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ability
         contradiction ability blocked by fear, 11:354–11:356
         feelings and learning ability, 3:91–3:92
         growth of, 4:45
         to hear communication, 4:65, 4:105
         leadership ability, occlusion of, 6:325
         of men to discharge suppressed, 8:350–8:351, 8:358
         policy development ability impacted by fear, 10:285
abnormal, use of term, 15:31
abortion
         as opening to destroy any human life, 6:178
         right of women to, 6:179
absolute truth, 5:75–5:77
abuse. See also sexual distress/abuse
         abused becoming abuser, 8:257, 8:260, 8:394-8:395, 8:398
         cruelty as due to distress, 15:148
         recidivism and, 8:259
Acadian people, commitment for, 10:208, 11:406, 15:App6
acceptance, self
         complete all-rightness of self, 15:213–15:214
         as desire, 4:12
         by oppressed groups, 6:80
accidents, as source of distress patterns, 7:125, 8:34, 11:9, 11:60, 13:9, 14:89, 15:152
acquired distress patterns. See chronic patterns; distress patterns
Act Against Oppression of Jews (Brown & Jackins), 7:323–7:324
acting. See role play
acting out. See also attention on own distresses all the time habit-pattern; dramatization; rehearsal; restimulation
         overview of, 15:19
         allies for people acting out, 14:190
         contact with reality to counteract, 13:155–13:156
         contagion and, 15:19
         getting lost in distress, how to manage, 15:41
         as not discharge, 1:38–1:39, 3:152–3:153
activists. See also peace movement
         commitment for, 10:343, 13:122–13:123, 13:244
         impacts of, 11:125–11:126
addiction/addictions. See also alcohol; clienting all the time habit-pattern; distress patterns; drugs; medicine
         as comfort seeking, 13:203–13:204
         decision to give up, 15:110
         disabilities, people with as having higher rate of, 16:206
         distress patterns as, 15:21, 15:109–15:110
         as distress recordings taking over the human, 4:32, 5:181–5:182, 13:203, 14:76, 16:62
         illusion of, 8:33, 8:35
         ingestion of things on the basis of feelings, 15:51
         inhibition of, 3:67
         logic to counter, 3:67–3:68
         mechanism of, 3:66
         re-enactment and, 5:182, 7:52, 13:203, 15:109, 16:62
         satisfaction with stasis as, 14:173–14:174
         survival drives and, 13:204–13:205, 15:21, 15:109–15:110
         withdrawal from, 1:43, 7:52–7:53, 10:147, 14:76
         to work, 15:109–15:110
         working on giving it up as enough to meet policy, 16:181–16:182
“Additional Activities” Rather than “Additional Relationship” (Jackins), 5:267–5:268
Additional Reports on “Reality Agreement” Counseling (Jackins), 14:39–14:45
admiration, used as anti-Semitism, 10:305, 10:315
adoptees, commitment for, 15:App9
adultism, stopping use of term, 11:327–11:328. See also young people
adults. See also human beings; older people; parents/parenting; young adults; young people
         counseling across different ages, 15:125
         counseling with children, 5:337–5:338
         lost potential of, 2:59–2:61, 7:7
         not enemies of young people, 6:527, 11:268, 11:270
         young people compared with, 15:193
Advanced Counseling is Becoming Simplified Counseling (Jackins), 14:57–14:61
advice, refraining from giving, 1:10, 15:45
affection. See also closeness; hugs; liking; love; touching
         as natural, 8:72
         seeking, 15:83
         spouses using as counseling tool, 3:188–3:189
Africa, nationalism and, 13:49–13:50
African Americans. See Black people
age. See also adults; babies; children; older people; young people
         all as good, 15:149
         counseling across different ages, 15:124–15:125
         wisdom and, 3:131
ageism. See also older people; oppression
         classism and, 14:236
         defined, 5:330
         young people, oppression of and, 14:236–14:237
aging. See also death; older people
         elimination of mechanisms for, 3:132–3:139, 15:117–15:118, 15:149
         as unnecessary, 6:133, 6:242–6:243, 15:191
agreement
         attention to rather than to disagreement, 15:182
         as basis for classless future society, 14:161–14:167, 15:173–15:174
         to be Co-Counselor, 15:29–15:30, 15:91
         carrying out important, 11:372–11:373
         on group operation, 5:192, 13:139, 16:66–16:67
         listening, informed agreement about, 15:29–15:30, 15:91
         as possible between any humans, 15:82
         problem-solving to reach, 15:81
         Reality Agreement technique. See Reality Agreement technique
         taking others viewpoints into account to reach, 5:112–5:113, 6:21–6:22
agricultural workers. See farmers
agriculture, development of, 13:31
AIDS/HIV
         public health effectiveness and, 13:30
         quarantine of those who harm others with, 13:65–13:72
air, as rational need, 5:126
alcohol. See also addiction/addictions; drugs
         counseling example about, 8:477–8:482
         as incompatible with RC, 8:473, 12:29–12:30
         as tool of oppression, 6:559, 6:634–6:635
All for One and One for All (Jackins), 13:11, 13:139–13:143
allergies, restimulation and, 13:165–13:166, 15:148
allies
         for acting out people, 14:190
         actions to take to be, 14:190–14:191
         for Black people, 11:240–11:242
