Core values of Existential Psychology
& |$ O# m0 u/ S* jA holistic way of knowing
6 V4 J2 ~8 h/ pConcern for the subjective experience of the individual
3 k# ]0 E& |# E! i& YA commitment to being honest about the human condition
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The Good Life & Existential Psychology
_' {! T) \& yThe idea of “the good life” in psychology :This represents the end or result that should be sought in life: z% e! u& U0 c( e! M# I8 c) v
All psychologies and philosophies have a vie of the good life , whether explicitly stated or not
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Existential Psychology views the good life as:
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The psychology free life
8 M7 n& ^/ [, j9 l& IThe aware life
+ m* s: [/ X. @4 jThe ethical or moral life ' ~2 T0 n$ G6 R) Z& q+ `
The life fully embraced , or the passionate life
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! O+ x4 q8 M- ^6 M& N* a" oIntimate relationships
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: C' G# P5 G% y0 \+ Y; BThe Existential Givens9 ~, Q0 c8 B5 T
the idea of the givens
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/ J" _# P/ L6 i' c) I Z1 ^, ithe givens are aspects of human existence that everyone must face or deal + H+ x- E) p; [
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, s: V: M% R* E8 ZDeath/human limitation 6 }- P6 r0 s% \" L, f
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Free/responsibility/destiny
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Meaning
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& B5 \# B5 w S5 ZThe Role of Myth& w+ Y5 Q& q8 X+ V! P4 ~( N
Myth can be understand as a basic unit of meaning in existential psychology
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Myths are often not literally true ,in the sense that the story may not be literally true ,but the may still represent a basic truth 3 B/ ~; R7 [2 K+ w
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5 h+ J6 R" a2 z8 N2 pCore Tenets of Existential Psychology
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Embracing emotions & the unknowns , g+ g/ i; u2 w3 K8 J0 i: S2 M
Reflective listening & w8 j- Y2 j. _" y* m+ N/ J
Good reflection listening will new insinghts to the clients6 [5 S3 T; N8 X$ h
Goes beyond reflecting what a client is saying
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