American professor of psychology
Orval Hobart Mowrer (January 23, 1907 – June 20, 1982) was an American psychologist and professor of psychology at the University of Illinois from 1948 to 1975 known for his research on behaviour therapy . Mowrer practiced psychotherapy in Champaign-Urbana and at Galesburg State Research Hospital.[when? ] [ 1] In 1954 Mowrer held the position of president of the American Psychological Association .[ 2] Mowrer founded Integrity Groups (therapeutic community groups based on principles of honesty , responsibility , and emotional involvement)[ 3] and was instrumental in establishing GROW groups in the United States .[ 4] A Review of General Psychology survey, published in 2002, ranked Mowrer as the 98th most cited psychologist of the 20th century.[ 5]
^ "Galesburg State Research Hospital - Asylum Projects" .
^ American Psychological Association (2008-01-09). "APA Past Presidents" . Retrieved 2008-05-17 .
^ Lander, Nedra R.; Nahon, Danielle (2005). "Chapter 1. Integrity Therapy and the Integrity model: The beginning". The Integrity Model of Existential Psychotherapy in Working with the "Difficult Patient" . Psychology Press. pp. 4–19. ISBN 978-1-58391-220-1 . OCLC 56921380 .
^ Keogh, C.B. (1979). GROW Comes of Age: A Celebration and a Vision! . Sydney, Australia : GROW Publications. ISBN 978-0-909114-01-5 . OCLC 27588634 . Archived from the original on 2009-02-21.
^ Haggbloom, Steven J.; Warnick, Renee; Warnick, Jason E.; Jones, Vinessa K.; Yarbrough, Gary L.; Russell, Tenea M.; Borecky, Chris M.; McGahhey, Reagan; et al. (2002). "The 100 most eminent psychologists of the 20th century" . Review of General Psychology . 6 (2): 139–152. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.586.1913 . doi :10.1037/1089-2680.6.2.139 . S2CID 145668721 .