         Chicano/as and, 8:437–8:438
         commitments for, 11:411, 15:App10
         counseling as being, 15:163
         for “different” people, 14:189–14:190
         for disabled persons, 7:260–7:261
         against discrimination, 14:189
         within distress pattern, 12:60–12:61
         environmental movement as allies to other movements, 10:119
         of groups you don’t belong to, 9:31–9:32
         individuals as, 14:185–14:191
         of Jewish people, 14:194–14:195
         leaders for groups of, 6:318–6:319
         Liberation Reference Persons, role about, 7:227
         men as, 4:108, 6:579–6:580, 8:314–8:315, 9:27, 13:320–13:321, 14:187
         “mental health” workers as potential allies, 15:137–15:138
         of Mexican people, 8:437–8:438
         for middle class, 11:280, 16:89
         military as natural allies, 8:18
         for minorities, 14:189
         as natural, 15:11
         need for, 9:24
         oppressed groups speaking to, 6:507–6:509, 6:517–6:521
         oppression needing allies to liberate, 1:48, 6:289, 7:68
         oppressors, creating allies from, 7:64–7:65
         owning class as, 14:152–14:153
         partial support from, 7:156–7:157
         of Puerto Rican people, 8:438
         role of, 15:163
         for self, 14:186
         temporary alliances and, 6:657–6:658
         using capitalistic competition to create, 12:54–12:55
         for women, 14:187
         of working class, 7:152, 14:152–14:153
         for young people, 11:268, 14:187
Allow Ourselves Time to Grow (Jackins), 3:203–3:205
Alternate Reference Persons (ARPs)
         appointment of, 15:179
         co-leading, elimination of, 9:16
         number of, 6:382
         role of, 5:162
Always Two Distinct Viewpoints (Jackins), 5:283–5:284
ancestors, 10:25–10:28, 15:9, 15:83
Ancient Habit-Pattern. See attention on own distresses all the time habit-pattern; clienting all the time habit-pattern
anesthesia, 15:110, 15:121, 15:189. See also drugs; medicine
anger discharge
         overview of, 1:4, 15:23
         by babies, 2:80–2:81
         in order of discharge, 10:76–10:77, 15:4, 15:24
         rehearsal versus, 15:25
animals. See living creatures
Another Look at Re-evaluation Counseling (Jackins), 5:69–5:73
Another Step Toward More Skillful Counseling (Jackins), 14:15–14:21, 14:29
answers, refraining from providing, 1:10
anti-racism. See also racism
         friendships by white people with people of color, 11:20–11:24, 11:222–11:227, 11:232–11:234, 11:240, 11:242, 11:250–11:251, 11:445,
               13:24–13:25
         visibleness of, 11:233–11:234
         workshops for, 6:305, 11:17–11:24, 11:218–11:219, 11:444–11:446
anti-Semitism. See also Jewish people; oppression
         admiration as, 10:305, 10:315
         blame and, 10:310–10:311
         Committee Against Jewish Oppression, 10:329–10:336
         Committee Against Oppression of Jews, 8:457–8:460
         Community Passover Seder and, 15:104
         discrimination against Jews as model for other discrimination, 8:458, 10:333–10:334
         Gentiles equally victimized by, 8:458
         historical collective and, 10:303–10:305
         owning class and, 11:284
         policy against needed, 5:377
         policy to discourage, 5:378–5:381
         progressive policy requirement by Israel as, 5:364–5:365
         resistance to, 14:193–14:194
         to scapegoat, 1:49–1:50, 7:70–7:71, 15:153–15:154
         subtle forms of, 10:304–10:305, 10:308
         technique developed for addressing, 5:366
         as threat to all, 5:365–5:367, 5:378–5:381
appearance, demonstration on discharging internalized oppression of Black people, 11:109–11:119
appreciation
         of bodies, 15:13
         of counselors, 15:72–15:73
         of leaders, 6:280
         by leaders of helpers, 9:20
         mutual, 1:38
         as not owed, 6:156
         seeking as a pattern, 6:512–6:513
         of self. See self-appreciation
Approaching a Major Turning Point (Jackins), 8:135–8:140
approval
         contradiction and, 1:60
         of learners, 3:93, 3:99, 7:78
         listening attitude and, 7:183
         of person not pattern, 6:589–6:590
         self-approval, 3:39–3:46
         of statements and publications speaking for RC, 14:104–14:105
         of teachers, 5:237, 15:92, 15:129
         of workshops, 5:17, 14:269–14:270, 15:96
Arab people
         colonial/national oppression of, 7:283–7:284
         commitment for, 10:206, 11:403, 15:App5
         draft plan for flourishing of, 7:283–7:288
         Israel not excuse for western domination of, 5:363, 5:391
         Jewish-Arab unity and, 6:549–6:554, 7:284–7:285, 16:151–16:154
Arab-Israel conflict. See Palestine-Israel conflict
architect role, 6:317
Are the Insights of Re-evaluation Counseling Decisive for the Future of the World? (Jackins), 14:1–14:9
Are White People Oppressed? (Jackins), 16:103–16:104
Area Outreach Fund. See Outreach Funds
Area Reference Committees
         as ineffective, 13:25
         role of, 8:50, 8:188
Area Reference Persons (ARPs)
         appointment of, 15:179
         functions assigned to which could be reallocated, 6:317–6:318
         importance of, 8:269–8:270
         leadership function shared by, 1:45
         No-Socializing Guideline, role regarding, 8:203–8:204
         Outreach Funds spending decisions by, 8:310
