APA handbook of humanistic and existential psychology. vol. 1, history, research, philosophy, and theory / edited by Louis Hoffman, L. Xochitl Vallejos, Dan Hocoy, Pratyusha Tummala-Narra, Eugene Mario DeRobertis.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hoffman, Louis, editor.

Vallejos, L. Xochitl, editor.

Hocoy, Dan, editor.

Tummala-Narra, Pratyusha, editor.

DeRobertis, Eugene Mario, editor.

Series:

APA handbooks in psychology

APA handbooks in psychology® series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Humanistic psychology.

Existential psychology.

Psychology.

Existentialism.

Medical Subjects:

Psychology.

Existentialism.

Physical Description:

xliv, 717 pages ;

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, [2026]

Summary:

"The need for humanistic and existential approaches to psychology is critical in contemporary times, whether considering research, psychotherapy, or broader social and cultural interventions. While challenges to human existence are a perennial reality, the contemporary world is facing heightened risks associated with increased polarization, growing racial tensions, war and other violent conflicts, threats to the future of democracy, and significant environmental threats. Humanistic and existential psychology embody complicated histories that led them to come together with other streams of research and practice as "the third force of psychology". This book is divided into two volumes. The first volume focuses on history, research, philosophy, and theory while the second focuses on application. In humanistic and existential psychology, it is difficult to distinguish theory and research from practice. Many of the chapters could readily fit in either volume. Volume 1 is divided into four parts: Part I: History and Structure; Part II: Research; Part III: Philosophy and Literature; and Part IV: Psychological Theory. Part I orients readers to the foundations of these psychologies. Part II focuses primarily on research methodologies. Part III considers many of the most prominent philosophical contributions that provide a foundation for humanistic and, in particular, existential psychology. The final and largest part of Volume 1 addresses psychological theory. The APA Handbook of Humanistic and Existential Psychology brings together many of the foremost scholars in the field, reclaiming and asserting the place of humanistic and existential psychology as a force in professional psychology." --Preface (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2026 APA, all rights reserved).

Contents:

Part I. History and structure

A history of humanistic and existential psychology: The possibility and cultural contexts of renewal in science / Frederick J. Wertz

Branches of humanistic and existential psychology / Zenobia Morrill and José G. Luiggi-Hernández

Part II. Research

Qualitative methods for humanistic and existential research grounded in phenomenological, hermeneutic, and constructivist paradigms / Scott D. Churchill and Amy Fisher-Smith

Participatory and relational methodologies: Emergent undercommons, generative refusals, and fugitive movements / Susan James and Helene Lorenz

A quantitative review of select methods in existential and humanistic psychology / Cathy R. Cox, Thomas B. Sease, and Francesca Gentea

Part III. Philosophy and literature

Husserl, Heidegger, and Jaspers: Emergent perspectives and advancements / Susi Ferrarello and Francesca Brencio

Kierkegaard and Nietzsche / Daniel Sullivan

Sartre, De Beauvoir, and Merleau-Ponty: The French existentialists / Claire Arnold-Baker, Simon Wharne, and F. Jak Icoz

Frantz Fanon: Toward a new humanism / Leswin Laubscher

Part IV. Psychological theory

Conceptual and historical foundations of human science for psychology / Christopher M. Aanstoos

Otto Rank's original contributions to humanistic and existential psychology / Will Wadlington

The existential-phenomenological self: Perspectives and insights / Fred J. Hanna and Joel Givens

Existential anxiety and guilt / Claire S. LeBeau, Amanda B. Lowe, and Heather Macdonald

Self-actualization and coactualization / Andrew M. Bland

"A little stand-offish": Existential and humanistic diagnostic perspectives / Anthony J. Pavlo

The psychology and psychotherapy of evil: Encountering the daimonic / Stephen Arthur Diamond

Terror management theory: Toward a merger of existential and experimental approaches to understanding human behavior and experience / Tom Pyszczynski and Moussa Diarra

Contemporary considerations of freedom / Emmy van Deurzen

Peak and plateau experiences and our higher human nature-with a touch of creativity / Ruth Richards and Stanley Krippner

Myth and existential psychotherapy: Toward inclusivity / Jason Dias and Justin J. Underwood

Relationality, isolation, and alienation / Louis Hoffman and Sabah Islam

Existential-humanistic developmental psychology / Eugene Mario DeRobertis

Authenticity and genuineness / Todd DuBose

Rethinking individualism, collectivism, and conformity / Micah Ingle

Critical psychology / Oksana Yakushko

An existential perspective on positive psychology: Toward a general theory of global flourishing / Paul T. P. Wong

A contextualized study of Zhi Mian and its critical view of Confucianism and Taoism: A perspective of humanism and existentialism in advocacy of individualism / Xuefu Wang

Liberation psychologies and decolonialities: Defecting from environments of domination to build spaces of collective agency, prefigurative politics, and ecological justice / Helene Lorenz and Susan James

Reclaiming the assimilation of humanistic and existential psychology / Brent Dean Robbins

Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

Electronic reproduction. Washington, D.C. : American Psychological Association, 2026.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1433840316

9781433840319

1433849860

9781433849862

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