Publications by Alvin R. Mahrer, Ph.D.
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Publications About Alvin R. Mahrer:
Gontovnick, Howard (2007) Previews of a paradigm shift in psychotherapy: An interview with Alvin Mahrer. Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy, 37, 103-109.
Richert, A.J. (2007). Special Issue on Mahrer's Integration of Concrete Operating Procedures. Journal of Psychotherapy Integration. 17:1.
Gontovnick, Howard. (2003) In Conversation with Dr. Al Mahrer. Psychotherapy Bulletin. APA Division 29. Volume 38, No. 1. Spring 2003.
2009
Mahrer, A.R. What is Psychotherapy for? An Almost Official Answer. The Humanistic Psychologist. Volume 37, Number 3. July-September 2009.
Mahrer, A. R. What Revolution Would You Like To See In The Field of Psychotherapy? (Introduction). Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy. Volume 39, Number 4. March 2009.
Mahrer, A. R. A Case that the Field of Psychotherapy Is Closed-Minded to Revolutionary New Ideas? Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy. Volume 39, Number 4. March 2009.
Mahrer, A.R. The Optimal Person
Howard Gontovnick Publications
2008
Mahrer, A.R. The Manual of Optimal Behavior
Howard Gontovnick Publications
2007
Mahrer, A.R. How Psychotherapy Can Become A Science
Howard Gontovnick Publications
Mahrer, A.R. If practitioners want new and better methods, shop in the public marketplace. Journal of Psychotherapy Integration, 17, 10-32
Mahrer, A.R. Can You Give A Fair Hearing to Revolutionary New Ideas in Psychotherapy? The Humanistic Psychologist, 2007. 35(3), 223-233.
Mahrer, A.R. Introduction To A Mythical Family: How To Do Experiential Psychotherapy. American Journal of Psychotherapy, 2007,
Vol.61 No. 3 Pp. 231-239
Mahrer, A.R. How To Do A Session of Experiential Psychotherapy. American Journal of Psychotherapy, 2007, Vol.61 No. 3 Pp. 297-312
Mahrer, A.R. If Practitioners Want New and Better Methods, Shop in the Public Marketplace. Journal of Psychotherapy Integration. March 2007
Vol.17, No, 1, Pp 10-32
Mahrer, A.R. To A Large Extent, The Field Got it Wrong: New Learnings From A New Look At An Old Classic. Psychotherapy: Theory, Practice, Training. Volume 44:3. 2007
Mahrer, A.R. The Other Deeper You.
University of Ottawa Press.
2006
Mahrer, A.R. Dealing ith feeling of depression. In W.O'Donohue,
N.A. Cummings, & J.L. Cummings (Eds), Clinical strategies for becoming a master psychotherapist. Amsterdam: Academic Press.
2005
Mahrer, A.R. Supervision of Psychotherapists: The Discovery-Oriented Approach. Whurr Publishers, Ltd.
2004
Mahrer, A.R. Why Do Research In Psychotherapy? Introduction to a Revolution. Whurr Publishers, Ltd.
Mahrer, A.R. Theories of Truth, Models of Usefulness: Toward a revolution in the field of psychotherapy. Taylor & Francis.
Mahrer, A.R. (1996/Reissue). The Complete Guide to Experiential Psychotherapy. Bull Publishing Company.
Mahrer, A.R. & Boulet, D.B. How can existentialists do research on psychotherapy? Journal of the Society for Existential Analysis, 15, 15-28.
2003
Mahrer, A.R. Can you show me how the transformation can last? Journal for the Irish Association of Humanistic and Integrative Psychotherapy, 41, Autumn, 2-5.
Mahrer, A.R. What are the foundational beliefs in the field of psychotherapy? Psychology: Journal of the Hellenic Psychological Society, 10, 1-19.
Mahrer, A.R. What are some clever ploys psychotherapists use to avoid knowing their own "foundational beliefs"? Psychology: Journal of the Hellenic Psychological Society, 10, 45-51.
Mahrer, A.R. (2003). La filosofia de la ciencia y los fundamentos de la psicoterapia. In P.B. Hertz (Ed.), Mesa redonda (pp. 97-115). Toesca, Chile: University of Central Chile.
2002
Mahrer, A.R. (2002). Becoming The Person You Can Become: The Complete Guide To Self-Transformation. Bull Publishing Company.
Mahrer, A.R. & Johnston, C. Promising new developments in the therapist-client relationship: A philosophy of science review and preview. Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy, 32, 3-24.
Mahrer, A.R. In experiential sessions, there is no therapist or client: There is a "teacher" and a "practitioner." Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy, 32, 71-82.
