Humanistic Psychology: Alive in the 21st Century?

This article makes the argument that humanistic psychology remained a vibrant movement even after it lost much of its high-profile reputation and sociopolitical power toward the close of the 1970s. More specifically, the author makes an argument for the contemporary relevance of humanistic psychology, demonstrating how humanistic psychology has been having a quiet, yet notably significant influence on the diverse areas of the field since the 1990s. In addition, this article demonstrates that there are recent developments occurring in psychology that are highly commensurate with a humanistic viewpoint, even if these developments did not occur via a direct encounter with humanistic psychology. In short, humanistic psychology is shown to be more important to 21st century psychology than many might have realized.

Source: Journal of Humanistic Psychology - September 12, 2013 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: DeRobertis, E. M. Tags: Articles Source Type: research