Three Principles Psychology
Psychology approach developed in the 1980s
Three Principles Psychology (TPP), previously known as Health Realization (HR), is a resiliency approach to personal and community psychology first developed in the 1980s by Roger C. Mills and George Pransky, who were influenced by the teachings of philosopher and author Sydney Banks. The approach first gained recognition for its application in economically and socially marginalized communities experiencing high levels of stress.
The foundational concepts of TPP are the three principles of mind, consciousness, and thought, which were originally articulated by Sydney Banks in the early 1970s. TPP teaches that an individual's psychological experience is shaped by their thought processes. TPP teaches that by recognizing the role of thought in shaping one's experience, individuals can transform their responses to situations by accessing what TPP refers to as "innate health" and "inner wisdom." TPP is also known by other names, including Psychology of Mind, Neo-cognitive Psychology, Innate Health, the Inside-Out Understanding and colloquially, the 3Ps.
Model
In Three Principles Psychology, all psychological phenomena—from severe disorders to optimal mental health—are understood as manifestations of three operative "principles" first articulated by Sydney Banks as the basis of human experience and feeling states: mind, consciousness, and thought. In the TPP model, "mind" is often compared to the electricity powering a movie projector, while "thought" is likened to the images on the film. "Consciousness" is analogous to the light from the projector that casts the images onto the screen, making them appear real.
According to TPP, individuals experience reality and their circumstances through the continual filter of their thoughts. Consciousness gives this filtered reality the appearance of being "the way it really is," leading people to react to it as if it were absolute truth.
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