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Ford, Donald Herbert was born on August 15, 1926 in Sioux City, Iowa, United States. Son of Herbert Owen and Esther (Sanow) Ford.
(The first integrative theory of human development in deca...)
The first integrative theory of human development in decades is presented in this volume by two leading developmentalists. Through a synthesis of developmental contextualism and the Living Systems Framework, the authors examine how people interact with the environment and how, in turn, these interactions impact upon individuals' biology, psychology and behaviour. By integrating the results from many research investigations, this volume offers a comprehensive exploration of how multiple elements interact and shape people's lives.
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(A revision of the classic 1963 Systems of Psychotherapy, ...)
A revision of the classic 1963 Systems of Psychotherapy, this comprehensive text examines the theory and methodology behind the major schools of psychotherapy using a comparative framework. More than 400 different approaches to psychotherapy have been identified; however, most can be categorized into several major therapy "families." This book recaps the development of each major family's ideology and analyzes some of the leading approaches within each. The authors then introduce models to compare and contrast the theories and methods of each therapy family and demonstrate the evolution of psychotherapy practice.
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(This book describes a scientifically based theoretical fr...)
This book describes a scientifically based theoretical framework about the nature and development of individual humans. Its aim is to integrate all of the biological, psychological, behavioral and social aspects of a person into a representation of them as a dynamic unit. It is designed to be a tool for professionals whose work focuses on helping individuals solve their problems of living and create satisfying lives. Everyone agrees a person is a physical entity, but they also agree that is only part of who they are. We all have goals, personalities, beliefs, feelings, knowledge, skills, values etc. that exist at the person level. People don't just react to forces, events and their environments. Instead they proactively seek to shape themselves and their environments to produce the life they want. Scholars who rejected the mechanistic reductionism model for understanding a person struggled to create a scientifically based alternative. This new theoretical model has emerged from theoretical seeds planted a century ago. The first seeds led to identifying a pattern of interrelated processes that function as a team to cooperatively produce a single adaptive dynamic system. This theoretical framework is now called general systems theory. The second theoretical seeds produced recognition that phenomena represented by the concept of information are of fundamental importance in the dynamics of human development and functioning. This led to the creation of a new science of information and communication theory. It provided a theoretical basis for understanding how subunits of a system could influence one another not only through physical means but also through non-material means called information. The merging of general systems theory and information-communication theory produced powerful new technologies that imitate some inborn human capabilities like self-direction (e.g., control systems; computers; internet). But those technologies do not have the key process that makes a unit a living system: They do not have self-constructing capabilities, i.e., they cannot create life! That is why humans as living systems are so creative and flexibly adaptive. This theoretical model has been applied to understanding and helping people deal with their problems and possibilities in their lives (e.g., developmental psychology; counseling and psychotherapy; motivation; child development; vocational and career development; Alzheimer's).
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Ford, Donald Herbert was born on August 15, 1926 in Sioux City, Iowa, United States. Son of Herbert Owen and Esther (Sanow) Ford.
Bachelor of Science, Kansas State University, 1948; Master of Science, 1951; Doctor of Philosophy, Pennsylvania State University, 1955.
Counselor, Kansas State University, 1948-1952; assistant professor psychology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, 1955-1964; associate professor, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, 1964-1967; associate professor human development, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, 1967-1972; professor human. development, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, since 1972; professor biobehavioral health, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, since 1992. Assistant director division counseling, 1956-1959, director, 1959-1967. Dean College Human Development, 1967-1977, head department Communications Disorders, 1988-1989, head biobehavioral health, 1992.
(A revision of the classic 1963 Systems of Psychotherapy, ...)
(The first integrative theory of human development in deca...)
(This book describes a scientifically based theoretical fr...)
Served with United States Army Air Force, 1944-1945. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Psychological Association, American Psychological Society, Eastern Psychological Association.
Married Carol Clark, May 30, 1948. Children— Russell, Martin, Douglas, Cameron.