…n personality development. Although it developed independently, Separation Theory attempts to synthesize the two systems. A fundamental principle underlying the theory reflects my personal view of people as innocent rather than inherently bad or corrupt. Unlike Freud postulation in his instinct theory, I do not see human beings as innately aggressive or self-destructive; rather, they become outwardly hostile, violent, or harmful to self or others…
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…iefly as his researcher, Mary Salter Ainsworth, is the one who brought his theory to life. In 1954, Ainsworth’s husband got a job in Uganda and she accompanied him, determined to set up a research project testing her and Bowlby’s budding theory with real people. After a year of observing Ganda mothers and babies, she noticed that the babies who cried the least had the most attentive mothers. And she saw how “maternal attunement” to babies’ cues se…
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…propriate to actual situations that threaten the emerging self. Separation Theory places a strong emphasis on individuation and differentiation from any negative conditioning in the family. The ultimate goal of psychotherapy is to help people overcome their personal limitations and to maintain the healthy balance between feeling and rationality that reflects their basic humanness and supports the development of the true self. This blog outlines se…
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…d candid style, Dr. Solomon discusses the development of Terror Management Theory, the ways in which people form defenses against death anxiety and the concept of life affirming death awareness, arguing that we can “accept the reality of the human condition and parlay that into bringing out the best in us. ” He also addresses the societal effects of death awareness, including the social nature of human beings, the role of education and government,…
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…ess my point is I think that’s important and I don’t see Terror Management Theory having anything to say about that. This gets back to what I said earlier. I said theories are important. But it’s ill advised to take them so seriously as to hope that they can explain everything. Order a DVD of Dr. Sheldon Solomon’s full interview with PsychAlive, “Creating Meaning“ In this DVD, Dr. Sheldon Solomon addresses a variety of topics concerning how human…
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…d candid style, Dr. Solomon discusses the development of Terror Management Theory, the ways in which people form defenses against death anxiety and the concept of life affirming death awareness, arguing that we can “accept the reality of the human condition and parlay that into bringing out the best in us. ” He also addresses the societal effects of death awareness, including the social nature of human beings, the role of education and government,…
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…agues, Sheldon Solomon and Tom Pyszczynski. He developed Terror Management Theory after realizing that two of his primary interests as a social psychologist, self-esteem and prejudice, were greatly impacted by individuals’ knowledge of their own mortality. Dr. Greenberg has published numerous articles on the subject, as well as the Handbook of Experimental Existential Psychology (2004). In this DVD, Dr. Jeff Greenberg discusses Terror Management T…
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…d candid style, Dr. Solomon discusses the development of Terror Management Theory, the ways in which people form defenses against death anxiety and the concept of life affirming death awareness, arguing that we can “accept the reality of the human condition and parlay that into bringing out the best in us. ” He also addresses the societal effects of death awareness, including the social nature of human beings, the role of education and government,…
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