2001
Mahrer, A.R. & Boulet, D.B. How can experiential psychotherapy help transform the field of sex therapy? In P.J. Kleinplatz (Ed.), New Directions in sex therapy: Innovations and alternatives (pp. 234-257). Philadelphia, PA: Brunner-Routledge.
Mahrer, A.R. What is the next big revolution in the field of psychotherapy? Psychotherapy, 37, 354-358.
Mahrer, A.R. Being the qualitatively whole new person in the real world. In H.G. Rosenthal (Ed.), Favorite counseling and therapy homework assignments (pp. 143-146). Philadelphia, PA: Brunner-Routledge.
Mahrer, A.R. If you are ready to undergo these awe-full moments, then have an experiential session. In K.J. Schneider, J.F.T. Bugental, & J.F. Pierson (Eds.), The Handbook of Humanistic Psychology (pp. 411-420). Thousand Oaks, California: Sage.
Mahrer, A.R. Experiential Psychotherapy. In R. Corsini (Ed.), Handbook of innovative therapy (pp. 218-229). New York: Wiley.
Mahrer, A.R. You will have these awe-full moments when you have your own experiential sessions. In R.B. Merchesani & E.M. Stern (Eds.), Frightful stages: From the primitive to the therapeutic (pp. 129-140). Binghamton, New York: Haworth.
Elliott, R., Hill, C.E., Stiles, W.B., Friedlander, M.L., Mahrer, A.R., & Margison, F.R. Primary therapist response modes: Comparison of six rating systems. In C.E. Hill (Ed.), Helping skills: The empirical foundation (pp. 9-19). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Mahrer, A.R., Gagnon, R., Fairweather, D.R.,& Boulet, D.B. Client commitment and resolve to carry out postsession behaviors. In C.E. Hill (Ed.), Helping skills: The empirical foundation (pp. 413-425). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Mahrer, A.R. An experiential alternative to counter transference. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 57, 1021-1028.
Mahrer, A.R. What can the clinician trust--Research? Theory? Clinical knowledge? Introduction to a serious problem and preview of some solutions. American Journal of Psychotherapy, 55, 323-335.
Mahrer, A.R. An historical review of the field of psychotherapy-- from the year 2199. Psychological Bulletin, 36, 9-14.
Mahrer, A.R. What is the next big revolution in the field of psychotherapy? Psychotherapy, 37, 354-358.
Mahrer, A.R. & Boulet, D.B. What are some promising developments in psychotherapy with "psychosis"? Introduction and preview. Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy, 31, 5-14.
2000
Mahrer, A.R. Philosophy of Science and the Foundations of Psychotherapy. American Psychologist, Volume 55, Number 10 (pp. 1117-1125). Journal of the American Psychological Association.
Mahrer, A.R. Experiential psychotherapy. In A. Kazdin (Ed.), Encyclopedia of psychology, Volume 3 (pp. 296-297). New York: Oxford University Press.
Mahrer, A.R. How to use psychotherapy on, for, and by oneself. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 31, 226-229.
Mahrer, A.R. Philosophy of science and the foundations of psychotherapy. American Psychologist, 55, 1117-1125.
Mahrer, A.R. Studying tapes of sessions can be essential for practitioners to become better practitioners. In B. Lawton & C. Feltham (Eds.), Taking supervision forward: Enquiries and trends in counseling and psychotherapy (pp. 197-199). London: Sage.
Mahrer, A.R. So many researchers are so sincerely scientific about factitious fictions: Some comments on the DSM classification of personality disorders. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 56, 1623-1627.
1999
Mahrer, A. R., & Boulet, D.B. An unabashedly unrealistic wish-list for the education and training of psychotherapists. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 55, (pp. 393- 398).
Mahrer, A. R., & Boulet, D.B. How to do discovery-oriented psychotherapy research. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 55, (pp. 1481-1493).
Mahrer, A. R., Introduction: How to do discovery-oriented psychotherapy research. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 55, (pp. 1147-1156).
Mahrer, A. R., Embarrassing Problems for the field of psychotherapy. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 55, (pp. 1147-1156).
Mahrer, A. R. The doorway into the inner deeper world is the instant of peak feeling in the scene of strong feeling. In J. Rowan & M. Cooper (Eds.), The plural self. London: Sage. (pp. 213-237).
Mahrer, A. R., Fairweather, D.B., Passay, S., Gingras, N., & Boulet, D.B. The promotion and use of strong feelings in psychotherapy. Journal of Humanistic Psychology, 39, (pp. 35-53).
