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A holistic way of knowing
1 a; f% w4 I( J- U( ]Concern for the subjective experience of the individual # i& ?% D1 _; u6 G0 V! H
A commitment to being honest about the human condition
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The Good Life & Existential Psychology
2 h0 Z! S L# ^; z E: d1 a. O) S6 YThe idea of “the good life” in psychology :This represents the end or result that should be sought in life! a9 ^; L, D; y5 }
All psychologies and philosophies have a vie of the good life , whether explicitly stated or not
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+ i4 z" w5 }: b' ?3 \! aThe meaningful life
4 M, Z d w+ n" c4 C1 o1 z* ^The psychology free life1 T2 _8 |. n) n* ? W/ A7 V2 y2 e- f
The aware life
* u; L" J' X/ Z) L/ \The ethical or moral life
: @: Y: h# n# y: M7 qThe life fully embraced , or the passionate life
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+ u7 E8 u& ]2 @, WIntimate relationships3 _! c1 G# e% ^
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The Existential Givens
7 E# f; r5 ^" p6 s5 F, H' ~the idea of the givens 3 I/ J) `$ k0 X* n( P
# V& N; V: y( t Ythe givens are aspects of human existence that everyone must face or deal / W0 C7 A# A, p2 y' b/ Y
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Death/human limitation 8 ~# J7 y, {' I X6 X
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Meaning
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The Role of Myth
7 a: G) s$ f# h8 ~ KMyth can be understand as a basic unit of meaning in existential psychology ! ~0 [1 Q2 |3 f3 n7 i' |$ o( A1 j, I
According to May(1991),myths are not false ,but rather something that cannot be proven to be true
3 _6 g7 N4 I4 O3 ?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 1 d1 [* k0 _- q/ c( O2 `" E
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; u5 q5 O% D; a/ [/ f' m5 oCore Tenets of Existential Psychology + p' L. i- C( _& o& [/ w7 k& a
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Embracing emotions & the unknowns ( z v3 R: L6 A' t
Reflective listening % a$ f% U. e/ @% z" z! {- [7 D! ~
Good reflection listening will new insinghts to the clients5 \( I3 X9 f( d
Goes beyond reflecting what a client is saying
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