         publications, responsibility regarding, 10:65, 14:104–14:105
         purposes of, 6:270
         role of, 3:148, 5:238, 7:267, 8:263, 9:16, 10:57, 10:60–10:61, 13:18, 14:266–14:267, 15:178, 17:15
         statements and publications speaking for RC, approval for, 14:104–14:105
         teachers, approval of, 5:237
         working class, 6:503–6:504
         workshops, approval for, 5:17, 15:96
Areas. See also Communities
         Community meetings, 15:97
         Council of Elders in each, 6:522
         dissolution of, 10:257–10:258, 10:273
         establishment of, 15:179
         growth of, 1984, 8:345–8:346
         incipient areas, 10:59
         leadership of, 5:56, 6:317–6:318, 6:503–6:504
         meeting to set up new Organized Area, 10:59–10:60
         minimum requirements for, 10:59
         newsletters for, 5:22
         number of, 8:123
         relationship to other parts of RC, 15:180
         size of, 5:19, 5:105, 15:178, 15:179
         structure as working, 8:108
         Wygelian leaders' groups for, 10:58–10:59, 14:268
Area-wide committees for Gather-ins, class representative for, 5:205
ARPs. See Alternate Reference Persons (ARPs); Area Reference Persons (ARPs)
art. See also artists; creativity
         age, scarcity, and price of, 6:103–6:106
         assessment categories for, 6:109–6:111, 11:76–11:77, 14:220, 15:126–15:127
         complexity of, 14:219–14:221
         intelligence displayed by, 6:99, 6:107, 7:220
         myths about, 6:98
         in our immediate environment, 3:123, 6:104
The Art of Being a Client (Jackins), 3:151–3:153
artists. See also art; creativity
         choice of complexity of art, 14:219–14:221
         commitment for, 8:240, 10:209, 11:415, 15:App13
         defined, 15:126
         feedback to, 10:131–10:132
         integrity and, 6:106–6:107
         internalized oppression and, 6:106, 11:260
         journal for, 7:381–7:382
         liberation policy and, 6:108, 11:259–11:264
         myths about, 6:97–6:98
         use of RC by, 6:107–6:108
         as working class, 6:101–6:102, 11:74–11:75, 11:259–11:260, 15:126
Asians and Asian Americans
         apology regarding racism to, 5:339–5:340
         commitment for Japanese-Americans, 10:206, 11:405, 15:App6
         draft program for liberation of, 6:563–6:570
         as scapegoats, 1:49–1:50
         spread of RC to, 8:519–8:522, 11:421–11:441
assimilation
         Chicano/a people and, 8:434–8:435
         Jewish people and, 5:370–5:371
         in US, 13:41–13:42
assistant teachers, 5:203–5:204, 15:93
assumptions
         about feelings of other people, 5:110–5:111
         about universe, 15:193
         confusion from, 13:73–13:74
         intelligence will survive, 10:229–10:230
         internalized oppression and, 6:29
         logic and, 6:29–6:34, 6:633, 7:325, 12:28–12:29
         of RC, 3:1–3:6, 6:259, 11:8
         Repeated Question technique and, 14:48, 15:184, 16:166
         underlying thinking, 6:23–6:29, 15:80
At the Pine Barrens Men’s Workshop (Jackins), 8:361–8:388
Attacking a Major Obstacle (Jackins), 7:13–7:17
attacks
         overview of, 16:68
         defense when attacked, 7:255–7:256, 8:112, 8:130, 8:166–8:167, 9:36, 15:134–15:135
         government as source of, 7:251–7:254, 8:103, 9:36
         on leaders generally, 7:42–7:43, 7:157, 7:243–7:256, 8:100–8:103, 12:50–12:51, 15:4, 15:134–15:135
         media as source of, 7:254–7:255
         not taking personally, 13:178–13:181
         oppressed people attacking other oppressed groups, 15:165, 15:167
         over-agreeing with client about, 15:70
         as publicity opportunities, 8:166
         on RC, 7:254–7:255, 8:111–8:112, 8:116
         types of, 8:100–8:103, 9:35–9:36
         unity rendering them ineffective, 14:247
attention, balancing of by client. See also contradiction; taking attention away from distress technique; techniques overview of, 1:13–1:14
         directing attention away from distress versus need to tell story, 10:81–10:83
         distress threatening to swallow all attention, 3:177–3:178
         importance of, 1:12
         replaced by further theory, 11:300–11:301
         spontaneous discharge and, 1:24
         technique spectrum and demand on, 1:15–1:24
attention away from distress. See contradiction; taking attention away from distress technique; techniques
attention of other. See also four steps/triad of how to counsel; permissive counseling
         clienting all the time. See clienting all the time habit-pattern
         as counseling tool, 8:98
         demonstration of, 6:70–6:72
         on disabled clients, 15:122
         discharge needing, 2:83–2:84, 2:87–2:91, 3:3, 3:22, 4:80, 8:334, 15:23
         as foundation of advanced techniques, 6:73–6:74
         good counseling based on, 5:173–5:175, 6:67–6:68, 6:89–6:91, 7:131–7:132
         importance of, 4:55, 8:59, 8:77–8:78
         paying attention on own distresses even in counselor role. See attention on own distresses all the time habit-pattern
         seeking after distress experience, 3:3
         taking turns getting, 10:7–10:8, 15:30
         as undefinable, 6:70
attention on own distresses all the time habit-pattern. See also clienting all the time habit-pattern; Reality Agreement technique
         client/counselor role separation and, 11:93

