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Dictionary of Personal Development (Paperback)

by Paul Tosey (Author), Josie Gregory (Author)
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  • Paperback: 240 pages
  • Publisher: WileyBlackwell (1 Dec 2001)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1861562810
  • ISBN-13: 978-1861562814
  • Product Dimensions: 22.8 x 15.2 x 1.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 521,191 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)
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The dictionary provides an accessible guide to terms commonly used in various fields concerned with personal development, including counselling and psychotherapy, organisational consultancy and management training, adult education, professional development, and group leadership. There is much cross–pollination of vocabulary, and while the authors’ approach is humanistic, the dictionary is deliberately not discipline–based or profession–based. The dictionary is primarily for practicioners, students and trainees, and will also be of interest to informed participants or clients. It aims to give a reliable guide to the origins, meanings and usage of terms as well as being a point of departure to a myriad of fields and topics concerned with human experience and development.

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The dictionary provides an accessible guide to terms commonly used in various fields concerned with personal development, including counselling and psychotherapy, organisational consultancy and management training, adult education, professional development, and group leadership. There is much cross–pollination of vocabulary, and while the authors’ approach is humanistic, the dictionary is deliberately not discipline–based or profession–based. The dictionary is primarily for practicioners, students and trainees, and will also be of interest to informed participants or clients. It aims to give a reliable guide to the origins, meanings and usage of terms as well as being a point of departure to a myriad of fields and topics concerned with human experience and development.

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4.0 out of 5 stars More than a dictionary - it also sorts facts from fads, 29 Aug 2004
This dictionary provides instant access to the collective wisdom of the Human Potential Research Group at the University of Surrey and draws on concepts used in their Change Agent Skills and Strategies MSc course. Their values are holistic and humanistic and reflect the views of their Founder, John Heron.

It is more than a dictionary. It is usually clear about which concepts are well substantiated and which are not. For example, Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs is put in its place (speculative); they pour cold water on Firewalking (mistaking momentary euphoria for lasting confidence); and they describe left-brain/right-brain distinctions as lacking scientific truth but nonetheless providing a useful metaphor.

The absence of diagrams is a serious handicap such as when trying to describe the resizeable panes of a Johari Window or the relationships between job size and capability in a Flow Channel or the appearance of a Mind Map. Only a few extra pages would be needed to allow you to search this dictionary by author as well as by concept. Despite these frustrations it is still excellent value as an authoratitive timesaver.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant Overview of the History of Personal Development, 20 Aug 2005
By Stewart Desson (Wokingham, Berks, UK) - See all my reviews
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I find this book very practical and insightful. It definitely "does what it says on the tin" i.e. it is a dictionary of all the key terms in personal development, with their historical context and roots explained. I dip into it on a regular basis as I read and research different approaches to my own personal development and my organisational change practice. It has given me the 'helicopter view' of this eclectic industry and I recommend it to anybody that wants or needs that view. Stewart Desson
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