Rollo May "Existential Psychology"

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Existentialism roots in the writing of

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Søren Kierkegaard

Question 2

What is existentialism

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Existence takes precedence over essence
Existentialist opposes the split between subject and object
People search for some meaning of life
Existentialist holds that ultimately each of us is responsible for who we are and what we become
Existentialist are basically anti theoretical

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A German word mean to exist there

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Dasein

Question 4

Being-in-the-world three main areas

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Umwelt
Mitwelt
Eigenwelt

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People experience this when they become aware that their existence or some value identified with it might be destroyed

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Anxiety

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Two kinds of anxiety

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Normal anxiety
Neurotic anxiety

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Proportionate to the threat, doesn’t involve repression

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Normal anxiety

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Disproportionate to the threat, involves repression

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Neurotic anxiety

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Arises when people denies their potentialities

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Guilt

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Gives meaning to experience and allows people to make decisions about future

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Intentionality

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The source of love

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Care

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Delight in the presence of other people

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Love

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Capacity to organize oneself

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Will

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Forms of love

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Sex
Eros
Philia
Agape

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A biological function that satisfied through sexual intercourse

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Sex

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A psychological desire that seeks procreation

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Eros

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Intimate nonsexual relationship

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Philia

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Esteem for the other, typically, the love of God for man.

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Agape

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Capacity to know that he is the determined one

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Freedom

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Existential freedom

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The freedom of action
The freedom of being

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The freedom of doing

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The freedom of action

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The design of the universe speaking through the design of each one of us

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Destiny

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May believed that people communicate with one another on two levels

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Rationalistic language
Through myths

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truth takes precedence over the peo-
ple who are communicating.

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Rationalistic language

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the total
human experience is more important than the empirical accuracy of the communication

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Through myths