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Merkl, Karen Ann.

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Ecopsychology: Exploring psychological aspects of our relationship to nature.

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Ecopsychology: Exploring psychological aspects of our relationship to nature./
Author:	Merkl, Karen Ann.
Published:	Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, : 1995,
Description:	167 p.
Notes:	Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 57-04, Section: B.
Contained By:	Dissertations Abstracts International57-04B.
Subject:	Psychotherapy. -
Online resource:	https://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=9536343

Ecopsychology: Exploring psychological aspects of our relationship to nature.
Merkl, Karen Ann.

Ecopsychology: Exploring psychological aspects of our relationship to nature. - Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 1995 - 167 p.

Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 57-04, Section: B.

Thesis (Psy.D.)--Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology, 1995.

This item must not be sold to any third party vendors.

Based on the ecopsychological principle of interdependence among human life, culture, and the natural environment, this qualitative study is designed to gather information about significant psychological aspects of individuals' relationship to nature. The psychological literature regarding our relationship to nature is reviewed, including empirical evidence of our preference for natural landscapes and a range of wilderness benefits. A critique of Western values within clinical psychology illuminates the role of individualism and the defensive denial of death. These cultural trends are thought to promote maladaptive behavior in relationship to the natural environment. Ecopsychology is introduced as an adaptive approach to clinical psychology which acknowledges the interaction among individual human behavior, culture, and the natural environment, in the context of the global environmental crisis. Nine adult women who have spent some time considering their relationship to nature were recruited to talk about this issue in the context of their own lives. The individual interviews began with two general questions asking participants to describe their personal conceptions of "nature" and any personally significant experiences related to the natural environment. Follow-up questions asked participants to make connections between their relationship to nature and other aspects of their lives. The final question explored participants' experience of talking about nature in the context of their personal lives and was intended to elicit some recognition of the emotional significance of this issue. The nine participants all described nature as an integral part of their life experience as a whole, related to emotional, cognitive, and physical responses, existential concerns, interpersonal relationships, and worldly matters such as school, work, and leisure activities. For these individuals, attending to nature often seemed to be a way of attending to themselves and led to a sense of continuity, connection, and perspective in relationship to the broader cultural and natural environment as a whole. In support of ecopsychology, the implications of this research suggest that clinical psychology would benefit from extending the boundaries of inquiry and intervention to include our relationship with nature, on the individual and cultural levels.Subjects--Topical Terms:

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Psychotherapy.
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