Sheldon B. Kopp

Sheldon Kopp
Born
Sheldon Bernard Kopp

(1929-03-29)March 29, 1929
New York City, US
DiedMarch 29, 1999(1999-03-29) (aged 70)
Washington, DC, US[1]
Alma materBrooklyn College
The New School (PhD)
Spouse
Marjorie Ice Kopp
​
(m. 1953)​
[1]
Children3[1]
Scientific career
FieldsPsychotherapy
ThesisDeductive reasoning in paranoid schizophrenics (1960)

Sheldon Bernard Kopp (29 March 1929 – 29 March 1999) was a psychotherapist and author. Born in New York City, he worked in Washington, D.C. for 35 years and lived in Silver Spring, Maryland.[1][2]

Education

Kopp graduated from Brooklyn College in 1951[1] and received a PhD degree in 1960 for research on deductive reasoning in patients with schizophrenia completed at The New School.[3]

Career

In addition to his private practice, he served as a psychotherapy supervisor for the pastoral counselling and consultation centres in Washington D.C.[4]

Published books

Kopp was a prolific author, and wrote 17 books, mostly on self-esteem[1] including:

  • Guru: Metaphors from a Psychotherapist[5]
  • If you meet the Buddha on the road, kill him![6]
  • The Hanged Man[7]
  • No Hidden Meanings[8]
  • Naked Therapist[9]
  • Back to One: A Practical Guide for Psychotherapists[10]
  • This Side of Tragedy: Psychotherapy as Theater[11]
  • An End to Innocence: Facing Life without Illusions[12]
  • What Took You so Long: An Assortment of Life's Everyday Ironies[13]
  • Mirror, Mask, and Shadow: The Risk and Rewards of Self-acceptance[14]
  • The Pickpocket and the Saint: Free Play of the Imagination[15]
  • Even a stone can be a teacher[16]
  • Here I am, Wasn't I! The Inevitable Disruption of Easy Times[17]
  • Who Am I Really?[18]
  • Raise Your Right Hand against Fear: Extend the Other in Compassion[19]
  • Rock, Paper, Scissors: Understanding the Paradoxes of Personal Power and Taking Charge of Our Lives[20]
  • All God's Children Are Lost, but Only a Few Can Play the Piano: Finding a Life That Is Truly Your Own [21]
  • Blues ain't nothing but a good soul feeling bad[22]

Personal life

Kopp died of cardiac arrhythmia and pneumonia.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Saxon, Wolfgang (1999). "Sheldon Kopp, 70, Psychologist Who Wrote About Self-Esteem". nytimes.com. New York, New York: New York Times.
  2. ↑ Sheldon Kopp's Eschatological Laundry List[link removed] hawaii.edu
  3. ↑ Kopp, Sheldon Bernard (1960). Deductive reasoning in paranoid schizophrenics (PhD thesis). The New School. OCLC 81895457. ProQuest 301861625.
  4. ↑ Burkeman, Oliver (2025). Meditations for mortals: four weeks to embrace your limitations and make time for what counts. London: Vintage. ISBN 978-1529939538. OCLC 1520033775.
  5. ↑ Kopp, Sheldon Bernard (1971). Guru: Metaphors from a Psychotherapist. Science & Behavior Books. ISBN 0-8314-0025-0.
  6. ↑ Kopp, Sheldon Bernard (1974). If you meet the Buddha on the road, kill him! The pilgrimage of psychotherapy patients. Lowe & Brydon (Printers) Ltd. ISBN 0-85969-022-9.
  7. ↑ Kopp, Sheldon Bernard (1974). The Hanged Man. Science & Behavior Books. ISBN 0-8314-0036-6.
  8. ↑ Kopp, Sheldon Bernard (1975). No Hidden Meanings: An Illustrated Eschatological Laundry List. photography by Claire Flanders. Science and Behavior Books. ISBN 0-8314-0043-9.
  9. ↑ Kopp, Sheldon Bernard (1976). Naked Therapist - A Canterbury Tales collection of embarrassing moments from more than a dozen eminent psychotherapists. EdITS. ISBN 0-912736-18-6.
  10. ↑ Kopp, Sheldon Bernard (1977). Back to One: A Practical Guide for Psychotherapists. Science and Behavior Books. ISBN 0-8314-0055-2.
  11. ↑ Kopp, Sheldon Bernard (1977). This Side of Tragedy: Psychotherapy as Theater. Science and Behavior Books. ISBN 0-8314-0050-1.
  12. ↑ Kopp, Sheldon Bernard (1978). An End to Innocence: Facing Life without Illusions. Macmillan. ISBN 0-02-566470-0.
  13. ↑ Kopp, Sheldon Bernard (1979). What Took You so Long: An Assortment of Life's Everyday Ironies. photography by Claire Flanders. Science & Behavior Books. ISBN 0-8314-0056-0.
  14. ↑ Kopp, Sheldon Bernard (1980). Mirror, Mask, and Shadow: The Risk and Rewards of Self-acceptance. Macmillan. ISBN 0-02-566460-3.
  15. ↑ Kopp, Sheldon Bernard (1983). The Pickpocket and the Saint: Free Play of the Imagination. Bantam. ISBN 0-553-23564-8.
  16. ↑ Kopp, Sheldon Bernard (1985). Even a stone can be a teacher. Putnam's Sons. ISBN 0-87477-341-5.
  17. ↑ Kopp, Sheldon Bernard (1986). Here I am, Wasn't I! The Inevitable Disruption of Easy Times. Bantam Books. ISBN 0-553-25424-3.
  18. ↑ Kopp, Sheldon Bernard (1987). Who Am I Really?. Tarcher. ISBN 0-87477-429-2.
  19. ↑ Kopp, Sheldon (1988). Raise Your Right Hand against Fear: Extend the Other in Compassion. CompCare Publishers. ISBN 0-89638-155-2.
  20. ↑ Kopp, Sheldon Bernard (1989). Rock, Paper, Scissors: Understanding the Paradoxes of Personal Power and Taking Charge of Our Lives. CompCare Publications. ISBN 0-89638-193-5.
  21. ↑ Kopp, Sheldon Bernard (1991). All God's Children Are Lost, but Only a Few Can Play the Piano: Finding a Life That Is Truly Your Own. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 0-13-026881-X.
  22. ↑ Kopp, Sheldon Bernard (1992). Blues ain't nothing but a good soul feeling bad. with Bonnie B. Hesse. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 0-671-76838-7.
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