Essential Life Coaching Skills

Dunbar, Angela

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“…The first is the social brain hypothesis, which proposes that the evolution of large brains in humans and other primates was in response to the cognitive demands of their complex social lives. 6 Life in groups, which became particularly elaborate and complicated for humans, imposed the need to develop a sophisticated theory of mind, to attribute motivations, beliefs, and mental states broadly to oneself and others. 7 The second aspect of the relationship between the brain and collective life is the influence of brain characteristics on how we perceive, experience, and behave in the social world.…”

Section: Plasticity Inside Individualsmentioning

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Political plasticity and dictatorship.

Moghaddam¹

2019

Threat to Democracy: The Appeal of Authoritarianism in an Age of Uncertainty.

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The most important question a psychologist might attempt to answer is why so few programs of revolutionary action succeed.-ROM HARRÉ 1For elites and a small minority of well-placed individuals, social change implies new opportunities and positive experience which facilitate the process of adaptation. However, social change represents a devastating experience for the vast majority of individuals who are less advantaged and unable to reap its direct benefits.

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Section: Plasticity Inside Individualsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Political plasticity and dictatorship.

Moghaddam¹

2019

Threat to Democracy: The Appeal of Authoritarianism in an Age of Uncertainty.

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“…Similarly, the positive psychology perspective has become associated with a variety of intervention techniques to promote well-being, including those designed for promoting mindfulness (Germer, Siegel, & Fulton, 2005), character strengths development (Proctor et al, 2011), and happiness and subjective well-being (Lyubomirsky, 2007), as well as an approach referred to as life coaching (Dunbar, 2010). In contrast to humanistic therapies, these approaches are neither lengthy nor introspective, do not focus on the client-therapist relationship, and are not concerned with such themes as aloneness, the tragic, or existential angst.…”

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The humanistic psychology–positive psychology divide: Contrasts in philosophical foundations.

Waterman¹

2013

American Psychologist

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The relationship between the fields of humanistic and positive psychology has been marked by continued tension and ambivalence. This tension can be traced to extensive differences in the philosophical grounding characterizing the two perspectives within psychology. These differences exist with respect to (a) ontology, including the ways in which human nature is conceptualized regarding human potentials and well-being; (b) epistemology, specifically, the choice of research strategies for the empirical study of these concepts; and (c) practical philosophy, particularly the goals and strategies adopted when conducting therapy or undertaking counseling interventions. Because of this philosophical divide, adherents of the two perspectives may best be advised to pursue separately their shared desire to understand and promote human potentials and well-being.

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Essential Life Coaching Skills

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Political plasticity and dictatorship.

Political plasticity and dictatorship.

The humanistic psychology–positive psychology divide: Contrasts in philosophical foundations.

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