Project & objective
Research methodology
A qualitative study based on 300 clinical follow-ups, confirmed by recognized quantitative data. Research over 30 years.
+30
years of research
Among 18-24 year olds, 1 in 5 young people will be affected by depression in 2021. Survey of 25,000 people - Santé publique France.
When numbers talk (example of data tracking)
The value and benefits of research to society are totally dependent on research integrity.
Singapore Declaration
There are two kinds of blindness on this earth. The blind of sight and the blind of life.
Ahmadou KOUROUMA
This International Satisfaction Association (ISA) site is a general information site on human need satisfaction and the roots of unhappiness.
From a technical and scientific point of view, our research is called a qualitative study based on 300 clinical follow-ups, with official statistical data, as a quantitative complement on an international level. In English, we would say "international qualitative data research with official quantitative statistics". Please keep in mind that this work is a scientific research in the humanities and social sciences for 3 fundamental reasons.
FirstlyOur sole objective here is the search for truth, in the service of knowledge and conscience, with a humanistic will, and an ethic of honesty, which truly corresponds to the spirit and fundamental values of science.
SecondlyIn fact, our work integrates an internationally recognised scientific principle: the universal character of your brain and body, in terms of needs, emotions and stress. This universal scientific principle has already been medically proven many times in the 20th century by Dr. Hans SELYE, Dr. Henri LABORIT, Dr. Antonio DAMASIO, Dr. Joseph LEDOUX, Dr. Eric KANDEL, Dr. Lauri NUMMENMAA, Carl ROGERS, Abraham MASLOW, Marshall ROSENBERG. This principle is also recognised internationally by law, and is at the heart of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 10 December 1948.
ThirdlyAbove all, our research work is validated qualitatively by more than 300 clinical follow-ups, using the 5 officially recognised methodologies in science for about 35 years. Quantitatively, our research work is supported by statistical studies from official institutions, notably those of the World Health Organisation.
Here are the details of the 5 methodologies officially used in science:
Documentary research
The history of knowledge (theories, books, conferences, articles, documentaries, videos, training....). For our research, 30 years of documentary research at the crossroads of biology, psychology, neuroscience, theology, economics, history, sociology, philosophy. Our research was exclusively paper-based at the beginning (1985-2005), and it has become increasingly digital (Internet, YouTube, Replay....), often in English.
The following authors are our main sources and references on this first point: Dr. Hans SELYE, Dr. Henri LABORIT, Dr. Antonio DAMASIO, Dr. René SPITZ, Dr. John BOWLBY, Dr. Suzan FORWARD, Alice MILLER, Isabelle FILLIOZAT, Dr. Sigmund FREUD, Dr. Wilhelm REICH, Alexander LOWEN, Dr. Carl Gustave JUNG, Dr. Fritz PERLS, Dr. Eric BERNE, Dr. Claude STEINER, Dr. Carl ROGERS, Dr. Peter LEVINE, Dr. Gerhard ROTH, Dr Joseph LEDOUX, Dr Erik KANDEL, Dr Francine SHAPIRO, Dr Avshalom CASPI, Dr Terrie MOFFITT, Dr Vincent LAUPIES, Dr Paul - Claude RACAMIER, Dr Pierre FOUQUET, Dr Arthur JANOV, Gary CHAPMAN, John BRADSHAW, Michaël PORTER, James BALDWIN, Jean-Noël KAPFERER, Boston Consulting Group, McKINSEY...
Observation
Watching, perceiving, or taking note of what is really happening (observing people individually, as a team, as a couple, as a family, in a company, in a group). It is a question of becoming aware of the reality of the facts, without interpretation, simply by observation. The quality of the critical mind will then be the key to processing this information, as shown for example, historically, by the observation work of Charles DARWIN.
The survey
Searching for information by listening, interviewing and questioning (asking questions to find out what is going on, getting explanations, understanding behaviour, grasping processes, quantifying facts, determining decision criteria, knowing what the choices are, having statistics and figures that speak for themselves...).
Experimentation
The test, the trial, the therapeutic work on oneself, the practical verification, the use in the field to know better, to really verify and to control well (control, test, experiment, sometimes done on oneself, as Isaac NEWTON did).
