Note the Huge Differences Between the
Current Psychology and the New, Holistic Psychology
| The
Old Psychology |
The New Psychology is a Holistic Psychology |
PURPOSE:
To adjust individuals to fit them into a culture, system or technique. | PURPOSE:
To actualize the real self. To encourage and empower individuals to create as a way of life. |
| Psychotherapy |
Transformation |
| Unhealthiness
defined by ideas professionals hold in their mind (based on a mental judgmental
belief) | Unhealthiness defined by lack of vital energy flowing
through the cells, body, emotions and mind |
| Focuses
on controlling behavior | Focuses on helping a person find her
own strengths and use them |
Technique based | Process
based |
| Verbal approach |
Energy
approach |
| Talks about problem, blocks, chemistry |
Directly
affects the frozen energy in the mind body and emotions |
| Not aware of energy | Aware of energy inside and outside of self |
| Mind |
Body
and spirit equal to mind |
| Thinking | Feeling
equal to thinking |
| Outside authorities have your answers |
Inner
knowing's offer solutions |
| Healing process is based on unequal relationships |
Healing process is based on equal
relationships |
| Values certain groups and professions
over others |
Values all people equally |
| Committed
to specific groups and certain cultures |
Committed to global well-being |
Copyright, 1999, Doris Jeanette,
Psy.D., Center for New Psychology
This holistic psychology definition is based on my own approach which I have developed over the years. I am sure the future psychology will be helpful and empowering. Use this definition to measure whether a person, school or program is surely offering you holistic health or holistic psychology.
Many holistic health professionals
and holistic psychologists say they practice a holistic approach but they are frequently
doing the same old things in the same old way. They may use the same words, such as energy, freedom and yet they are not offering you a system that is empowering you. They are offering you a treatment, a technique an answer, just like traditional psychology and traditional medicine.
Use this holistic
psychology definition to measure all holistic psychologists, holistic psychology
schools, holistic health education, and holistic health schools to see if they are truly new, different
and serving your mind body spirit.
To qualify as a holistic approach, the practitioner must respect, honor and deal with your whole system. Not just one part of you.
In addition, to qualify as a genuine, holistic health treatment the approach must solve problems at their source instead of treating your symptoms. Any approach that works only with symptoms cannot be considered to be holistic.
A holistic psychology school program that teaches the typical labels, abnormal psychology and traditional theories are not part of the future, new psychology.
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What is holistic psychology? A holistic psychology definition provided by holistic psychologist Dr. Doris Jeanette, a licensed psychologist for 34 years.
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