Hi again, With a subject header like that, I'll bet every single TIPS subscriber will open this post!
The blog, Mind Hacks, has a discussion of the Maslow article I mentioned in my previous email. It also includes a link to an earlier blog post about an article by Ian Nicholson examining nude psychotherapy, which was developed by Paul Bindram in 1967: Nicholson, I. (2007). Baring the Soul: Paul Bindram, Abraham Maslow and 'nude psychotherapy'. Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences, 43, 337–359. doi: 10.1002/jhbs.20272 A pdf of Nicholson's article is here: http://people.stu.ca/~nicholson/Ian_Nicholson/Research_files/Baring%20the%20Soul.pdf Here is the abstract: "Nude psychotherapy is one of the most flamboyant therapeutic techniques ever developed in American psychology. Largely forgotten today, the therapy was an academic and popular sensation upon its introduction in 1967. Developed by psychologist Paul Bindrim, the therapy promised to guide clients to their authentic selves through the systematic removal of clothing. This paper explores the intellectual, cultural and ethical context of nude therapy and its significance as a form of unchurched spirituality. Although nude therapy has an indisputable tabloid character, it is also rooted in a long-standing academic search for authenticity and ultimate meaning through science. Bindrim’s career demonstrates the historically long-standing interweaving of spirituality and science within American psy-chology while simultaneously highlighting the field’s extraordinary capacity for adaptive reinvention." Best, Jeff -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jeffry Ricker, Ph.D. SCC: Professor of Psychology MCCCD: General Studies Faculty Representative PSY 101 Website: http://sccpsy101.wordpress.com/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Scottsdale Community College 9000 E. Chaparral Road Scottsdale, AZ 85256-2626 Office: SB-123 Phone: (480) 423-6213 Fax: (480) 423-6298 --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=15526 or send a blank email to leave-15526-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
