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A holistic way of knowing 1 y7 o6 c! Y c2 n
Concern for the subjective experience of the individual
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The Good Life & Existential Psychology% L' H3 X# i8 E6 A1 F9 @& b, Y6 y
The idea of “the good life” in psychology :This represents the end or result that should be sought in life
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The meaningful life
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1 Y5 l, S. O- a* d: |The aware life
9 e, C6 L# j @0 `. DThe ethical or moral life
8 j: a% x. Y- I: t# B+ LThe life fully embraced , or the passionate life
0 N. N4 x+ P. e- e% fTranscendance
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The Existential Givens
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the givens are aspects of human existence that everyone must face or deal ! m: Z8 i+ L! Y* L1 C; D1 ], s
Five Existential Givens:
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Isolatton/relationship
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Y5 M9 I8 q" Q* @% J, @# HMeaning
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Myth can be understand as a basic unit of meaning in existential psychology
& K( ^0 P$ O6 O; Z: ?8 J' c* h; FAccording to May(1991),myths are not false ,but rather something that cannot be proven to be true
/ `8 D( K" m S5 zMyths 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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Embracing emotions & the unknowns 8 I- H$ A* z7 T) W: Z" O! c
Reflective listening
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