Data tracking (or data research)
The collection of reliable and official data, the collection of quality information, the statistical cross-referencing of data, the analysis of correlations, the research of key figures, the statistical processing of databases. Our quantitative sources are world institutions (WHO, U.N.I.CE.F, ....), government ministries (Health, Justice, Education... in many countries), figures from victims' associations (Alcoholics Anonymous, AIVI,...), or statistics from social surveys by recognised polling institutes. These surveys and statistics, imperfect by definition, have the merit of giving you an idea, an insight that makes sense, or average figures that speak for themselves.The collection of reliable and official data, the collection of quality information, the statistical cross-referencing of data, the analysis of correlations, the search for key figures, the statistical processing of databases. Our quantitative sources are world institutions (WHO, U.N.I.CE.F, ....), government ministries (Health, Justice, Education... in many countries), figures from victims' associations (Alcoholics Anonymous, AIVI,...), or statistics from social surveys by recognised polling institutes. These surveys and statistics, which are imperfect by definition, have the merit of giving you an idea, an insight that makes sense, or average figures that speak for themselves.
Documentary research
The history of knowledge (theories, books, conferences, articles, documentaries, videos, training....). For our research, 30 years of documentary research at the crossroads of biology, psychology, neuroscience, theology, economics, history, sociology, philosophy. Our research was exclusively paper-based at the beginning (1985-2005), and it has become increasingly digital (Internet, YouTube, Replay....), often in English.
The following authors are our main sources and references on this first point: Dr. Hans SELYE, Dr. Henri LABORIT, Dr. Antonio DAMASIO, Dr. René SPITZ, Dr. John BOWLBY, Dr. Suzan FORWARD, Alice MILLER, Isabelle FILLIOZAT, Dr. Sigmund FREUD, Dr. Wilhelm REICH, Alexander LOWEN, Dr. Carl Gustave JUNG, Dr. Fritz PERLS, Dr. Eric BERNE, Dr. Claude STEINER, Dr. Carl ROGERS, Dr. Peter LEVINE, Dr. Gerhard ROTH, Dr Joseph LEDOUX, Dr Erik KANDEL, Dr Francine SHAPIRO, Dr Avshalom CASPI, Dr Terrie MOFFITT, Dr Vincent LAUPIES, Dr Paul - Claude RACAMIER, Dr Pierre FOUQUET, Dr Arthur JANOV, Gary CHAPMAN, John BRADSHAW, Michaël PORTER, James BALDWIN, Jean-Noël KAPFERER, Boston Consulting Group, McKINSEY...
Observation
Watching, perceiving, or taking note of what is really happening (observing people individually, as a team, as a couple, as a family, in a company, in a group). It is a question of becoming aware of the reality of the facts, without interpretation, simply by observation. The quality of the critical mind will then be the key to processing this information, as shown for example, historically, by the observation work of Charles DARWIN.
The survey
Searching for information by listening, interviewing and questioning (asking questions to find out what is going on, getting explanations, understanding behaviour, grasping processes, quantifying facts, determining decision criteria, knowing what the choices are, having statistics and figures that speak for themselves...).
Experimentation
The test, the trial, the therapeutic work on oneself, the practical verification, the use in the field to know better, to really verify and to control well (control, test, experiment, sometimes done on oneself, as Isaac NEWTON did).
Data tracking (or data research)
The collection of reliable and official data, the collection of quality information, the statistical cross-referencing of data, the analysis of correlations, the research of key figures, the statistical processing of databases. Our quantitative sources are world institutions (WHO, U.N.I.CE.F, ....), government ministries (Health, Justice, Education... in many countries), figures from victims' associations (Alcoholics Anonymous, AIVI,...), or statistics from social surveys by recognised polling institutes. These surveys and statistics, imperfect by definition, have the merit of giving you an idea, an insight that makes sense, or average figures that speak for themselves.The collection of reliable and official data, the collection of quality information, the statistical cross-referencing of data, the analysis of correlations, the search for key figures, the statistical processing of databases. Our quantitative sources are world institutions (WHO, U.N.I.CE.F, ....), government ministries (Health, Justice, Education... in many countries), figures from victims' associations (Alcoholics Anonymous, AIVI,...), or statistics from social surveys by recognised polling institutes. These surveys and statistics, which are imperfect by definition, have the merit of giving you an idea, an insight that makes sense, or average figures that speak for themselves.
Be true to yourself.
William SHAKESPEARE
In order to experience a feeling, a process of memory is needed first.
Dr Henri LABORIT
We carry our history with us, we are our history. If we pretend otherwise, we are literally criminals.