My Glossary
During the years in which I worked as a psychologist I have sensed an increasing dissatisfaction with the language of psychology and philosophy. Awkward and general concepts do not suit the ones who wish to study and get to know people and seek innumerable ways to produce friendly changes. Thus, I have found myself producing terms that appropriately express my professional attitude and the modus operandi of the “Friendship School” I have founded. The need for producing these terms arises from my wish to avoid using treatment, medical and deterministic concepts. I cannot possibly conceal my pretence of creating a thinking language that seems to me as an appropriate language for dealing with people and of taking advantage of their living space within a constrained, rigid world of data. Some of the terms were coined by me, and some were borrowed. I do not make do with a mere literal interpretation of the various concepts. In order to facilitate the understanding of ‘friendly thinking’ and its implementation in practice, I chose to write in detail about many of the concepts. The concepts touch upon each other, and are sometimes overlapping and interwoven, since developing friendly thinking tools is not an organized, structured process. Therefore, although they are written one after the other, one should see them as though they were written next to each other.
It is not easy to change fixed thinking patterns. Be patient with yourself until you acquire tools which will be further sharpened through experiences and you shall develop a precise, clear scenery sight which will become extremely useful. I recommend using this glossary as food for a journey and also as home port to which you can return from time to time in order to digest what you have met throughout our mutual voyages.
