Personal Psychology
Delivering Health Care in Complex Adaptive Systems I: The Nature of Dynamic Systems
We face a major challenge in seeking to lead complex mid-21st Century organizations—and this is particularly a challenge regarding health care organizations and systems.
The Pelican: Structure, Dynamics, Function and Meaning of a Nightmarish Dream
A dream laboratory has just been established at the University of Oregon by Drs. Louis Breger and Les Davidson (Breger, …
Dorveille and Breath: Two Sleep-Enhancing Strategies
Two books have recently been published that speak to the challenge of achieving a good night of sleep. One of …
The Psychology of Technology Embedment in Humans: Opportunities, Threats and Preventative Measures
There are many profound implications associated with this propinquity – which, in turn, point to the need for not only greater understanding of these implications but also the educating and training of people to more fully understand and work with this technological propinquity.
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 …
The Nature and Function of Dreams I. An Overview
hile many of Freud’s specific interpretations regarding which functions are being served, his portrayal of dreams as highly generative products of the human mind and heart seems to hold up with further study of dreams. We must marvel at the capacity of the dream to bring together and creatively integrate vast amounts of available information
Status of Sleep: A Report
This is the fifth report coming from the Pathways to Sleep Project. In this report, Dr. William Bergquist briefly summarizes …
Introduction to Bio/Neurofeedback
Drs. Gay Teurman and Christy Lewis offer a unique introduction to the emerging field of neurofeedback–which, in turn, is part of the new world of health psychology.
Studio Nine: The Sleep Room
We asked participants to watch the disturbing movie, “The Sleep Room” which is based on the real-life Cameron experiments conducted at the Allen Institute in Montreal Canda.