Core values of Existential Psychology 3 K8 u$ T6 |& E& q& n( S, ?
A holistic way of knowing 3 l0 U3 `' R! O# O$ Q( A& S
Concern for the subjective experience of the individual 7 C9 @! x- }" q7 }; m6 Y/ t; \; M
A commitment to being honest about the human condition 0 L7 e/ }: k! b2 n( p6 v% h' Z
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" |; K/ M! h. y' O: JThe Good Life & Existential Psychology
L5 T7 T% g# NThe idea of “the good life” in psychology :This represents the end or result that should be sought in life6 [8 T: X& ~- e0 d: B# l2 b5 g: n% ]
All psychologies and philosophies have a vie of the good life , whether explicitly stated or not
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! ^4 [# B) ^4 }0 Z( f$ JExistential Psychology views the good life as:
5 h% G" w4 M; f* i: w( s, mThe meaningful life U$ s7 M, S( }% z2 j
The psychology free life
2 Z1 B2 w- p# Y; n$ a* {8 h- ^" M, V" fThe aware life * @' K- i/ g V& O- |
The ethical or moral life 8 x0 @( U/ ?! i9 M; i
The life fully embraced , or the passionate life ' q: B& r' w1 |4 X6 [- J
Transcendance
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Intimate relationships9 U( a; x$ N' H9 ^ s# R0 I
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8 O. S8 K/ v dThe Existential Givens
1 w8 t" |+ z+ A1 z6 zthe idea of the givens
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the givens are aspects of human existence that everyone must face or deal
, ~; M1 i* p( sFive Existential Givens:
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& C1 ?% P" u) \Death/human limitation 9 J1 ?: v! x/ \' `* j
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Isolatton/relationship
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; t1 q; Y% W- \1 Q( lMeaning
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Embodiment/emotion
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Myth can be understand as a basic unit of meaning in existential psychology
! F# Z0 h0 X: w/ zAccording to May(1991),myths are not false ,but rather something that cannot be proven to be true: i/ H! n; g7 u/ D' P- `4 O
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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3 l) q& E4 E& q& V* V# G8 kCore Tenets of Existential Psychology " p8 j9 R. D( N1 h
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Embracing emotions & the unknowns
, Y1 b/ g. T9 x5 f, s" xReflective listening / d/ G. T% i6 R& a
Good reflection listening will new insinghts to the clients
* t8 K* S' i+ b$ f7 @# lGoes beyond reflecting what a client is saying 9 x0 A2 s. q# J$ V& U$ w4 r7 ]
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