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'''Paul Willem Pruyser''' (1916–1987) was a Dutch-American [[clinical psychologist]] at the [[Menninger Clinic]], influenced by [[William James|James]], [[Sigmund Freud|Freud]], [[Rudolf Otto|Otto]], and [[Donald Winnicott|Winnicott]], one of the most famous contributors to the psychological theories of [[religion]]. He created the Psychology and Culture model, which discusses the three "Worlds" in which people live — The Autistic, The Illusionistic, and The Realistic. In his book ''The Minister as Diagnostician'' (1976), Pruyser affirmed the theological expertise and clinical authority of hospital chaplains on interdisciplinary healthcare teams.<ref name=bio>[https://www.kshs.org/index.php?url=archives/227334 Short biography] at the Kansas Historical Society website.</ref> |
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Pruyser was born 28 May 1916 in [[Amsterdam]]. In April 1946 he married Jansje Martha Fontijn. After finishing his Master's degree at the [[University of Amsterdam]] and three months after the birth of their first child, Pruyser and his family emigrated to the United States in May 1948 to live in [[Newton Center, Massachusetts]].<ref>[https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPCM-MH7B Paul Willem Pruyser Declaration of Intention] in ''Massachusetts, United States Naturalization Records, 1871-1991''</ref> He received his Doctorate at [[Boston University]] in 1953, after which he moved to [[Topeka, Kansas]] to work at the Topeka State Hospital.<ref name=bio/> Pruyser became an American citizen in 1954.<ref>''U.S. Naturalization Records Indexes, 1794-1995''</ref> He died in Topeka, Kansas, on April 9, 1987.<ref>''U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014''</ref> |
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* Andrew Reid Fuller. ''Psychology and Religion: Eight Points of View.'' Littlefield Adams Quality Paperbacks, third ed., 1994 {{ISBN|0-8226-3036-2}} |
* Andrew Reid Fuller. ''Psychology and Religion: Eight Points of View.'' Littlefield Adams Quality Paperbacks, third ed., 1994 {{ISBN|0-8226-3036-2}} |
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* W. Edward Craighead, Charles B. Nemeroff. ''The Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology and Behavioral Science.'' Wiley, 3 edition, 2002 {{ISBN|0-471-27083-0}} |
* W. Edward Craighead, Charles B. Nemeroff. ''The Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology and Behavioral Science.'' Wiley, 3 edition, 2002 {{ISBN|0-471-27083-0}} |
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* Paul W. Pruyser. ''The Minister as Diagnostician: Personal Problems in Pastoral Perspective.'' Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1976. {{ISBN|0-664-24123-9}} |
* Paul W. Pruyser. ''The Minister as Diagnostician: Personal Problems in Pastoral Perspective.'' Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1976. {{ISBN|0-664-24123-9}} |
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Latest revision as of 12:16, 5 September 2024
Paul Willem Pruyser (1916–1987) was a Dutch-American clinical psychologist at the Menninger Clinic, influenced by James, Freud, Otto, and Winnicott, one of the most famous contributors to the psychological theories of religion. He created the Psychology and Culture model, which discusses the three "Worlds" in which people live — The Autistic, The Illusionistic, and The Realistic. In his book The Minister as Diagnostician (1976), Pruyser affirmed the theological expertise and clinical authority of hospital chaplains on interdisciplinary healthcare teams.[1]
Pruyser was born 28 May 1916 in Amsterdam. In April 1946 he married Jansje Martha Fontijn. After finishing his Master's degree at the University of Amsterdam and three months after the birth of their first child, Pruyser and his family emigrated to the United States in May 1948 to live in Newton Center, Massachusetts.[2] He received his Doctorate at Boston University in 1953, after which he moved to Topeka, Kansas to work at the Topeka State Hospital.[1] Pruyser became an American citizen in 1954.[3] He died in Topeka, Kansas, on April 9, 1987.[4]
Bibliography
[edit]- Andrew Reid Fuller. Psychology and Religion: Eight Points of View. Littlefield Adams Quality Paperbacks, third ed., 1994 ISBN 0-8226-3036-2
- W. Edward Craighead, Charles B. Nemeroff. The Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology and Behavioral Science. Wiley, 3 edition, 2002 ISBN 0-471-27083-0
- Paul W. Pruyser. The Minister as Diagnostician: Personal Problems in Pastoral Perspective. Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1976. ISBN 0-664-24123-9
References
[edit]- ^ a b Short biography at the Kansas Historical Society website.
- ^ Paul Willem Pruyser Declaration of Intention in Massachusetts, United States Naturalization Records, 1871-1991
- ^ U.S. Naturalization Records Indexes, 1794-1995
- ^ U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
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