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The Library of Professional Psychology (LPP) is an internet based growing collection of documents focusing on the challenging practice of professional psychology.
Articles posted in this library range over many topics – from brief psycho-biographical essays that allow us to view moments in the lives of men and women from many different cultures, to extended analyses regarding complex personal, organizational, societal and cultural dynamics. Some of the articles offer practical suggestions and relevant insights while others encourage questions, inviting reflection and the opportunity to challenge established psychological principles and practices.
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Issue Four: The Psychology of Political Behavior–Touching the Third Rail
In the field of professional psychology—and more generally in the discipline of psychology—there are several “third rails.” These are areas …
Psychology, Neo-Sociopsychology, and Paths to a Better, Less Prejudiced Society
When it comes to psychology in general, I am a fan. I have a degree in it. At its best, …
A PALLID HOPELESSNESS: REFLECTIONS ON ALIENATION
Conceive a man by nature and misfortune prone to a pallid hopelessness…. -Herman Melville, “Bartleby the Scrivener: A Story of …
Personality Disorders, Attachment, and National Trauma: A Psychosociological Approach to Psychodynamic Therapy
Can psychotherapy prevent fascism? We can only answer that question by exploring the dynamics of fascism and group narcissism.
THE AUTHORITARIAN PERSONALITY I: PRELIMINARY PERSPECTIVES AND STUDIES
William Bergquist and Kevin Weitz Man would fain be great and sees that he is little; would fain be happy …
Organizational Consultation XXXII: The Appreciative Leader: From a 21st Century Perspective
[Note: Most of this essay was actually wirtten during the last decade of the 20th Century. The themes introduced, however, …
Organizational Consultation XXXI: The Appreciative Leader: From A Traditional Perspective
How does one address this interplay between order and chaos? How does one move beyond the contextual model of leadership …
Organizational Consultation XXX: Leadership and the Appreciative Perspective
The time has come to directly address the issue of appreciative leadership. Specifically, the time has come to focus on an important proposition: if a leader is appreciative in her own engagement with other members of the organization, then the task of implementing appreciative strategies is much less formidable.
The New Johari Window #35: A Final View
I offer Luft’s original statement about each principle. These principles have informed the New Johari Window. However, each of these principles has been expanded or revised as a result of the new analysis.
Building the Bridge: Inter-Generational Generativity
We all know the benefits of a close and loving relationship between grandparents and their young grandchildren. What we often overlook, however; is the incredible richness and significance of these multi-generational relationships among adult grandchildren.We believe that these benefits accrue not just to grandparents, but also to the older men and women who choose to spend high quality time with young people.
