John Watkins (psychologist)

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John Goodrich Watkins (* 17th March 1913 ; † 12. January 2012 ) was a US -American Psychologist and was mainly through his research and methods in the field of hypnosis and hypnotherapy known.

Watkins graduated from the University of Idaho and received his Ph.D. Degree from Columbia University . He spent most of his teaching at the University of Montana (USA), where he also gave long lectures as an emeritus .

Together with his wife Helen Watkins , he developed Ego-State Therapy , which, when looking for the causes of mental disorders, does not follow talk therapy, but rather analyzes the personality of those affected.

Fonts

  • The therapeutic self: developing resonance - key to effective relationships , New York: Human Sciences Press, 1978, ISBN 0877053065
  • Emotional resonance: the story of world-acclaimed psychotherapist Helen Watkins , Boulder: Sentient Publications, 2005, ISBN 1591810426
  • Ego states: theory and therapy , New York: WW Norton, 2007, ISBN 0393702596
  • Advanced hypnotherapy: hypnodynamic techniques , New York: Routledge, 2008, ISBN 0415956277

Web links

Literature by and about John Watkins (psychologist) in the WorldCat bibliographic database

personal data
SURNAME Watkins, John
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Watkins, John Goodrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American psychologist
DATE OF BIRTH March 17, 1913
DATE OF DEATH January 12, 2012