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Chodorow, Joan

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“…Interpretation of experience at the subjective level (phenomenological or psychological level) treats these same phenomena symbolically as elements of the personal subconscious that concern the individual himself or herself. By treating them literally while one is experiencing them, the tendency to identify with the contents and assume that one has produced them oneself is avoided so that a dialogue with the "objectified" phenomenon can take place and questions may be posed (e.g., active imagination; Chodorow, 1997). By treating them symbolically when interpreting their meaning, the contents of the experience can more readily be integrated into the personal reality of the waking personality.…”

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An empirically controlled metaphysics in a science of spirituality—Is something real happening?

Cunningham¹

2023

Journal of Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology

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The purpose of this article is to explore issues bearing on the question of the ontological reality of a certain category of exceptional human experiences. After briefly discussing the problem of metaphysics in a science of spirituality, I examine the supernatural nature of the natural and explain why normal science is not prohibited from evaluating supernatural claims. I then discuss how personal experience as a type of knowledge serves a heuristic function in the testing of metaphysical hypotheses by pointing out directions in which explanatory scientific theories might be found. I propose the construct of multidimensional reality as a solution to the problem of religious pluralism and explain why a state-specific science approach is appropriate for the development of an empirically (experientially) controlled metaphysics that takes experience in various states of consciousness as its empirical starting point. I conclude by discussing the function of metaphysical hypotheses in science and psychology and why the scientific realism of naturalistic inquiry may be the best approach to a viable and authentic science of spirituality.

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An empirically controlled metaphysics in a science of spirituality—Is something real happening?

Cunningham¹

2023

Journal of Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology

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“…In chapter 12, “Art therapy and the soul, ” Shaun McNiff, PhD, ATR, discusses Jung's process of active imagination, which anticipated today's expressive arts therapies (Chodorow, 1997). As McNiff notes, to 19th-century artists such as William Blake, Jean-Paul Richter, and Friedrich Nietzsche, creative imagination was viewed as a primary intelligence with the ability to heal.…”

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Review of Whole person healthcare: Humanizing healthcare (vol. 1); Whole person healthcare: Psychology, spirituality, & health (vol. 2) and Whole person healthcare: The arts & health (vol. 3).

Gordon

2008

The Humanistic Psychologist

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This book review critically evaluates the Whole Person Healthcare (WPH) series. These 3 volumes advance a biopsychosocialspiritual model of the person and a holistic, integrative, multidisciplinary, multicultural, evidence-based approach to healthcare that addresses the complex interaction of these dimensions of health and illness. What is the place of WPH in the new medical continuum? Moving us away from the Cartesian dualism of scientific materialism towards a more humanistic paradigm, WPH focuses on issues of existential meaning in illness, as well as the psychological, emotional, imaginal, metaphorical, and symbolic element of being human through the expressive and creative arts. The constructs horizontal integration and practice as taught are introduced as an answer to our current crisis in clinical practice and public policy towards humanizing healthcare in the emerging model of collaborative care.

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“…[O]ne can get along for quite a time with an inadequate theory, but not with inadequate therapeutic methods. (Jung, 1931[Chodorow, 1997 Much of what we do in the moment as therapists is to respond, to initiate, or to 'be' in certain ways. Later we take stock and ask ourselves how and what this was, and either attempt to link it to a framework, or to develop one that somehow fits with events.…”

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Inside out, or outside in: meeting with couples

Jenkins¹

2006

Journal of Family Therapy

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The complex difficulties often faced by couples require a range of models for effective help. Relational intensity is heightened in therapy by the ease with which the therapist can be triangled into the couple's relationship and by the influence of the emotional triggers from their respective internal worlds. This article draws on systemic and psychodynamic models and a transgenerational perspective for gendered stories. Different time frameworks link interpersonal and intrapersonal themes. In this sense, the therapist works ‘inside out’ and ‘outside in’. A framework of behaviours, emotions, feelings, meanings and beliefs is proposed to help link these perspectives. ‘Invisible contracts’ and the sense of there often being an unconscious ‘pact to disappoint’ are described. Clear models are not enough, for it is the intimate encounter between client and therapist that is the bedrock of therapeutic change and growth. There is no short cut to this sense of intimacy in the unique encounter between therapist and each new couple. Brief examples from practice describe how the issues discussed may be addressed in couples work.

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An empirically controlled metaphysics in a science of spirituality—Is something real happening?

An empirically controlled metaphysics in a science of spirituality—Is something real happening?

Review of Whole person healthcare: Humanizing healthcare (vol. 1); Whole person healthcare: Psychology, spirituality, & health (vol. 2) and Whole person healthcare: The arts & health (vol. 3).

Inside out, or outside in: meeting with couples

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