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Carl Ransom Rogers (January 8, 1902 – February 4, 1987) was an American psychologist who was one of the founders of humanistic psychology and was known especially for his person-centered psychotherapy.
James Frederick Thomas Bugental [1] (December 25, 1915 – September 17, 2008) was one of the predominant theorists and advocates of the Existential-humanistic therapy movement. He was a therapist, teacher and writer for over 50 years.
After psychotherapy, social work is the most important beneficiary of the humanistic psychology's theory and methodology. [83] These theories have produced a deep reform of the modern social work practice and theory, [84] leading, among others, to the occurrence of a particular theory and methodology: Humanistic Social Work.
His writings in the 1950's and 60's (1969, 1983; May et al., 1958) became the foundation of existential-humanistic therapy that would flourish in America (Bugental, 1981; May and Yalom, 1985; Yalom, 1980). May also worked closely with Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow, founders of the humanistic psychology movement.
Rollo Reece May (April 21, 1909 – October 22, 1994) was an American existential psychologist and author of the influential book Love and Will (1969). He is often associated with humanistic psychology and existentialist philosophy, and alongside Viktor Frankl, was a major proponent of existential psychotherapy.
Frankl's father was a socialist who named him after Viktor Adler, the founder of the party. [ 1 ] [ 11 ] During this time, Frankl began questioning the Freudian approach to psychoanalysis . He joined Alfred Adler 's circle of students and published his second academic paper, "Psychotherapy and Worldview" ( "Psychotherapie und Weltanschauung ...
He is considered a founding figure in the history of clinical psychology and is best known for his theory of personality, personal construct psychology. [1] Kelly's work has influenced many areas of psychology—including constructivist, humanistic, existential, and cognitive psychology. [2] [3] [4]
Martin Heidegger attacked Sartre's concept of existential humanism in his Letter on Humanism of 1946, accusing Sartre of elevating Reason above Being. [5]Michel Foucault followed Heidegger in attacking Sartre's humanism as a kind of theology of man, [6] though in his emphasis on the self-creation of the human being he has in fact been seen as very close to Sartre's existential humanism.