Toward a Psychology of Human Survival: Psychological Approaches to Contemporary Global Threats

Roger Walsh, M.D., Ph.D., FRANZCPAuthors Info & Affiliations

Publication: American Journal of Psychotherapy

Volume 43, Number 2

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1989.43.2.158

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Nuclear weapons, population explosion, resource and food-supply depletion, and environmental deterioration have been posing increasing threats to human survival. Moreover, for the first time in history, all these major global threats are human caused and can, therefore, be traced in large part to psychological origins.

After a brief overview of the nature and extent of current threats, this paper suggests criteria for an adequate psychology of human survival. The causes and effects of the threats are examined from various psychological perspectives and the psychological principles underlying effective responses are deduced. The ways in which mental health professionals may contribute to this most crucial task are discussed.

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American Journal of Psychotherapy

Volume 43 • Number 2 • 1989, pp. 155–306

Pages: 158 - 180

PubMed: 2665529

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Published in print: 1989, pp. 155–306

Published online: 30 April 2018

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Roger Walsh, M.D., Ph.D., FRANZCP^*

Irvine, CA

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Professor of Psychiatry and Philosophy, Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, California College of Medicine, University of California at Irvine, Irvine, CA 92717.

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Toward a Psychology of Human Survival: Psychological Approaches to Contemporary Global Threats

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