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A holistic way of knowing 6 g( G5 f. ?6 R0 D- J. M
Concern for the subjective experience of the individual
/ ~4 a0 V7 H5 _A commitment to being honest about the human condition
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9 Y m- F: E! HThe Good Life & Existential Psychology
}* _5 Z8 X2 G8 d c( m# u" dThe idea of “the good life” in psychology :This represents the end or result that should be sought in life( ^( ^& D' O+ g i/ q, N
All psychologies and philosophies have a vie of the good life , whether explicitly stated or not 6 _" `+ s" N& B0 u4 h1 P) x
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9 [3 C' W G+ EExistential Psychology views the good life as:
! y/ f6 r' q. T' x' x5 r+ AThe meaningful life $ w; F" W, T; d3 n# g4 r
The psychology free life
. A3 @0 y: j d% o9 ^. r; MThe aware life 7 Y6 x6 h5 |5 G
The ethical or moral life 3 T. n( _9 l/ }: ]/ S
The life fully embraced , or the passionate life : q, D! z+ f! f; A
Transcendance
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: ~0 j4 h" h: m& T6 n) fIntimate relationships
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8 C5 F X# Z V& N, F: L& zThe Existential Givens
# f0 [: d* l! m# g/ Uthe idea of the givens
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the givens are aspects of human existence that everyone must face or deal 4 l, D" B% P9 g2 x/ C" S
Five Existential Givens:
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Death/human limitation
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% a- _3 n9 s, Y4 T# B0 Z1 j4 h9 L, Y' sFree/responsibility/destiny
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& ?0 M( e; D1 M+ @$ U/ lMeaning
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Embodiment/emotion
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" E+ }5 g. l8 }. @9 U& JThe Role of Myth5 E: X/ t9 L4 \
Myth can be understand as a basic unit of meaning in existential psychology
4 [0 d; A: F* {2 LAccording to May(1991),myths are not false ,but rather something that cannot be proven to be true2 Z4 S4 w0 m% u% U* B, X" ^2 \
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 # G1 U, Y$ Y9 ^/ N* `# d
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Core Tenets of Existential Psychology
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9 z( d$ W/ W# _5 mEmbracing emotions & the unknowns
5 _% T8 F! A3 l) `/ CReflective listening
) Q/ _* a7 h# {! [" r V2 H( lGood reflection listening will new insinghts to the clients7 Q9 y* [1 T& {( P3 |& F
Goes beyond reflecting what a client is saying
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