         commitment against, 7:16–7:17, 10:204, 11:400, 15:64, 15:App3

         counseling made ineffective by, 10:244

         counselors taking direction against, 15:44

         deciding to change, 8:59–8:60, 8:344, 10:245, 11:157–11:158, 11:352, 15:19

         elimination of to focus on starting new Community, 8:534, 10:355

         excuses for, 7:15–7:16

         free attention and, 7:14–7:15, 15:49

         fresh start possible and, 8:156–8:157

         gap between theory and practice and, 7:194

         Golden Circles and, 15:76–15:77

         impacting counselor’s ability to contradict client’s distress, 7:134

         importance of breaking, 8:137, 8:223–8:224

         improvement of by addressing, 8:110

         as ineffective, 14:88–14:90

         paying attention to others instead, 11:195–11:198

         paying attention to positive aspects of reality instead, 16:219, 16:220

         RRPs’ goal to eliminate, 8:271

         ruining counseling session with, 8:343

         understatements and. See understatements

         world leadership and, 10:355

attention to the counselor technique, 1:16

attention to the environment technique, 1:16

audio and video, 15:98–15:99

aware attention. See attention of other

Aware Thinking, Not Repetition of Jargon (Jackins), 5:275–5:276

awareness. See also listening

         as capability, 15:195

         central nervous system and, 7:121, 10:21, 10:221

         defined, 6:18, 6:44–6:45, 15:187

         dreams and, 8:220

         as gift, 5:4–5:5, 6:9–6:10

         importance of, 4:36, 14:127

         intelligence and, 3:104–3:105, 5:6, 5:70

         interference with. See distress experiences; distress patterns

         irrationality and, 3:13

         leaders needing, 4:68

         liberation and, 5:10

         multiplied in groups, 3:155–3:156, 3:163

         as possible, 11:82

         of pseudo-reality, 8:280

         as rational need, 5:130–5:131

         in sessions, 15:32
         spouses seeking from each other, 2:88, 2:91
         as undefinable, 5:130