformation. Essentially they believe that the mind controls the body and if you can put your mind at peace, the body will respond. Based on the work of Carl Jung, who first coined the term "transpersonal" (uberpersonlich) in the phrase "transpersonal unconscious" which he used as a synonym for his well-known "collective unconscious," it refers to the human condition as essentially healthy and full of potential, not as ill and diseased (Schneider,2004)."
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Existential-Humanistic Psychology, 2008.
A case study of a disenchanted young person who can benefit from existential-humanistic psychology.
1,747 words (approx. 7.0 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 56.95
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The paper reviews a case where Sam, a talented young person, is unable to find meaning in his life, lacks commitment to any long-term goals and is worried about what direction he is headed in. The paper outlines existential-humanistic theories and proceeds to offer some techniques and tactics which might serve as an intervention. The paper shows how Sam's problems are best dealt with through specific existential analysis that employs Socratic dialogue and dereflexion.
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"The case of Sam Salvo is indeed an interesting one. By his own admission, Sam does not know what to do with his life. He is an honor student but is struggling to find a major and his career direction is, for all intents and purposes, "up in the air". He has rejected the religious tenets of his mother, fights with her regularly, and believes he has no standards with which to make his decisions in life. As well, Sam seems somewhat dilettantish inasmuch as he dabbles in Eastern philosophy without committing himself to it. Clearly, this is a young man who is deeply troubled by a sort of nihilism and who is also directionless."
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Humanistic Theorists Compared, 2002.
A comparison of the theories of Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow.
2,400 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 10 sources, $ 89.95
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This ten-page paper discusses and compares the two humanistic ideals of Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow. Following the ideals and notions of Maslow's pyramid of needs and Rogers continuance along similar lines.
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Behaviorist & Humanistic Approaches, 1988.
This paper focuses on learning, training & development and compares theories, techniques and principles.
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" This paper will describe the variables which behaviorists and humanistic theorists have investigated within the field of training and development. The field of training and development has experienced a shift or emphasis from a behavioristic approach to a humanistic approach. This shift has not been to the exclusion of the other but a redefined of the variables of interest in research, instructional design, and theoretical activities. Wittrock and Lumsdaine (1977) and Laird and House (1984) have outlined some of the factors which have contributed to this shift and have defined the contributions of each of these orientations to the field of training psychology. These authors warn that the shift in emphasis has been misunderstood as a(...)"
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Christopher Byron?s ?Martha Inc.?, 2004.
This paper discusses four management principles related in Christopher Byron?s ?Martha Inc.: The Incredible story of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia?.
990 words (approx. 4.0 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 35.95
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This paper explains that Christopher Byron, in his unauthorized biography of Martha Stewart, ?Martha Inc.?, describes how the girl from a blue-collar, dysfunctional family from New Jersey worked her way to star status by recognizing opportunities and knowing how to capitalize on them. The author points out that, with a mindset of unabashed determination, the book shows another essential quality that a manager must develop in order to have a successful career: working hard; Martha Stewart would not have built her empire without working hard. The paper relates that Byron?s book shows the effects of Martha Stewart?s egotism and her desire for success at any cost; Along the way, she cheated her friends, lost her husband, and became known for her unscrupulous business practices.
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"These management styles have put her at the top, but the final page has not been written. After Byron?s book went to press, Martha Stewart found herself in the middle of an insider trading scandal. The press reports seem to back up the other stories in the book. She has passed blame to her broker; then to the broker?s assistant. Her former business associates have not come forward to give accounts of Martha Stewart?s integrity. Her management style and her treatment of friends and family have left her alone to fight the charges filed against her. If there is any one thing to take away from the book, knowing what has happened since its publication, it is not to burn bridges and to treat subordinates, partners and coworkers with respect. Not doing so could undo years of hard work and certainly come back to haunt you."
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Hobbes' and Machiavelli's Humanist Governing Principles, 2008.
This paper compares and contrasts humanistic governing principles in "The Prince" by Niccolo Machiavelli and "The Leviathan" by Thomas Hobbes.
2,263 words (approx. 9.1 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 70.95
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The paper discusses how Machiavelli and Hobbes analyze the dictates of governing institutions, religion and ethics. The paper shows how these two philosophers often agree, but differ on varying principles of practicality for humanistic governing bodies. The paper shows the complexity of rational thought that exists between Hobbes and Machiavelli and explains how the nature of ethics becomes a dynamic that divides them.
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"The manner of politics that one can see in The Prince by Machiavelli reveals much about the cruel, and often-lawless manner of governing that seeks to suppress the people being ruled by their leaders. He makes little argument for unrealistic manners of ethical guidance that might smooth over these forceful behaviors of the leading class. By these means he tells us much about how rules matter little in the quest for power and dominance over the lesser classes. In starting, Machiavelli refused to be deflected by utopian dreams or romantic hopes and by questions of right and wrong or good and bad in government. This is how Hobbes and Machiavelli compare, since they both seek realism in their quest to discover the best and most efficient way to rule."
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Leonardo Da Vinci: Humanist and Anatomy Pioneer, 2003.
An overall look at Da Vinci's brilliant work during the humanistic period in Europe, which introduced the study of anatomy and functions of the human body.
818 words (approx. 3.3 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 29.95
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This paper provides a look at Da Vinci's humanistic work during the late Middle Ages in Europe that brought the study of anatomy into existence. Though outlawed by the Catholic Church, dissection gave Da Vinci the ability to sketch the human body inside and out.
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"During the Renaissance, a movement towards humanism brought anatomy from nonexistence to theory to science. Leonardo Da Vinci was a humanist who was a part of the scientific revolution during the 15th and 16th centuries and studied medicine, in addition to mathematics, physics, art, etc. When the shift to realism became important in art, anatomy and the study of the physical body was immensely important to artists in Europe. Da Vinci rebelled against the church to take the first step in portraying the body as how it is, which is important to humanism because it focuses on the physical human body."
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Martha Stewart, 2007.
An analysis of the achievements and impact of Martha Stewart in the business world.
3,026 words (approx. 12.1 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 89.95
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This paper explores the life and business of Martha Stewart. It examines her life and history and the key moments that have defined who she is as a businesswoman. It discusses her leadership style and how she operates as a woman in a "man's" business world. The paper looks at how Stewart changed the problems that she saw and the impact that she has made.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
In the Beginning was Martha...
The "Perfect" Martha?
The Problem at Hand
Changes Everywhere
The Impact
Martha's Leadership Style
Conclusion
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"Martha Stewart has become one of the most famous self-made businesswomen (Slater 3). Her name alone is enough for people to recognize and consider the life she has made for herself. Not only has she revolutionized the business world, she has changed the way Americans cook, entertain, and decorate, more than any other entrepreneur in history. She succeeds at what she does, and has created a name for herself, which only few accomplish (Slater 4). She went from a career in catering to a billionaire. Stewart admits she never set out with a grand design for her life, and assures herself it "just happened" (Byron 107). However, it did happen due to her extreme drive, energy, and determination. She has revolutionized the role of women in the business world, and the lives of everyday Americans. She continued in her success until she made the forty-five thousand dollar insider trading mistake, but still, she didn't let that stop her. Stewart was on track to ruining her career at the height of her success, but soon found that she could help people and make a difference post negative publicity. She continued with her work and planned for her return. While Martha Stewart has had many unfortunate setbacks in her career, she has not once given up, but rather she continues to climb to the top and use every opportunity to build her media empire through revolutionizing the business world with her everyday image and simple principals which are useful to all new business entrepreneurs."
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