A control group design was used to determine whether junior college students who participated in a Human Potential Group became more self actualized than those who didn't. Growth in self-actualization was measured through pre- and post-administrations of the Personal Orientation Inventory. Findings show that (1) students in the Human Potential…

Revision by the author of an article published in Saturday Review. December 20, 1969.

Beginning with the basic assumption that the only reason to live is to grow, the author discusses the dozen propositions that guide him in his efforts at human and community resource development. These propositions revolve around the physical, emotional, and intellectual development of the individual. (Author)

To become human is to become different and distinguishable. This raises paradoxical questions concerning self-fulfillment and incompleteness for the individual and the race. (JH)

Examines some of the trends in the human potential movement as they came out in a conference. (IRT)

Material gathered from education, religion, medicine and related fields comprises this practical approach to dealing with human development. The unity underlying the multiplicity of ways of growth (150 educational methods or systems) is a recurrent theme. This unity transcends the seemingly diverse intentions of education, psychiatry, and…

This volume represents the collection of all papers presented at the convention (April, 1971) of the Christian Association for Psychological Studies, whose theme was "Christian Self-Esteem." Some of the titles include "A Demonstration of an Affective Counseling Technique,""Self-Image and Self-Esteem--A Christian Psychiatric Appraisal,""Concepts of…

The theme for this issue is "gaining the freedom to be our true selves." The issue includes a "Who-Am-I" exercise, an overview by Betsie Carter-Haar on identification and integration of the self, and practical exercises for self-development. (HMV)

The author discusses the necessity for youth to have the opportunity to experience their environment. The development of a positive self concept by making choices which involve a certain risk is emphasized. (DE)

Reports on a seminar planned for women over 25 who wanted to seek out a new lifestyle or rejuvenate an old one. The goals were to help women explore their capabilities, help them develop realistic plans, and to stimulate personal growth. (Author/PC)

The counselor's dedication to human betterment makes him vulnerable to the influence of prevelant ideas about what the world needs, and therefore there are marked shifts from time to time in what counselors think they should be doing. In present times the dominant emphasis is on social reform and counselors are asking themselves whether their…

This paper discusses the effects on college students of a weekly personal growth group and a marathon growth group, both of which are forms of experiential learning focusing on expanded awareness of self and environment, authenticity, and more effective interpersonal communication. The experiential-Gestalt growth group is a relatively unstructured…

Psychosynthesis is a name for the process of personal growth: our natural tendency to harmonize our various aspects at even higher levels of organization. This section considers the many subpersonalities that compose each one of us. It gives exercises in discovering them, understanding them, and getting free from their control. (Author/BP)

This study was concerned with determining whether short-term groups oriented toward self-awareness are capable of producing changes in the participants' ability to manage their own feelings of anxiety and to develop more functional self-perceptions in the area of their cognitive processes, emotional reactions, and physical attributes. (Author)

In the foreword, Arthur Combs cites 3 impressive considerations about Victor Raimy's just-now published doctoral dissertation on the theory of the self concept. One is that the importance of the self concept for the understanding of human behavior must be regarded as one of the most outstanding developments of the past 25 years in American…