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Benefits of Self-Acceptance Psychology in Therapy

by Harper West | Sep 3, 2016 | Anti-Psychiatry Movement, DSM, Self-Acceptance

Because of the simplicity of the Self-Acceptance Psychology paradigm, the model is very easy to implement when assessing and working with psychotherapy clients. Once a clinician understands the Five Causative Factors and Three Shame Management Strategies, the...

Why We Hesitate to Label Trump “Mentally Ill” 

by Harper West | Aug 11, 2016 | DSM, Uncategorized

NOTE: This post does not reflect my political views, but is merely a discussion of Donald Trump’s personality. Some people believe psychologists should not “diagnose” celebrities or others without assessing in person. However, I do not believe there...

Why I Started Self-Acceptance Psychology — To Start a Revolution!

by Harper West | Jul 6, 2016 | DSM, Self-Acceptance, Uncategorized

By learning self-acceptance and how to tolerate shame, I transformed my personality in large and small ways — 22 ways that I detailed in my last two blogs – here and here. My experience provided me with solid anecdotal evidence that developing self-acceptance...

Psychiatry again rearranges deck chairs on the Titanic

by Harper West | Jun 12, 2016 | Depression, DSM, Uncategorized

  Edward Shorter’s blog on Psychology Today attempts to parse the difference between supposed differences in types of depression:  melancholic and one that is a mixture of “anxiety, dysphoria, fatigue, insomnia and somatic symptoms” or “non-melancholic...

Announcing My Latest Project: Self-Acceptance Psychology

by Harper West | Mar 22, 2016 | Self-Acceptance

Consider this… Why are normal human reactions — such as fear, shame, self-criticism and the need for love and belonging — labeled as “mental disorders?” Could compassionate self-acceptance be the solution to commonplace self-doubt — and even help people find...
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