With David Cooper, this psychologist formed the Philadelphia Association and tested his theories in an environment where patients and therapists lived together at Kingsley Hall.
This psychologist and the author of The Death of the Family ran the therapy center where artist Mary Barnes developed her talent. A book by this psychologist provides an extended account of an episode experienced by the sailor Jesse Watkins to illustrate the idea that what this thinker called a "voyage" is a form of healing. With David Cooper, this psychologist formed the Philadelphia Association and tested his theories in an environment where patients and therapists lived together at Kingsley Hall. This thinker drew on experiences with LSD for the essays in a book that also contains the essay (*) "The Bird of Paradise." This psychologist's core theory was that conflicting messages from society placed individuals in "double-bind" situations, so they naturally ended up with conditions like schizophrenia. For 10 points, name author of The Politics of Experience, who argued that insanity was a logical response to society in The Divided Self.
This psychologist and the author of The Death of the Family ran the therapy center where artist Mary Barnes developed her talent.
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