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Esalen Institute, around 1987

William Schutz (born December 19, 1925 in Chicago , Illinois , USA ; † November 9, 2002 in Muir Beach , California , USA) was a North American psychologist .

biography

Will Schutz worked at the University of Chicago ’s Counseling Center with psychologists Carl Rogers , Thomas Gordon , Abraham Maslow and Elias Porter in the 1950s . In the 1960s he researched and taught at the Esalen Institute in California. He received his Ph.D. at UCLA . He has taught at Tufts University , Harvard University , University of California, Berkeley, and Albert Einstein College of Medicine .

Schutz was chairman of the Holistic Studies Department at Antioch University until 1983 .

In 1958, Schutz introduced a theory of interpersonal relationships, the Fundamental Interpersonal Relations Orientation (FIRO). The theory states that almost every human interaction can be traced back to the three dimensions: inclusion , control and affect . The FIRO theory is used to analyze group dynamic processes and is used for personnel development in business.

W. Schutz published numerous books and many articles. As a psychotherapist, he developed a specific form of encounter groups , the open encounter , in the early 1960s .

Influences

In addition to his teaching and research activities as a psychologist at Harvard University of Chicago, the University of California at Berkeley, and other institutions, Schutz also studied philosophy with a focus on philosophy of science a. a. with Hans Reichenbach and Abraham Kaplan. He worked with sociologist and method researcher Paul Lazarsfeld and with Elvin Semrad, method researcher, professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and clinical director at the Massachusetts Mental Health Center. Schutz named Semrad a key figure in his work on self-awareness groups (" a brilliant, earthy psychoanalyst who became my main mentor about groups. ") Schutz studied the T-group methodology at the National Training Laboratories (NTL) in Bethel, Maine, with psychosynthesis , a spiritual technique according to Roberto Assagioli , with psychodrama according to Hannah Weiner, with bioenergetics according to Alexander Lowen and John Pierrakos , with Rolfing according to Ida Rolf , with Gestalt therapy according to Paul Goodman and with the Feldenkraism method according to Moshé Feldenkrais . In his own words, “I tried everything physical, psychological, and spiritual - all diets, all therapies, all body methods, jogging, meditating, visiting a guru in India, and fasting for thirty-four days on water. These experiences counterbalanced my twenty years in science and left me with a strong desire to integrate the scientific with the experiential. "

Publications

  • FIRO: A Three-Dimensional Theory of Interpersonal Behavior . New York, NY: Rinehart (1958)
  • Joy. Expanding Human Awareness (1967)
  • Here Comes Everybody Harper & Row (1971)
  • Elements of Encounter (1973)
  • Body Fantasy (1976)
  • Leaders of Schools (1977)
  • Profound simplicity . New York, NY: Bantam (1979)
  • The Truth Option . Berkeley, CA: Ten Speed ​​Press (1984)
  • Joy: Twenty Years Later . Berkeley, CA: Ten Speed ​​Press (1989)
  • "Beyond FIRO-B - Three New Theory Derived Measures - Element B: Behavior, Element F: Feelings, Element S: Self." Psychological Reports , June, 70, 915-937 (1992)
  • The Human Element: Productivity, Self-Esteem and the Bottom Line . San Francisco, CA: Jossey Bass (1994)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b biography of William Schutz. Los Angeles Times, accessed October 3, 2017 .
  2. ↑ FIRO theory. Retrieved October 3, 2017 .
  3. ^ Will Schutz, PhD. Retrieved October 3, 2017 .
personal data
SURNAME Protection, William
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Protection, Will
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American psychologist, psychotherapist, and author
DATE OF BIRTH December 19, 1925
PLACE OF BIRTH Chicago , Illinois , USA
DATE OF DEATH November 9, 2002
Place of death Muir Beach , California , USA