Core values of Existential Psychology " b, ]) S: E# X1 m
A holistic way of knowing ) ^3 u+ o# j, C8 ]) U. r- N) r
Concern for the subjective experience of the individual
) u% i, [0 ?8 Y9 w @A commitment to being honest about the human condition
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# r I- M! J% ~" T& }The Good Life & Existential Psychology/ S8 ?; @$ {" R- _0 F. a; ~
The idea of “the good life” in psychology :This represents the end or result that should be sought in life
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Existential Psychology views the good life as:
! n. Y3 x- p; I/ S8 a# y N, N& ]The meaningful life
6 I9 x, y" g) K( T+ Q* x O0 }3 DThe psychology free life
3 u5 F7 Y0 C3 k s, V% s/ [The aware life
' [! h9 r* n1 i5 ]% lThe ethical or moral life
3 y2 n2 [7 O% u, T& p* X8 ^The life fully embraced , or the passionate life 4 O/ F; y( }8 ]# I m
Transcendance9 H5 w! I' T5 W! T
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Intimate relationships' @* k8 O& k) Z* W, r* P' M6 _# E
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The Existential Givens5 y5 v- w! q+ x& R# ?; M: t( _
the idea of the givens 1 g0 ?9 L% x; h" K0 D1 E* T: l! s
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the givens are aspects of human existence that everyone must face or deal 4 `( y8 g+ X( O# R% b8 @. T
Five Existential Givens:
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Death/human limitation + f+ Q8 o0 k; H) V6 ~9 z
2 f% I! a, m% L# R4 p6 q" wFree/responsibility/destiny
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Isolatton/relationship. B# W5 b U6 t& d
D8 u) ?% D( F- _Meaning ( e6 _7 P) y0 T0 z5 V( Z+ l8 o, A" s
' j7 F& M, w+ h1 P, S& ~Embodiment/emotion
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+ b8 h# ~7 I9 C% ~5 P7 dThe Role of Myth( } O: E3 E: [, w, @
Myth can be understand as a basic unit of meaning in existential psychology
9 O( W/ j/ D% D/ ]& p$ A1 ^, qAccording to May(1991),myths are not false ,but rather something that cannot be proven to be true
- t8 f. `, M4 R0 {6 k" t* VMyths are often not literally true ,in the sense that the story may not be literally true ,but the may still represent a basic truth % A3 H* d- Z/ E4 Q" s
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M- z2 _5 l4 w" U7 O& m3 u7 CCore Tenets of Existential Psychology
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Embracing emotions & the unknowns % }$ |9 Q7 r. M5 }
Reflective listening
& r. Z* m, d+ U4 HGood reflection listening will new insinghts to the clients
4 Y, w& r7 @+ a. ^Goes beyond reflecting what a client is saying
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