Recently added articles from Constructivism in the Human Sciences:
Editorial
Jan 01, 2008; ... We wrote in the last issue that this journal was culminating with volume 11 after the tragic death of the founding editor, Michael J. Mahoney. However the editors of this journal chose to close out the journal with a volume 12 to honor the life of Michael Mahoney. Submissions to volume ...
Autobiography Behaviorism, Cognitivism, And Constructivism: Reflections on Persons and Patterns in My Intellectual Development1
Jan 01, 2008; ... Change has been the most constant theme in my life work. My focus in this writing is my "intellectual" history. I put scare quotes around the word intellectual , to say at the outset that my intellectual and emotional (personal) lives are inseparable. I feel (as much as think) that I have lived ...
Michael J. Mahoney (1946-2006)1
Jan 01, 2008; ... Michael Mahoney, a foremost proponent of a constructivist theory of personal development and change, died with tragic suddenness in his home in Portsmouth, RI. He was age 60. Michael was initiated into the field of psychology as an undergraduate at Arizona State University. He often ...
Mahoney's Constructivism, Psychoanalytic Constructivism, and the Creation of Isolated Discourse Worlds
Jan 01, 2008; ... This appreciation of Michael Mahoney and his contribution to our field also considers the ways in which different theoretical orientations function almost like pseudo-ethnicities, dividing people along lines of linguistic and cultural preferences and impeding valuable crossfertilization of ...
Constructivist Ideals and Collaborating in International Research: Impossible Partners or Soul Mates?
Jan 01, 2008; ... Abstract This article explores the relevance of using constructivist ideas and ideals when engaging in research in international contexts In particular, it discusses the challenges when North American researchers attempt to collaborate with researchers in Africa. The author grapples with ...
Recognition, Vitality, Passion. And Love
Jan 01, 2008; ... Abstract Transformance, an overarching motivational force that impels us toward healing, and the recognition of the importance of recognition in the process of change are the themes of this paper, written in honor of Michael Mahoney. I discuss three manifestations of transformance -the ...
Mike and Emotional Regulation In the Psychotherapeutic Processes
Jan 01, 2008; ... Abstract Mike Mahoney was an innovator and paradigm changer. In this article I begin by briefly recalling some times with Mike and reflect on his influence on me over the years. I follow this with a discussion of emotion regulation and propose the importance in psychotherapy of a one ...
Thinking Outside the Box Can Be Dangerous
Jan 01, 2008; ... Abstract It is proposed that science works because it is an adversarial system where scholars critique each other's work. Like Popper, Mahoney proposes the need to vigorously critique our own work, to eschew the scandal of induction - the harvesting of positive evidence supporting our ...
Michael J. Mahoney: A Constructive Heart and the Heart of Constructivism
Jan 01, 2008; ... Abstract Because Michael Mahoney's intellectual, theoretical, and empirical work is widely available tiirough his 19 books and 250+ articles, this article is primarily a personal account of the teacher, mentor, colleague, and friend that I was so fortunate to know. As such, in addition ...
Why We Are Not Social Constructionists: A Dialogue in Honor of Michael Mahoney
Jan 01, 2008; ... Abstract Kenneth and Mary Gergen engage in a dialogue in which they recall the history of their relationship with Michael Mahoney. The chief intellectual tension that arose among them was related to the discrepancies between constructivism, which was the central theme of Mahoney's work, ...
The Social Construction Of A New Buddhist Psychology (A Tribute In Memory Of Michael J. Mahoney)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Abstract This article presents a social constructionist's view on the Buddha's way (the Dharma) from its inception until today and gives an account of the Dharma as a New Buddhist Psychology. Based on the pan-Buddhist essentials (core teachings), it goes beyond the old Buddhist ...
Presence, Process and Procedure: Principles of Practice for Constructivist Therapy
Jan 01, 2008; ... Abstract The considerable emphasis that constructivist psychotherapy places on reflexivity and self-awareness applies equally to client and therapist. In keeping with this central tenet, I outline three general principles that pervade my practice, beginning with the cultivation of full ...
Five Key Concepts for Understanding Human Nature: Mi, Body, Mind, Spirit, and Qi
Jan 01, 2008; ... Abstract Five keywords for understanding the human being were presented. Although the human being is generally understood as the entity of body and mind, the body can be further distinguished into two: the body as material without the mind and the body involving the mind, i.e., "Mi." ...
Is Absolute Acceptance Possible in Psychotherapy? : Rethinking Unconditional Positive Regard from the Viewpoints of Constructive Psychotherapy and Shin Buddhism
Jan 01, 2008; ... Abstract The significance of acceptance has increasingly been acknowledged in clinical practice. It was first hypothesized in the person-centered approach that the therapist's experience of acceptance is necessary, although "unconditional" positive regard is practically impossible. The ...
Editorial
Jan 01, 2006; ... Michael Mahoney, founder of Constructivism in the Human Sciences, came to Salve Regina University in September 2005 as my replacement as I phase out of the graduate degree I founded in Holistic Counseling in 1983. Having sought unsuccessfully for someone to take over as editor he asked me. I ...
Personal Growth in and Beyond Therapy1
Jan 01, 2006; ... Abstract Today it is no longer surprising to talk of incorporating Buddhist ideas and practices in psychotherapy. However, the main focus of this incorporation has been on using meditation as an adjunct to therapy, but usually divorcing meditation from its valuable Buddhist philosophical ...
Mind and Mental Health Based on a Realistic Constructivism
Jan 01, 2006; ... Abstract This essay concerns a philosophical examination of the nature of mind and the relevant implications for mental health. Traditionally, realism and constructivism are regarded as two contrastive positions in explaining the nature of mind. While realists take discovery of reality ...
Empiricism in Psychiatry's Post-Psychoanalytic Era: Contemplating DSM's "Atheoretical" Nosology
Jan 01, 2006; ... Abstract The publication of the third edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) in 1980 marked an epistemological turn within the American Psychiatric Association that rejected its interpretivist tradition in favor of a research and practice agenda ...
Conceptualizing the Efficacy of Mindfulness of Bodily Sensations in the Mindfulness-based Interventions
Jan 01, 2006; ... Abstract One of the most significant developments in psychotherapy over the past several years is the advent of the Mindfulness-based Interventions (MBIs). Essentially the introduction of Pali Buddhist mindfulness practices into cognitive therapy, the MBIs appear to be significantly more ...
Integral Research: A Multi-Method Approach to Investigating Phenomena
Jan 01, 2006; ... "Each of the important methodologies (from empiricism to collaborative inquiry to systems theory) are actually types of practices or injunctions-in all cases, they are not just what humans think, but what humans do-and those practices therefore bring forth, enact and illumine a particular ...