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Albert Ellis
A GUIDE TO RATIONAL LIVING

Working to change your personal philosophy is a valid therapeutic technique -- one which can lead to genuine growth. Behavior, emotion and cognition, says Albert Ellis, are all interrelated. He tells us how to recognize irrational belief patterns based on "musts" and "shoulds." He then presents methods for self-analysis and therapy.
Dr. Ellis discusses and demonstrates the modeling approach, the use of humor, the use of cognitive homework, unconditional acceptance of clients, the use of strong language and dealing with low frustration tolerance. In a moving manner, he also describes the application of these principles in his own life experience. (A program in two parts)
Born in 1913, Albert Ellis, Ph.D., is one of the most influential figures in the history of psychology. He is author of over 600 academic papers and more than 50 books including A Guide to Rational Living, How to Live with a Neurotic, Humanistic Psychotherapy, The Art and Science of Love and Sex Without Guilt. Dr. Ellis is considered the grandfather of cognitive behavior therapy, the founder of Rational-Emotive Therapy (RET) and one of the architects of the sexual revolution. (#W008, Length 90 minutes)

June Singer
BOUNDARIES OF THE SOUL:
Explorations in Jungian Analysis

Jungian analysis focuses on unconscious archetypes that operate beneath our cultural conditioning. Transformation, says June Singer, must emerge from within, apart from any preconceptions of the analyst. In this revealing two-part program, Dr. Singer presents the theory and practice of Carl G. Jung's analytic psychology. Describing a dream from Jung's own childhood, she explains how he developed his notion that sexual imagery represents the creative spiritual force. She also discusses the "collective unconscious" and Jung's theories of individuation and personality types.
June Singer, Ph.D., is a practicing Jungian analyst a founder of the C. G. Jung Institute in Chicago. She is author of The Unholy Bible: A Psychological Interpretation of William Blake, Androgeny, Energies of Love and Boundaries of the Soul: The Practice of Jung's Psychology. (#W005, Length 90 minutes)

Rollo May
THE HUMAN DILEMMA

Existential psychology emphasizes philosophic rather than psychopathological aspects of the human condition. In this animated, two-part discussion, Dr. May proposes that genuine growth comes from confronting the pain of existence rather than escaping into banal pleasures or shallow, positive thinking. Genuine joy, he says, can emerge from an appreciation of life's agonies.
Psychotherapist Rollo May is a recipient of the Distinguished Career Award of the American Psychological Association and a founding sponsor of the Association for Humanistic Psychology. He is author of numerous classic works including Love and Will, Psychology and the Human Dilemma, Freedom and Destiny, Dreams and Symbols, The Meaning of Anxiety and Man's Search for Himself. (#W002, Length 90 minutes)

Stanislav Grof
THE ADVENTURE OF SELF-DISCOVERY

What is the origin of individual behavior and personality? Stanislav Grof proposes that individuals have systems of condensed experience (COEX systems) which become anchored to aspects of the birth trauma. In Part I of this program, he describes four different basic stages of the birth process and shows how they relate to attitudes developed later in life.
In Part II he discusses the development of his "holotropic" approach to therapy as an outgrowth of his early work with psychedelic drugs. Simple breathing exercises enable individuals to achieve an altered state which can lead to self-healing of emotional blocks. The unconscious, according to Grof, cannot be limited to the merely personal and biographical aspects of self, but can be seen from a transpersonal perspective as being identified with all of creation.
Stanislav Grof is author of LSD Psychotherapy, Beyond the Brain, and The Adventure of Self-Discovery and co-author of The Human Encounter with Death. A former professor of psychiatry at Johns Hopkins University, he has been scholar in residence for fourteen years at the Esalen Institute. With his wife, ChristinaGrof, he has developed a psychotherapeutic approach known as Holotropic Therapy. (#W127, Length 90 minutes)

HUMANISTIC PSYCHOTHERAPY James Bugental, Ph.D. Humanistic-existential psychotherapy is a journey toward greater wholeness and aliveness. James Bugental, Ph.D., the first president of the Association for Humanistic Psychology, is author of The Search for Authenticity, Psychotherapy and Process and several other seminal books. The client in this process does not necessarily alleviate symptoms or change behavior--but rather completes therapy with a larger sense of who he or she is. (#S003, Length 30 minutes.)

COMMUNICATION AND CONGRUENCE Virginia Satir Many of us are afraid to communicate to others our true feelings. One of the most influential modern psychologists and a founder of family therapy, Virginia Satir describes how internalized "rules" for social behavior limit our communication. Ms. Satir demonstrates various communication styles--depreciation, blaming, intellectualizing and irrelevance--which people use to cover up their feelings of low self-esteem. (#S116, Length 30 minutes.)

SPIRITUALITY AND PSYCHOLOGY Frances Vaughan, Ph.D. True psychology is incomplete without an understanding of the spiritual yearnings of human beings. Frances Vaughan, Ph.D., is a transpersonal psychotherapist and president of the Association for Humanistic Psychology. She is author of Awakening Intuition and The Inward Arc. Dr. Vaughan stresses that all spiritual traditions ultimately offer a means toward transcendence of the limited self. (#S010, Length 30minutes.)

PUTTING PSYCHOTHERAPY ON THE COUCH Bernie Zilbergeld, Ph.D. Psychotherapy, says Bernie Zilbergeld, Ph.D., has been oversold and overused. Research suggests that therapy is actually of limited value. The author of The Shrinking of America and Mind Power points out that individuals seeking personal transformation must be motivated to work hard and make changes for therapy to be effective. Psychological insights and temporary emotional relief do not generally lead to lasting behavioral changes. (#S121, Length 30 minutes.)