Definitions

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  • noun A form of psychology based on integration with the natural world rather than with society.

Etymologies

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eco- +‎ psychology Coined by Theodore Roszak in his book The Voice of the Earth (1992).

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  • The term ecopsychology, first coined by writer and theorist Theodore Roszak in his 1992 book, Voice of the Earth, is loosely defined as the connection between ecology and human psychology.

    Clipmarks | Live Clips 2008

  • The term ecopsychology, first coined by writer and theorist Theodore Roszak in his 1992 book,

    Augusta Free Press 2008

  • The term ecopsychology, first coined by writer and theorist Theodore Roszak in his 1992 book, Voice of the Earth, is loosely defined as the connection between ecology and human psychology.

    Clipmarks | Live Clips 2008

  • The term ecopsychology, first coined by writer and theorist Theodore Roszak in his 1992 book,

    Augusta Free Press 2008

  • I opened this column with the words of Theodore Roszak, who coined the term "ecopsychology" in his 1992 book, The Voice of the Earth.

    Robert Koehler: Ancient Oceans 2010

  • I opened this column with the words of Theodore Roszak, who coined the term "ecopsychology" in his 1992 book, The Voice of the Earth.

    Robert Koehler: Ancient Oceans 2010

  • Theodore Roszak has called the merging of the three disciplines (psychology, cosmology and ecology) "ecopsychology".

    On Line Opinion - Latest Articles 2009

  • Theodore Roszak has called the merging of the three disciplines (psychology, cosmology and ecology) "ecopsychology".

    On Line Opinion - Latest Articles 2009

  • Dear EarthTalk: I caught the tail end of a discussion about "ecopsychology" recently on the radio, something about the negative impacts of people not communing with nature enough, spending too much time watching TV, sitting at computers, etc.

    Augusta Free Press 2008

  • Dear EarthTalk: I caught the tail end of a discussion about "ecopsychology" recently on the radio, something about the negative impacts of people not communing with nature enough, spending too much time watching TV, sitting at computers, etc.

    Augusta Free Press 2008

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