Phenomenological Inquiry in Psychology Book

What is the nature of being fully human? This eloquent text documents fascinating studies of key aspects of human experience, such as anger, silence, being unconditionally loved, and suffering. A follow-up to the bestselling "Existential-Phenomenological Perspectives in Psychology", the book also offers an original study of the lived experiences of persons with Multiple Personality Disorder, and of the experience of dying.

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Presents a follow-up to the best-selling (R.S. Valle and S. Halling, Plenum Press, 1989), representing a significant contribution to the emergence and development of the phenomenological approach. Seventeen of 19 chapters are new, and two others are updated and expanded versions of contributions from the previous volume. Contains sections on foundational issues, existential dimensions, and transpersonal dimensions, delving into issues including the question of reliability in interpretive psychological research, dissociative women's experiences of self-cutting, transpersonal awareness, and the encounter with a divine presence during near-death experiences. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.