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Book SynopsisA basic trust in the individual is at the heart of the person-centred approach. This trust is reflected in the radical ethical stance of non-directivity and in the theoretical construct of the actualising tendency. In this companion volume to his well-received Embracing Non-Directivity, Brian Levitt once again brings together an impressive international collection of person-centred writers. The actualising tendency serves here as a catalyst for a diverse and thought-provoking collection of essays, each reflecting on various aspects of human potential within the context of person-centred theory and practice. These essays, while shedding further light on the person-centred approach, also build bridges to the emerging discipline of positive psychology.
Table of ContentsIntroduction - Stephen Joseph and Tom Patterson The actualizing tendency: A Meta-theoretical perspective for positive psychology Historical Context: The Actualizing Tendency in Person-Centred Theory Carl Rogers: The actualizing tendency in relation to "motives" and to consciousness (1963, Nebraska Symposium) Jerold Bozarth and Barbara Brodley: Actualisation - A functional concept in client-centered theory (1991) Tony Merry: The Actualisation Conundrum (2003) Contemporary Explorations of Human Potential in Person-Centred Theory Brian Levitt: The myth of the actualizing tendency: The actualizing tendency concept as a guiding story Keith Tudor: Being verbal: From being human to human being Peter Schmid: A personalizing tendency: Dialogical and therapeutic consequences of the actualizing tendency axiom Jerold Bozarth and ChungChuan Wang: The "unitary actualizing tendency" and congruence in client-centered therapy Jef Cornelius-White and Jurgen Kriz: The formative tendency: Person-Centered systems theory, interdependence and human potential Health and Human Potential Alberto Zucconi: From illness to health, well-being and empowerment: The Person-Centered paradigm shift from patient to client Carol Wolter-Gustafson: Non-dualism and Non-directivity: A person-centered concept of health and the fully functioning person Keith Tudor: Psychological health Art Bohart: How clients self-heal in psychotherapy Marginalized Populations and Human Potential Beth Freir: Resilience and the self-righting power of development: Observations of impoverished Brazilian children in Person-Centred play therapy Javier Armenta Mejia: Psychotherapy and sexual diversity: A person-centred approach Personal Accounts of Human Potential: The Personal as Theoretical Kathy Moon: An essay on children, evil, and the actualizing tendency Noel Nera: Conditions of worth and an artist's journey Garry Prouty: The actualization of the existential self in human dying AfterwordBrian Levitt: Beyond fiefdoms
