Isabella Mori’s Articles at Psychology, Philosophy and Real Life

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Isabella Mori has published the following articles at Psychology, Philosophy and Real Life.

Counsellors as Agents of Peace

Last updated 1st October 2008

How might counsellors be agents of peace? While one frequently cited journal article concentrates on structural issues such as furthering democracy or psychoeducation, I encourage counsellors to use their unique abilities to help clients make intrapsychic changes in working toward peace in the world.

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The Pursuit of Unhappiness

Last updated 22nd September 2008

How good are you at being unhappy? Need a little help? In his book “The Situation Is Hopeless but Not Serious: The Pursuit of Unhappiness”, psychologist Paul Watzlawick gives you all the advice you need. You can even use it to become happier, if only by smiling at all the crazy little ways humans have to keep misery alive.

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Psychotherapy Clients as…Humans

Last updated 16th September 2008

Is psychotherapy about “cases” to be explained, or about individual persons who need and benefit from understanding? In this review of an article by psychotherapist Janet L. Etzi, we look at therapy and counselling as a complex interaction based on understanding the client as a human phenomenon, an interaction that is informed by both the client’s and the therapist’s emotions and thought processes.

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