Codrin Ștefan Țapu (born 17 December 1973) is a Romanian writer, psychologist, and aphorist. His work is focused on striking a middle ground between spiritual- and material-based belief systems, in the context of the multiple dimensions and nuances of the self. Horopciuc, Manuela (2000). "Psihologie sistemica sau ipostatica?" ("Systemic, or hypostatic psychology?" - book review), Viaţa Medicală, 44 (3 November), p. 8
Life and career Țapu was born in Bucharest, and attended the University of Bucharest, where he earned his bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees in psychology. From 1998, he worked as an instructor at the psychology department of Hyperion University.Albu 2013, p. 9 In 2000, he was awarded there the chair of lecturer extraordinary.Albu 2013, p. 10 In 2006, he was appointed an associate professor of psychology at the University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, being the first chair of the postgraduate module of counseling.
Work Țapu's work addresses the multidimensionality of the self and the integrative study of a person. By integrating spirituality with materialism, he proposed a perspective of interconnected spiritual support systems.
Țapu summarized the hypostatic approach to personality in his 2001 book. Eissa, Tina Louise (2011). Frage und erkenne (Ask and understand), LIT Verlag Münster, p. 118. . The hypostatic model, originated in mathematical logic by Charles Sanders Peirce with his "hypostatic abstraction",Short, TL (1997) Hypostatic abstraction in self-consciousness, in Foster, P (ed.) The Rule of Reason: The Philosophy of Charles Sanders Peirce argues, in Țapu's view, that the person presents herself in a multitude of different aspects or hypostases, depending on the internal and external realities she relates to, including different epistemological approaches to the study of personality.
The hypostatic model describes personality and selfRodriguez Tessie J (2009). Understanding Human Behavior, Rex Bookstore, Manila, , p. 217 as well as interpersonal relationships, with implications in dating.Starkey William J. (2011). Cupid's Code: The Psychology of Relationships, Seduction, Marriage & Love. Morning Star Resources. , p. 132 Personality is viewed as both an agency and a relatively stable construction, as the model is accompanied with specific methods of assessment, counseling, and psychotherapy addressing each of the personality dimensions.Schiopu, U. (2001) Psihologie operatorie (book review), Societate si handicap, Journal of the National Authority for People with Disabilities, Bucharest, 1-2, ISSN 1454-1904, pp. 137-138 The model was listed also as a resource on counselor's qualities in life quality management. Burcu, A. (2004). Managementul calitatii vietii si conditiei umane (Life quality and human condition management), Editura Mega.
As part of the efforts of revival and development of psychology in post-communist Romania, Tapu published a dictionary of psychopathology, and a textbook of humanistic systems psychology.Kiss 2013, p 262
The work of Țapu has been described as inaugurating the field of concrete systems or "hypostatic" psychology,Ostaciuc, Vasile (2002). "Psihologie operatorie" ("Operatory psychology" - book review), Revista de psihologie. Romanian Academy, 1-2, 148-149 and opening new insights into integrative, synthetic and holistic studies of individual personality factors within a person. Also, some of his psychological works have been criticized for containing a large number of neologisms that make them difficult to understand, and for being "doomed to be incomplete". Horopciuc, Manuela (2003). "Un 'conceptuar' de psihologie moderna" ("A 'conceptuary' of modern psychology" - book review), Viata Medicala, 12 (21 March), p. 7 Țapu's model influenced another hypostatic approach to personality and counselling therapy, the propeller model approach for understanding the human being.
In his spiritual materialist writings, Țapu proposes a universal view of deity that even encompasses atheism, addressing controversial matters like guilt and euthanasia in short texts that read like poetry, and providing a provocative lifestyle perspective for people of all backgrounds. He explores the intersection of faith and material life in nonfiction philosophical ruminations containing nuanced reflections on what it means to be human, together with practical advice on ways to obtain “mind wholeness” in the chaos of modernity. His original thinking blends big ideas with practical implications, exploring questions of life, death, and the future. Reviewers compared the aphoristic style of Tapu to that of the ancient sacred texts, Jesus, Gandhi, the Sufi mystics, Jodorowsky, and Chopra.
Awards and accolades Țapu was featured in the Anthology of Contemporary Romanian Aphorism (2017). In 2022, Țapu won first prize at the International Aphorism Festival in Tecuci. In 2024, he was invited to became an international affiliate member of the American Psychological Association.
Bibliography TitlePublication datePublisherPlace of publicationISBN / ISSN Fundamente pentru o psihologie a cuplurilor functionale / Basic principles for a psychology of functional couples, PsycINFO: 2002-13017-004 2000 Revista de psihologie, Romanian Academy, 3-4, pp. 191–197 Bucharest ISSN 0034-8759 (Operational psychology: theory, assessment, therapy)Kiss 2013, p 241 2000 Premier Ploieşti Hypostatic Personality: Psychopathology of Doing and Being Made, · SUDOC: 159011973 · ICCU: IT\ICCU\CFI\0955702 2001 Premier Ploieşti (Dictionary of psychology and psychopathology: current concepts)2003Premier Ploieşti (Textbook of humanistic-systemic psychology: from diagnosis to statistics) 2006 Premier Ploieşti A humanistic model of burn-out syndrome rehabilitation in agritouristic settings 2007 Scientific Papers Series: Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and Rural Development, 7, pp. 507–510 Bucharest The Complete Guide to Relational Therapy 2011 Lulu Raleigh, NC Învăţături despre a fi (Teachings on Being) 2016 Scrisul Românesc Craiova
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