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The book offers a firsthand narrative of Rollo May and his group of New York psychologists in the 1950s, who fiercely opposed the medical lobby's efforts to simplify the human experience to mere biology. Through their struggles, they fought to preserve the integrity of psychotherapy and prevent a monopoly on mental health care. This account highlights their resilience and the broader implications for the field of psychology during a pivotal time in its history.
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Frontier Struggles, James Schlett
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- Released
- 2021
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- Title
- Frontier Struggles
- Subtitle
- Rollo May and the Little Band of Psychologists Who Saved Humanism
- Language
- English
- Authors
- James Schlett
- Publisher
- University of Akron Press
- Released
- 2021
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 235
- ISBN13
- 9781629221304
- Series
- Rating
- 2 out of 5
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- The book offers a firsthand narrative of Rollo May and his group of New York psychologists in the 1950s, who fiercely opposed the medical lobby's efforts to simplify the human experience to mere biology. Through their struggles, they fought to preserve the integrity of psychotherapy and prevent a monopoly on mental health care. This account highlights their resilience and the broader implications for the field of psychology during a pivotal time in its history.