Abstract
Reality Psychology has been explored and described in this book as a possible new approach to psychology that starts with full connection with what is actually real, rather than with what we would like to be real. The book has also explored and described particular psychological and related components that the Reality Psychology approach can provide a valuable framework for linking, expanding and bringing back to their original meaning and true value—in practice as well as in theory. The next step in this introduction to Reality Psychology and its possible real psychological and real-life value is to further describe and explore how it can most valuably transition from ideas to real-world applications. This chapter describes and explores how Reality Psychology can inspire and guide real-world psychological and psychological related applications—clinical practice, research and education.
We live in a fantasy world, a world of illusion. The great task in life is to find reality.
—Iris Murdoch.
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McKenzie, S.P. (2022). Reality Psychology Applications. In: Reality Psychology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-97170-0_13
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