Exploring the psychology and influence of language, this book delves into how words shape our realities across interpersonal, intrapersonal, and educational contexts. It combines theoretical insights with practical applications, highlighting the significant role language plays in communication and understanding. Through various domains, readers will discover the profound effects language has on shaping perceptions and interactions in everyday life.
Practical Applications in a Psychotherapeutic Context
144 Seiten
6 Lesestunden
Exploring the subtexts of movies, this book presents a groundbreaking approach to understanding their therapeutic potential. It delves into how films can serve as a medium for personal growth and emotional healing, offering insights that are unique in the realm of film analysis. By examining the intersection of cinema and psychology, it provides readers with innovative tools to interpret films not just as entertainment, but as powerful narratives that can foster self-reflection and transformation.
Exploring the intersection of religion, philosophy, mysticism, and psychology, this book presents a novel framework for understanding the human mind and behavior. By utilizing authentic Islamic texts alongside mainstream psychological theories, it offers an integrative approach that challenges conventional perspectives and enriches the discourse on mental processes and actions.
This book maps out the relationship between the discovery of heartfulness and
the psychology of inner peace for those researching psychology,
psychoanalysis, and philosophy. It highlights the inadaquacies of mind-
oriented theories of peace and presents a recodite psychological analysis of
the role of innerness in addressing the nature of peace.
Expanding on Ellen Langer's groundbreaking ideas, this provocative volume delves into the implications of critical mindfulness for enhancing psychology's responsiveness and the meaningfulness of its practice. It critiques the discipline for positioning therapists as experts over clients and prioritizing outcomes at the expense of the therapeutic process. Contributors apply Langerian mindfulness principles to self-understanding, relationships, athletic performance, consumer decision-making, and various forms of cognitive engagement. This mindfulness is not only critical but also creative, inclusive, and humane, with the potential to transform psychology and related fields. Key topics include: the critical mindfulness of psychology’s mindlessness; mindfulness alongside rationality; understanding the roots and role of confidence in performance; mindfulness in action and its impact on thought and behavior; Langerian mindfulness in optimal sport performance; and the psychology of possibility in health. This volume offers bracing and insightful perspectives for undergraduate and graduate students, psychologists, psychiatrists, physicians, clinicians, neurologists, and educators, challenging professionals to rethink their practices and long-held beliefs about living.
