Presentation on Eco-psychology including History, It's importance & Principles of Eco-psychology

1. ECO
PSYCHOLOGY
Presented by,
Physical Science Department
Keyi Sahib Training College
Taliparamba
SOUMYA,
SANDRA DEVASYA
ANILA SAGAR
2018-2020

2. Eco-Psychology
It studies the
relationship between
human beings and the
natural world
through ecological and
psychological principles.

3. Theodore
Roszak
Coining the
term Eco-
psychology
His book-‘The
Voice of the
Earth’-1992

4. According to Davis (2010),
ecopsychology is
founded on three main insights:
humans and nature have a deeply bonded
relationship;
when humans and nature become dissociated
with each other, the result is suffering for both
the environment and people;
recognizing the relationship between people
and nature will lead to healing for both.

6. Ecopsychology is an area of study dedicated to an
examination of the emotional bonds that exist
between humans and the natural world.
It seeks to understand the complexity of these
bonds, and suggests paths to healing the
weakened connections embedded in the human-
nature relationship.
Ecopsychology has the potential to bring concepts
of ecology into the field of psychology and to
develop a psychological perspective within the
environmental movement

7. Bringing a psychological approach to environmental
activism may result in greater effectiveness.
Specifically, psychology can be applied to motivate
individuals in taking actions that benefit the
environment.
Psychology can be used to discourage individuals
from taking actions that adversely impact the
environment

8. Principles of Eco-
psychology

9. Human beings are
fundamentally
interconnected with Earth &
All Life

10. Eco-psychology tries to
heal the separation
between Person & Planet

11. Human
consciousness is
involved in
creating and
maintaining the
ecological crisis

12. Eco-psychology demands a new cosmology that includes
not only scientific models and understanding but also
spiritual teaching, ancient wisdom and the non western
knowledge of indigenous cultures

13. Eco-psychology demands
profound revisioning of
mental health and human
consciousness

14. The drive to live in harmony with the
natural world is primal innate

15. A healthy mature human
being naturally develops
an ethical responsibility
for the Earth

16. Eco-psychology utilizes a
pluralistic epistemology
and
methodology, drawing on
mythological and
archetypal
understandings, intuitive
and emotional modalities,
scientific approaches,
and spiritual practices.

17. Eco-psychology
embraces the
goals of Gender
Equity, Racial
Equity & Cultural
Justice