Meaning Therapy
Dr. Paul WongThe Human Quest for Meaning (2nd Ed.)
The first edition of The Human Quest for Meaning was a major publication on the empirical research of meaning in life and its vital role in well-being, resilience, and psychotherapy. This new edition continues that quest and seeks to answer the questions, what is the...
Giving Positive Psychology Away
George A. Miller, in his 1969 APA Presidential Address advocated his vision of giving psychology away to the public as a means of promoting human welfare. He emphasized that psychologists have the responsibility to distill and disseminate research findings to educate...
Meaning-Centred Counselling
Note This is a slightly modified version from the original chapter in Wong, P. T. P. (1998). Meaning-centred counseling. In P. T. P. Wong & P. S. Fry (Eds.), The human quest for meaning: A handbook of psychological research and clinical applications (1st ed., pp....
Meaning Therapy: An Integrative and Positive Existential Psychotherapy
Abstract Meaning Therapy, also known as meaning-centered counseling and therapy, is an integrative, positive existential approach to counseling and psychotherapy. Originating from logotherapy, Meaning Therapy employs personal meaning as its central...
Finding Meaning and Happiness While Dying of Cancer: Lessons on Existential Positive Psychology
Ikiru (1952) By Akira Kurosawa (Director) Reviewed by Paul T. P. Wong and Daniel Gingras The 1952 classic film Ikiru is considered Akira Kurosawa’s greatest directorial achievement. The title literally means to live. It is a story about how to live in the...
From Multicultural Competency to International Psychology
Case Incidents in Counseling for International Transitions By Nancy Arthur and Paul Pedersen (Eds.) Alexandria, VA: American Counseling Association, 2008. 334 pp. ISBN 978-1-55620-269-8 $59.95 Reviewed by Paul T. P. Wong My immediate reaction after reading through...
Narrative Practice and Meaning-Centered Positive Psychotherapy
Maps of Narrative Practice By Michael White New York, NY: Norton, 2007. 304 pp. ISBN 978-0-393-70516-4 $25.95 Reviewed by Paul T. P. Wong Michael White has become synonymous with narrative therapy in the same way Kleenex became synonymous with facial tissue. His...
Transformation of Grief through Meaning: Meaning-Centered Counseling for Bereavement
Summary Statements This chapter clarifies the nature of grief and bereavement. It reviews major theories on grieving and examines the role of meaning. It presents the meaning-management theory of coping with grief. It introduces meaning-centered counseling (MCC) and...
Meaning Management Theory and Death Acceptance
Introduction Imagine yourself on board a train, which is out of control and doomed to end in a fatal crash. Nothing can be done to slow it down or to change the track. Worse still, there is no exit—no one can get out of the train. As a passenger, how would you...
Anatomy of Midlife Crisis: From Broken Dreams to the Quest for Meaning
Broken Flowers (2005) By Jim Jarmusch (Director) Reviewed by Paul T. P. Wong Broken Flowers is one of those unforgettable movies that seem to haunt one and make one think about one's own life. In a subdued and seductive way, it depicts the midlife crisis...
The Challenges of Experimental Existential Psychology: Terror Management or Meaning Management?
Handbook of Experimental Existential Psychology By Jeff Greenberg, Sander L. Koole, and Tom Pyszczynski (Eds.) New York: Guilford Press, 2004. 528 pp. ISBN 1-59385-040-9 $65.00 Reviewed by Paul T. P. Wong Mainstream psychology sometimes loses touch with the zeitgeist....
The Meaning of Life According to David Owen Russell: Existential Psychotherapy Made Easy
I Heart Huckabees (2004) By David Owen Russell (Director) Reviewed by Paul T. P. Wong It is difficult to make sense of I Heart Huckabees. Even the title of this film threw me off at first. To say the least, I Heart Huckabees is an existential comedy quite...
Meaning Conference 2025 will be the INPM’s first in-person conference with a virtual option after the pandemic.