Mahrer, A. R. What are some new ways that psychotherapy can help bring about "deep-seated" changes? Introduction and preview. Psychotherapy in Private Practice, 17, (pp. 1-8).
Mahrer, A. R. Three requirements for magnificent changes in one experiential session. Psychotherapy Bulletin, 34, (pp. 43-45).
1998
Mahrer, A.R. Embarrassing problems for the field of psychotherapy. British Psychological Society, 23, (pp. 19-29).
Mahrer, A.R. A new departure in experiential supervision: Discovering the trainee's deeper personal approach to psychotherapy. The Clinical Supervisor, 17, Special; Section. (pp. 125-133).
Mahrer, A.R. How can impressive in-session changes become impressive post-session changes? In L.S. Greenberg, J.C. Watson, & G. Lietaer (Eds.), Handbook of experiential psychotherapy. New York: Guilford. (pp. 201-223).
Mahrer, A.R., Boulet, D.B., & Robson, J. Lifelong mild bad feelings: A review and solution to a psychotherapeutic enigma. Journal of Contemporary Psychology, 28, (pp. 173-185).
Mahrer, A.R. The four-step experiential session for deep-seated personality change. In H.G. Rosenthal (Ed), Favorite counseling and therapy techniques: 51 therapists share their most creative strategies. Washington, D.C.: Taylor and Francis. (pp. 127-130)
Mahrer, A.R. How can philosophy contribute to the advancement of psychotherapy? An introduction. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 5, 22
1997
Mahrer, A.R. Empathy as therapeutic-client alignment. In A.C. Bohart & L.S. Greenberg (Eds), Empathy Reconsidered: New Directions in Psychotherapy Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association. (pp.187-213)
Mahrer, A.R. What are the "Breakthrough problems" in the field of Psychotherapy? Psychotherapy. Volume 34, Number 1. Spring 1997. (p.81)
Mahrer, A.R. Experiential Psychotherapy: An unabashedly biased comparison with some other psychotherapies. In C. Feltham (Ed.), Which Psychotherapy? Leading exponents explain their differences. London: Sage. (pp. 119-148).
Mahrer, A.R. & Boulet, D.B. The Experiential model of on-the-job teaching. In C.Edward Watkins,Jr. (Ed.), Handbook of psychotherapy supervision. New York: Wiley. (pp. 164-183)
Mahrer, A.R. Discovery-oriented research on how to do psychotherapy. In W. Dryden (Ed.), Research in counseling and psychotherapy & practical applications. London: Sage. (pp. 233-258).
1996
Mahrer, A.R. Existential-Humanistic Psychotherapy & the religious person. In E.P. Shafranske (Ed.), Religion and the clinical practice of psychology. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association. (pp.433-460).
Mahrer, A. R. Discovering how to do psychotherapy. Journal of Humanistic Psychology. Volume 36, number 3. Summer 1996. (pp.31-48).
Mahrer, A. R. Lessons from 40 years of learning how to do psychotherapy. Psychotherapy. Volume 33, number 1. Spring 1996. (pp.139-141).
1990
Mahrer, A. R. Dream Work: In Psychotherapy & Self-Change.
University of Ottawa Press.
Mahrer, A.R. Experiential Psychotherapy. In J.K. Zeig & W.M. Munion (Eds.), What is Psychotherapy? Contemporary perspectives (pp. 92-96). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
1989
Mahrer, A. R. How to do Experiential Psychotherapy: A Manual for Practitioners. University of Ottawa Press.
Mahrer, A. R. The Integration of Psychotherapies: A Guide for Practicing Psychotherapists. Kluwer Academic Pub.
1986
Mahrer, A. R. Therapeutic Experiencing: The Process of Change.
W. W. Norton & Co Inc.
1985
Mahrer, A. R. Psychotherapeutic Change: An Alternative Approach to Meaning & Measurement. W. W. Norton & Co Inc.
1983
Mahrer, A. R. Experiential Psychotherapy: Basic Practices.
University of Ottawa Press
1978
Mahrer, A. R. (1978). Experiencing: A Humanistic Theory of Psychology & Psychiatry. Consortium Book Sales & Distribution.
1977
Mahrer, A. R. Sequence and consequence in the experiential psychotherapies. In C. Cooper and C. Alderfer (Eds) Advances in experiential social processes. New York: Wiley
1976
Mahrer, A. R. & Levinson, J. R. & Fine, S. Infant psychotherapy: Theory, research and practice. Psychotherapy: Theory, Research & Practice, 1976, 13, 131-140.
