Eugene Gendlin
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He is an American philosopher and psychologist.
He was born in 1926 and died in 2007.
His major accomplishments are in the areas of philosophy and psychotherapy. He is especially known for the development of focusing psychotherapy, which emphasizes the intrinsic perception of feelings and experiences. Focusing is a method of deepening one's understanding of one's own feelings and issues by focusing attention on vague and nebulous sensations and experiences within the mind. Gendlin also claimed that this unique approach allows people to access their inner self and gain insights that lead to transformation and growth.
In general, Eugene Gendlin was an influential scholar in the fields of psychotherapy and philosophy, and his ideas have been carried over into modern psychology and philosophy.
1962
Experiencing Scale
1964
A Theory of Personality Change
1968
Focusing ability in psychotherapy, personality and creativity
Gendlin, E.T., J. Beebe, J. Cassens, M. Klein & M. Oberlander (1968). Focusing ability in psychotherapy, personality and creativity. In J.M. Shlien (Ed.), Research in psychotherapy. Vol. III, pp. 217-241. Washington, DC: APA. From http://previous.focusing.org/gendlin/docs/gol_2049.html The Experiential Response
Gendlin, E. T. (1968). The experiential response. Use of interpretation in treatment, 208-227.
1973
Experiential Psychotherapy
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