transcendence therapy

a form of therapy that is spiritually oriented and intended to help people achieve inner peace by first understanding their role in the larger picture of life and then using that understanding to overcome disappointments, difficulties, and other hardships. [developed by Dutch-born U.S. psychologist Adrian van Kaam (1920–2007)]

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May 8th 2024

perceptual development

the acquisition of skills that enable a person to organize sensory stimuli into meaningful entities during the course of physical and psychological development.