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Study at the Universität of Basel 2024
Assessing the Relationship between Personality Traits and Clinical Aspects in Individuals with Multiple Sclerosis.
Cosima Meier, Andreas Edelmann, Marlon Pflüger and Pasquale Calabrese
Abstract: Personality traitssignificantly impact chronic diseases, affecting disease management, coping strategies, psychological well-being, and overall quality of life. People with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) often exhibit dysfunctional personality traits associated with negative disease outcomes, including personality changes and disorders. Our study explored personality traits and their connection to clinical aspects and cognitive functioning in MS patients. We used two assessment tools: the NEO-FFI and the Lüscher Color Test, which is based on color preferences. The aim was to investigate the applicability of the Lüscher Color Test in MS patients. The study included 20 participants from the Swiss Multiple Sclerosis Cohort. ...
The article was peer reviewed in the journal Sclerosis in 2024.
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Modular training!
Under Training you will find a brief description of the modules and seminars. The individual seminars build on each other in terms of content. With the inclusion of two practical seminars, we are incorporating a second practical focus into the training alongside diagnostics.
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On the occasion of the 100th anniversary 2023 ...
New publication:
9 September 2023 marked the 100th anniversary of Max Lüscher's birth. The Max Lüscher Foundation organized an anniversary celebration at the University of Basel — the former place of work of the jubilarian. The focus of the celebration was a series of lectures with international participants on the life and work of Max Lüscher, on the current state of research and on activities in the individual countries.
Musical entertainment and culinary refreshments provided a relaxed and cheerful atmosphere on this sunny day. At the end of the event, participants received the fresh-off-the-press monograph as a souvenir of the day.
The book is the 1st volume in the series Life and Work of Max Lüscher by the author Sylvia Kirscht. The title is: Reframing — Max Lüscher. Begründer einer relationalen Diagnostik der Selbstgefühle (Hippocampus Verlag).
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The psychologist and philosopher Max Lüscher (1923-2017) became an international figure thanks to his color-based diagnostics, the Lüscher Test, when he was just 24 years old. The color test rapidly found its way into the public eye due to a wide range of media coverage.
The situation is different regarding the knowledge of its origin and development; and even less is known about the preliminary considerations and the theoretical prerequisites of the color test. By attempting to reconstruct the beginnings of its development, this book aims to close this gap. Insofar as contemporary historical aspects are also considered, Max Lüscher's phenomenological-anthropological approach can be placed back in its original context.
This volume is focused on the first two decades of the development and preparation of Lüscher diagnostics. The diagnostic will be presented separately in a later volume. In addition to the genetic and biographical presentation, Volume 1 aims to provide a view of the theoretical foundations. Max Lüschers anthropological approach is viewed from a previously unnoticed perspective: under the category of 'relation.'
Note: Please note that Volume 1 refers to Max Lüschers early writings. Some categorical classifications were changed by Max Lüscher over the course of time. Therefore, please pay attention to the respective year of the literature references in lists and tables!