Human Potential Movement

The Human Potential Movement ( HPM abbreviation ) emerged in the 1960s and were primarily from the U.S. state of California. It grew out of the idea that many people in a slumber nor untapped development potential. The movement is based on the premise that people by developing their potential for development to improve their quality of life and could live a life of emotional balance, creativity and fulfillment. It developed within the followings a culture of mutual potential promotion, which was associated with the assumption that it would have to result in the long run a positive overall social effect. Strong impetus for the HPM went out, among others, Abraham Maslow and Carl Rogers.

Personalities

  • William James (1842-1910)
  • Carl Rogers (1902-1987)
  • Werner Erhard ( born 1935 )
  • Fernando Flores ( b. 1943 )
  • Jean Houston ( b. 1937 )
  • Joshua Loth Liebman
  • Jackins Harvey (1916-1999)
  • George Leonard (1923-2010)
  • Michael Murphy ( * 1930)
  • Viktor Frankl (1905-1997)
  • Marilyn Ferguson (1938-2008)

Credentials

  • Humanism
  • Humanist Movement
  • Humanistic Psychology
  • Psychological organization
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