Core values of Existential Psychology ' X' B/ u4 ]& B. L* S- D
A holistic way of knowing * p3 I$ Z6 X1 x
Concern for the subjective experience of the individual
% O& I3 A, @8 A, b) E, ?A commitment to being honest about the human condition
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The Good Life & Existential Psychology# Z v2 P1 [6 A+ m; [8 ]5 W
The idea of “the good life” in psychology :This represents the end or result that should be sought in life
( o! D' b8 W+ N# W: T; AAll psychologies and philosophies have a vie of the good life , whether explicitly stated or not
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The meaningful life ) Q q( a4 v M" I
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The aware life
" ?' v* l5 N7 [6 ]9 y! WThe ethical or moral life
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Transcendance
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Intimate relationships
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. N" C- a6 N- cThe Existential Givens7 a( G- f2 r6 r7 t
the idea of the givens
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the givens are aspects of human existence that everyone must face or deal
1 f g: \6 |4 H. yFive Existential Givens:
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4 Z0 M2 v# h f7 r# ^. ^Free/responsibility/destiny
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9 _0 a0 J( A2 w. MIsolatton/relationship
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- ?; @$ s' {% i" hMeaning 6 A3 b6 b1 x6 s/ a6 G: l& K
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Myth can be understand as a basic unit of meaning in existential psychology % L) ]( I1 h8 m: r2 z
According to May(1991),myths are not false ,but rather something that cannot be proven to be true
, S2 o8 ?) U d% {4 ^, gMyths are often not literally true ,in the sense that the story may not be literally true ,but the may still represent a basic truth
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6 u# k: K: b9 }Core Tenets of Existential Psychology
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Embracing emotions & the unknowns 2 d0 n% X$ n( p( v# l
Reflective listening
- H0 J6 K% m8 a/ ^, y" @8 J' wGood reflection listening will new insinghts to the clients
. r7 |' m9 C2 G2 N6 d9 }" P; {Goes beyond reflecting what a client is saying
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