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A holistic way of knowing
' Y# H5 I6 X, ?Concern for the subjective experience of the individual
3 @* ?. y. v1 X7 d5 XA commitment to being honest about the human condition
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. B& o& j$ T6 c' d! M6 pThe Good Life & Existential Psychology
( X$ y( i/ B/ X0 D3 x: Q' ~3 hThe idea of “the good life” in psychology :This represents the end or result that should be sought in life7 P7 @, B: z' W9 C' L2 n6 [1 e& ]+ Y
All psychologies and philosophies have a vie of the good life , whether explicitly stated or not
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Existential Psychology views the good life as:" L2 \6 \% [8 [2 U' U) i; ~
The meaningful life $ }/ k8 k6 C, r. s& ?% I7 E
The psychology free life7 X0 L/ d7 b U' O5 u- c9 A) o
The aware life
$ K/ R9 c$ `8 t& YThe ethical or moral life
3 [/ N8 }8 H9 B; J" RThe life fully embraced , or the passionate life
( @5 _5 a4 `& K+ r0 |8 ITranscendance
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Intimate relationships
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, i+ X: {" o0 o- q& r7 SThe Existential Givens
% m1 q/ D" u+ N& e% t4 ethe idea of the givens
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- R% |3 H5 M/ O1 Nthe givens are aspects of human existence that everyone must face or deal
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Death/human limitation
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( A8 R9 O! @! i0 R. mIsolatton/relationship
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Meaning
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Embodiment/emotion
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The Role of Myth& b* ^2 `+ m0 \& ]$ z+ K1 b, ~5 N
Myth can be understand as a basic unit of meaning in existential psychology . B0 h: l/ Z# s* {; |
According to May(1991),myths are not false ,but rather something that cannot be proven to be true
E7 P O0 }3 T5 dMyths are often not literally true ,in the sense that the story may not be literally true ,but the may still represent a basic truth 5 s! \7 R U# ^8 C
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4 V& q' y' L1 l! |Core Tenets of Existential Psychology
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Embracing emotions & the unknowns " f& y" Q' c0 z# i p8 V8 u" m
Reflective listening : G+ N9 c6 A9 G1 o. V0 z' u
Good reflection listening will new insinghts to the clients3 q: ?5 W" i9 J# s( {0 ]
Goes beyond reflecting what a client is saying % Y# q, r4 }$ s. O4 o; m, P( r
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