Core values of Existential Psychology
5 @# |. F% ]9 |. u: {A holistic way of knowing
/ o' D1 _/ N# N9 a9 R1 \8 YConcern for the subjective experience of the individual
' W! S" i+ x+ C0 x) DA commitment to being honest about the human condition # c. N) p3 O& J% i
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The Good Life & Existential Psychology
; c j) y6 v. W7 [/ O; SThe idea of “the good life” in psychology :This represents the end or result that should be sought in life
: O; J4 q' P1 qAll psychologies and philosophies have a vie of the good life , whether explicitly stated or not
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( p+ W* f3 N* S0 z# SExistential Psychology views the good life as:
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C3 m! J: ~% \2 U4 E- I- HThe psychology free life4 w) e' x- U; q, l X1 t
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The ethical or moral life
) o) I$ j9 J/ z8 }! UThe life fully embraced , or the passionate life
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9 N. T$ E( _( _$ s* oIntimate relationships+ {* H' r8 C V
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The Existential Givens% |/ ], F1 }( G- E- s( ^
the idea of the givens ( h& X& Q" O8 k7 }0 m' b' S. c; ?
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the givens are aspects of human existence that everyone must face or deal : B3 \5 m0 x6 l8 b, R8 W* _
Five Existential Givens:( J( F8 g! l* j$ |/ [" r
, d q0 C* o3 w$ [Death/human limitation
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3 B! A6 B8 C6 \8 v) lFree/responsibility/destiny
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8 g y* G" i6 g( e) Z1 T0 LIsolatton/relationship
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) v" _) g6 l/ `5 P, Y3 Q( S; ]7 nEmbodiment/emotion
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$ L& f+ r [, `' y" x# o) cThe Role of Myth
3 L) p4 a, ?2 |0 fMyth can be understand as a basic unit of meaning in existential psychology " A8 J" p9 K' J/ }: J
According to May(1991),myths are not false ,but rather something that cannot be proven to be true
" j1 y! f B' }" T7 T6 \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
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Core Tenets of Existential Psychology 0 @3 O( x2 i5 W8 b4 ]
( m6 z1 q! ^3 `# s) JEmbracing emotions & the unknowns 6 ^8 I6 m& w! n5 b0 R, \/ r! P( G( Q
Reflective listening 1 d* {, z" }) X9 R
Good reflection listening will new insinghts to the clients
4 M& m3 k' h. j, o: rGoes beyond reflecting what a client is saying
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