Core values of Existential Psychology * }0 I5 }0 Z- y
A holistic way of knowing
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A commitment to being honest about the human condition 3 G" a2 V! I) P t
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! K U9 Z6 D& c/ }The Good Life & Existential Psychology# z8 R% B7 g* m7 C& ~% [! e
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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The aware life 0 S$ u0 A; W4 Z8 H
The ethical or moral life * K5 M+ O* e4 x, r2 q5 y/ G
The life fully embraced , or the passionate life ' ^! T8 ~& t1 S6 G
Transcendance
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8 L$ M8 h7 K' d6 bIntimate relationships- v- r" _0 @5 [& g& L$ z3 `
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The Existential Givens$ I0 q1 b! ]6 l; F
the idea of the givens + h$ h" ]% }3 H8 ^6 r0 g
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the givens are aspects of human existence that everyone must face or deal $ i6 b3 f# K4 |6 B K! i: R4 r
Five Existential Givens:5 y2 j* n5 p+ E0 A
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Death/human limitation
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/ l! m8 A8 h7 q* TFree/responsibility/destiny
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# Y& e9 v% ^9 e6 T N8 s8 oEmbodiment/emotion* Y+ W4 X/ ]8 w- X8 X
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& V. J. L1 j, ~7 _0 _: W' NThe Role of Myth' Y& m" S2 }0 r/ i* C( W' F2 r
Myth can be understand as a basic unit of meaning in existential psychology 7 w+ R! K& L z5 h ~4 {6 I
According to May(1991),myths are not false ,but rather something that cannot be proven to be true
9 `! @4 ]* m$ g* mMyths 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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! V* n8 B4 ]% }/ O) a$ G' v4 uCore Tenets of Existential Psychology
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9 ]& o. Q" E5 @% ~+ _6 dEmbracing emotions & the unknowns
2 y8 }5 S9 e& ~8 D4 `8 S( r2 CReflective listening , X& C1 O! _6 l0 E
Good reflection listening will new insinghts to the clients9 a6 T! m8 a ^1 V
Goes beyond reflecting what a client is saying 8 X$ V4 e' {3 M8 ~
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