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Maxwell Maltz (March 10, 1899 – April 7, 1975 [1]) was an American cosmetic surgeon. author of Psycho-Cybernetics (1960), which was a system of ideas that he claimed could improve one's self-image leading to a more successful and fulfilling life. [2]
Maxwell Maltz drew inspiration from Norbert Wiener's book, Cybernetics, [4] which describes both animals and the self-guided missiles he helped develop in WWII as goal-seeking mechanisms. [5] In Psycho-Cybernetics, Maltz observed from Wiener's work the following on cybernetic mechanisms: There's a "mechanism" which can accept a "goal"
Maxwell Maltz titled his pioneering self-development work "Psycho-Cybernetics" in reference to the process of steering oneself towards a pre-defined goal by making corrections to behaviour. Much of the personal development industry and the Human potential movement is said to be derived from Maltz's work.
His concepts influenced Maxwell Maltz in his writing of the classic self-help book, Psycho-Cybernetics. George Kelly, in his book The Psychology of Personal Constructs, also credits Lecky as an influence. Lecky stressed the defense mechanism of resistance as an individual's method of regulating his self-concept. [2]
In 1925, Maxwell Maltz created the term "sinuscopy," referring to the endoscopic method of visualizing the sinuses. Maltz also encouraged the use of endoscopes as a diagnostic tool for nasal and sinus abnormalities. [1] Heinz Stammberger at the end of course at Tarabichi Stammberger Ear and Sinus Institute two months before he died.
Outrageous Betrayal: The Dark Journey of Werner Erhard from est to Exile is a non-fiction book written by freelance journalist Steven Pressman and first published in 1993 by St. Martin's Press.
Maxwell Maltz's [4] was noted for coining the term ‘Spaced Repetition’. By repeating the same phrases, either positive or negative, six times a day, for 21 days, one would create a positive or negative habit. Marie, unknowingly, used Maltz's techniques to reinforce positive statements with Maureen by repeatedly telling her, “You are funny.
During his time in St. Louis, Erhard read two books that had a marked effect on him: Napoleon Hill's Think and Grow Rich (1937) and Maxwell Maltz's Psycho-Cybernetics (1960). [ 1 ] : 122 When a member of his staff at Parents Magazine introduced him to the ideas of Abraham Maslow and Carl Rogers , both key figures in the Human Potential Movement ...