The process of making meaning is a core determinant of human experience. Understanding this process, developmentally, is a vital part of integral counseling. In this article, the authors introduce the concept of ego development stages as increasingly complex and flexible systems of meaning making. An understanding of ego development stages can…

Examined whether there were factors associated with how Southern Baptist ministers (N=103) cope with stress. Determined that trait anxiety has a negative relationship with self-concept and a positive relationship with self-criticism. (Author/ABL)

Examines the relationship between humor appreciation and self-perceptions of high school guidance counselors (N=45). Results indicate that humor appreciation was unrelated to self-perceived counselor effectiveness, with male and female counselors enjoying similar types of humor. Counselors with more education perceived themselves as having less of…

Presents key accusations of three critics of the human potential movement. Describes the nature of the sociology of knowledge and suggests how this discipline can balance the emphasis on self-actualization in the human potential movement. (Author/JAC)