Core values of Existential Psychology 3 K9 w9 h7 s8 P& T9 a
A holistic way of knowing 5 {8 D& C& {. F; i
Concern for the subjective experience of the individual
0 l, G$ F% V, Q- z; AA commitment to being honest about the human condition
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9 C+ E& C4 m' |: x3 @" b% sThe Good Life & Existential Psychology
$ O1 x6 o- U8 y2 i( v/ JThe idea of “the good life” in psychology :This represents the end or result that should be sought in life# q( P! h' ^, g6 |# [! v$ l
All psychologies and philosophies have a vie of the good life , whether explicitly stated or not 0 T/ f! n- [: v9 D
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The meaningful life $ P: A) F( Z R
The psychology free life
7 A- ?# ~1 ]# s6 @, u1 ]0 u. CThe aware life
n8 t. T& ~; i( \$ Y7 v, xThe ethical or moral life - q5 Y5 ^9 G0 |. i
The life fully embraced , or the passionate life
9 ^( E2 z4 A7 k' o7 xTranscendance
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# e, P6 u- \& t! hIntimate relationships# P2 C1 N2 x4 k/ V. S7 w/ A
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The Existential Givens7 t* Z0 ~' y# B! x& O I8 s/ N
the idea of the givens
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the givens are aspects of human existence that everyone must face or deal
8 @- I) K! F+ N, KFive Existential Givens:
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. r; Z+ m' p! I6 i0 n& _Death/human limitation 8 J" _) ?5 c$ r ^, ~
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Isolatton/relationship
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Embodiment/emotion
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+ Q+ q8 Y) g8 ?' g: m, u1 y) HThe Role of Myth
& A, ]( j1 B3 G; U" o" wMyth can be understand as a basic unit of meaning in existential psychology
% m# ~) X( G8 c/ g+ c' V0 l" l7 NAccording to May(1991),myths are not false ,but rather something that cannot be proven to be true
2 S$ f b; r. h* OMyths are often not literally true ,in the sense that the story may not be literally true ,but the may still represent a basic truth ( b7 P8 e" W7 J6 E2 W
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* n1 d) K' ?6 @! S( qCore Tenets of Existential Psychology % M0 R/ n4 z* H
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Embracing emotions & the unknowns
/ k7 p1 B% Z- A- L2 }) R: JReflective listening # T3 p }/ K0 q* x, `0 H& y
Good reflection listening will new insinghts to the clients& P1 X! o0 Z: l
Goes beyond reflecting what a client is saying
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