1975
Mahrer, A. R. Metamorphosis through suicide: The changing of one’s self by oneself. Journal of Pastoral Counseling, 1975, 10, 10-26.
Mahrer, A. R. Therapeutic outcome as a function of goodness of fit on an internal-external dimension of interaction. Psychotherapy: Theory, Research & Practice, 1975, 12, 22-27.
1973
Mahrer, A. R. Defining characteristics of a humanistic program of community change and a specimen: The facilitation of self-competence in the neonate. The Ontario Psychologist, 1973, 5, 45-50.
1972
Mahrer, A. R. The Human Relations Center: Community mental health from a motivational perspective. Corrective Psychiatry & Journal of Social Therapy, 1972, 18, 39-45.
Mahrer, A. R. Theory and treatment of anxiety: The perspective of motivational psychology. Journal of Pastoral Counseling, 1972, 7, 4-16.
1971
Mahrer, A. R. Creative Developments in Psychotherapy (with L. Pearson).
Jason Aronson.
Mahrer, A. R. Personal life change through systematic use of dreams. Psychotherapy: Theory, Research & Practice, 1971, 8, 328-332.
Mahrer, A. R. An emerging field of human relations. Interpersonal Development, 1971, 2, 105-120.
1970
Mahrer, A. R. (1970). New Approaches to Personality Classification (Editor).Columbia University Press.
Mahrer, A. R. Some know effects of psychotherapy and a reinterpretation. Psychotherapy: Theory, Research & Practice, 1970, 7, 186-191.
Mahrer, A. R. Self-change and social change. Interpersonal Development, 1970, I, 159-166.
Mahrer, A. R. Interpretation of patient behaviour through goals, feelings and context. Journal of Individual Psychology, 1970, 26, 186-195.
1962 – 1969
Mahrer, A. R. Childhood determinants of adult functioning: Strategies in the clinical research use of the personal-psychological history. Psychological Record, 1969, 19, 39-46.
Mahrer, A. R. & Bornstein, R. Depression: Characteristic syndromes and a prefatory conceptualization. Journal of General Psychology, 1969, 81, 217-229.
Mahrer, A. R. The psychological problem inventory. Psychological Reports, 1967, 20, 711-714.
Mahrer, A. R. & Mason. D. J., Kahn, E., & Projansky, M. The non-Gaussian distribution of amounts of symptomatology in psychiatric patients. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1967, 23, 319-321.
Mahrer, A. R. (Editor) (1967). The Goals of Psychotherapy. New York: Appleton-Century.
Mahrer, A. R. Analysis of a fragment of a dream. Voices, 1966, 2, 40-41.
Mahrer, A. R. & Mason. D. J., Kahn, E., & Projansky, M. High complainers versus low complainers: Patterning of amount of self-reported symptomatology in psychiatric patients. Psychological Reports, 1966, 19, 955-958.
Mahrer, A. R. & Mason. D. J., Kahn, E., & Rosenshine, M. A. A headache syndrome in psychiatric patients: Symptoms clusters accompanying headaches. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1966, 22, 411-414.
Mahrer, A. R. & Mason. D. J. Changes in number of self-reported symptoms during psychiatric hospitalization. Journal of Consulting Psychology, 1965, 29, 285.
Mahrer, A. R. Psychological symptoms as a function of psychiatric hospitalization. Psychological Reports, 1963, 13, 266.
Mahrer, A. R. & Katz, G. Psychiatric symptoms at admission to hospitalization. Psychiatry Digest, 1963, 24, 23-30.
Mahrer, A. R. A preface to the mind-body problem. Psychological Record, 1962, 12, 53-63.
Mahrer, A. R. Psychodiagnostic preference by professional affiliation and length of experience. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1962, 18, 14-18.
Mahrer, A. R. The psychodynamics of psychiatrics hospitalization. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 1962, 135, 354-360.
1952 – 1959
Mahrer, A. R. & Bernstein, L. A proposed method for measuring potential intelligence. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1959, 15, 286-288.
Mahrer, A. R. Potential intelligence: A learning theory approach to description and clinical implications. Journal of General Psychology, 1958, 59, 59-71
Mahrer, A. R. Potential intelligence testing: A case study. U.S. Armed Forces Medical Journal, 1957, 8, 684-692.
Mahrer, A. R. The role of expectancy in delayed reinforcement. Journal of Experimental Psychology. 1956, 52, 101-106
Mahrer, A. R. A clinical study of set in intra-serial learning. Journal of Abnormal & Social Psychology, 1952, 47, 478-482.
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