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Existential-Humanistic psychology, and what can now be termed "Existential-Integrative psychology", originated in the United States blending ideas from European existential philosophy and psychology with an American perspective, particularly humanistic psychology. Despite the close connections of humanistic and existential-humanistic psychology, some distinguishing factors began to emerge in this early period. While humanistic psychology focused strongly on human potential, existential-humanistic psychology balanced the emphasis on human potential with attention to human limitation. Although the distinction between humanistic and existential-humanistic psychology is often subtle, and a matter of emphasis rather than disagreement, the two modes began to characterize Third Force psychologies. Existential-humanistic psychology's relationship with spirituality and religion has been controversial and frequently misunderstood. Commonly, it has been misperceived as being rooted in atheism and antagonistic to spirituality and religion. After a long history of growth and decline, existential-humanistic psychotherapy is again in a period of growth, renewal, and advancement. As this trend continues, it is critical to heed the lessons of history and appreciate the importance of the values, ideas, and, most centrally, people who have helped build the existential-humanistic movement into what it is today. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)