Chapter 6: Existential Theory Flashcards

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being in the world pertains to out ability to reflect on life events and attribute meanings to them

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believes humans are even more that earlier existentialists beliefs believed failure to acknowledge our freedom and choices results in emotional problems

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viktor frankl rollo may Irvin Yalom ' James Bugental

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wrote about life-changing psychotherapy coined the term "existential-humanistic" psychotherapy emphasized the distinction between therapeutic process and content

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the effort to help clients examine how they have answered life's existential questions and to invite them to revise their answers believes therapists primary task is to help client discover new things about themselves

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central to his approach when client is not fully present both during therapy and life part of the self-and-world construct

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how we understand out being and relationship to world at large

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intellectualizing being argumentative always seeking to please

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recognized for deconstructing the therapy process and moving beyond theory to show the moment-to-moment in therapeutic encounter

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key contributor to British existential psychology states that existential therapy is not designed to cure people in the tradition of the medical model because people are not sick, but sick of life

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no set of techniques stands for respect for the person, exploring new aspects of human behavior, and for divergent methods of understanding people.

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seeks a balance between recognizing the limits and tragic dimensions of human existence on one hand and the possibilities/oppurtanities of human life on other

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significance of our existence is never fixed; we are constantly re-creating ourselves

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1.the capacity for self-awareness 2. freedom and responsibility 3. creating ones identity and establishing meaningful relationships with others 4.the search for meaning, purpose, values, and goals 5. anxiety as a condition of living 6. awareness of death and nonbeing

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freedom, choice, and responsibility are the foundation

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1. we are finite and do not have unlimited time to do as we like 2. we have potential to take action or not 3. who choose our actions and can create our own destiny 4. meaning is the product of discovering how we are thrown into the world and commit to living creatively 5. as we increase our awareness, we increase sense of responsibility of consequences of choices 6. we are subject to loneliness, meaningless, guilt, etc. 7. we are basically alone, but have opportunity to relate to others

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They see how they are trading the security of dependence for the anxieties that accompany choosing for themselves. They begin to see that their identity is anchored in someone else’s definition of them; that is, they are seeking approval and confirmation of their being in others instead of looking to themselves for affirmation. They learn that in many ways they are keeping themselves prisoner by some of their past decisions, and they realize that they can make new decisions. They learn that although they cannot change certain events in their lives they can change the way they view and react to these events. They learn that they are not condemned to a future similar to the past, for they can learn from their past and thereby reshape their future. They realize that they are so preoccupied with suffering, death, and dying that they are not appreciating living. They are able to accept their limitations yet still feel worthwhile, for they understand that they do not need to be perfect to feel worthy. They come to realize that they are failing to live in the present moment because of preoccupation with the past, planning for the future, or trying to do too many things at once.

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the freedom to become within the context of natural and self-imposed limitations the capacity to reflect on the meaning of our choices the capacity to act on the choices we make

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a concept that we long for freedom, but escape it by defining ourselves as fixed and not accepting personal responsibility

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we are responsible for our lives, our actions, and our failures to take action

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being aware of having evaded a commitment or choosing not to choose. grows out of sense of incompleteness. can be powerful source of motivation to reach our potential.

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implies that we are living by being true to our own evaluation of what is a valuable existence for ourselves courage to be who you are

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assists clients in discovering how they are avoiding freedom and encourages them to learn to risk using it

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invite clients to recognize how they allowed people to decide for them encourage clients to take steps toward choosing for themselves

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our freedom to be relates to our internal reality

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the courage to be the experience of aloneness the experience of relatedness struggling with our identity

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entails the will to move forward in spite of anxiety-producing situations, such as facing our death

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part of the human condition strength can be derived from the experience of looking to ourselves and sensing our separation sense of loneliness comes when we realize we cannot depend on others for our confirmation/meaning of life

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humans have an innate want to connect with others

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the fact of our interrelatedness with others and the need for us to struggle with this in a creative way

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due to dealing with aloneness, we may get stuck in behavior patterns we acquired during childhood

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problems of discarding old values: discard old ones without creating new ones meaninglessness: a lack of this can be major source of existential stress and anxiety; clients find there is no reason on living creating new meaning: logo therapy

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the experience of meaninglessness

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feelings of emptiness and hollowness caused by meaninglessness in life

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therapists helps client identify and connect with potential sources of meaning in their lives therapists believe that human suffering can be turned into human achievement by the stand clients take when faced with it

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Clara hill universal concern that often underlines presenting problems that individuals bring to therapy (depression, anxiety, etc.) therapist assists in helping clients decide whether they want to achieve more meaning in life and how

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arises from one's personal strivings to survive and to maintain and assert one's being inevitable aspect of human condition

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the unavoidable result of being confronted with the givens of existence

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death freedom choice isolation meaninglessness

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Normal and neurotic

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an appropriate response to n event being faced ex: accepting freedom, facing morality, searching for meaning, etc. this kind of anxiety can be motivation for change

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failure to move through anxiety results anxiety about concrete things that is out of proportion to the situation typically out of awareness and immobilizes person being healthy means having as little from this as possible

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not viewed negatively, but significant to living death provides the motivation for us to appreciate the present moment

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4 essential aims: 1. to help clients become more present to both themselves and others 2. to assist clients in identifying ways they block themselves from fuller presence 3. to challenge clients to assume responsibility for designing their present lives 4. to encourage clients to choose more expanded ways of being in their daily lives. increased awareness is the central goal of existential therapy, which allows clients to discover alternative possibilities exist.

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concerned with understanding the subjective world of clients to help them come to new understandings and options concerned with clients avoiding responsibility

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clients that have limited awareness of themselves and are often vague about nature of their problems

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rather than solving problems, the aim is toward removing roadblocks to meaningful living and helping clients assume responsibilities for their actions,

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I/it I/Thou

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the relation to time and space, starting place for the self

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the relationship essential for connecting the self to the spirit to achieve true dialogue therapist and client relationship fits here

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respect and faith in client presence

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there are no set techniques be create and create interventions that explore existence (based on philosophical views) practitioners prefer description, understanding and exploration of clients subjective reality

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on relationship between client and therapist

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initial phase: assist clients in identifying and clarifying their assumptions about the world middle phase: clients are assisted in more fully examining the source and authority of their present value system; leads to new insights final phase: focuses on helping people take what they learn about themselves and put it into action

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focus clients on assuming personal responsibility, making a commitment to deciding and acting, and expanding their awareness of their current situation

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1. emphasis and built the counselor-client relationship

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innocence rebellion decision ordinary creative