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Mar 17, 2021 · Contributor. Internet Archive. Language. English. xiv, 386 pages 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references (pages 364-379) The nature and meaning of science -- The science of psychology -- Psychology and theory -- Differential theoretical modes of existence in psychology -- The comprehensive-theoretical mode of existence -- Student and study ...
In the preface to Man’s Search for Himself (May, 1953), May presents the existential philosophy that there is meaning to be found in challenges and suffering, and that psychologists in particular may find a special opportunity in such circumstances:
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My life has meaning because of my goal. —Ronald Mallett, Theoretical Physicist, 2017. This chapter will survey the major themes in Viktor Frankl’s existential psychology (also called “logotherapy”), highlighting the anthropologi- cal and philosophical assumptions relevant to an exploration of unusu- ally personal scholarship.
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- Life Feeling
- Life Energy (Vitality)
- Box 1.1 Three Basic Life Concepts
- THE BIG QUESTIONS OF LIFE
- The Basic Life Conditions Seen as Life Dilemmas
- Existential Psychology
- Humanistic Psychology
- Positive Psychology
Sometimes you are flooded with a poignant sensation of really being alive. At other times you feel tired, heavy, bored or dead. Most people have a strong preference for the sense of being alive, so it should be interesting to explore what characterises such life-world situations. In an interview study conducted by the author, a number of people wer...
Among the seriously ill, we encounter a phenomenon that nobody can explain. A doctor may have two patients with the same ailment, a fatal disease. They have the disease in approximately the same degree and the doctor’s prognosis is that they both have about six months left to live. Subsequently, one patient fades and dies quickly, while the other p...
Life feeling is the person’s spontaneous sense of being alive, being coherent and sensing a right to be here. Life courage is the person’s life feeling combined with their determination to conquer fear and anxiety in order to carry out their life project. Life energy or vitality is the ability of the organism to survive even under difficult circums...
Some animals seem to live an easy life. A dog or a cat, for example, may spend its whole life eating, sleeping, wandering about, looking, listening, mating and resting. The life of an animal is a life without problems (although life for some animals is periodically unpleasant or momentarily painful). It is a life without reflections on life. Human ...
The basic categories of life conditions proposed by Irvin Yalom, Medard Boss, Erich Fromm and related scholars share many traits. The differences between them are not contradictory in nature, they are in fact supplementary (Jacobsen, 2003). Irvin Yalom’s four categories form the core of this book’s structure, but I have expanded them to include dim...
Focuses on essential life dilemmas and the big questions of life Emphasises both the positive and negative dimensions of life Applies mainly phenomenological research methods (studying human life from within).
Focuses on human potentialities and virtues Emphasises the positive dimensions of life Applies mainly phenomenological research methods (studying human life from within).
Focuses on human potentialities and virtues Emphasises the positive dimensions of life Applies mainly natural science research methods (studying human life from without).
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Oct 1, 2020 · Article PDF Available. A Brief History and Overview of Existential-Phenomenological Psychology. October 2020. DOI: 10.33697/ajur.2020.020. Authors: Christopher Zieske. University of West...
The rapid rise of positive psychology and the enduring relevance of existential psychology have led to an intriguing contemporary discussion about the source and significance of meaning in our lives. This volume, Meaning in Positive and Existential Psychology is a timely and engaging exploration of these contrasting, but potentially
Existential Psychology – a psychology that emphasizes subjectivity, free will, and the necessity for individual choice, action and judgment. Existentialists believe: people perceive themselves as having a mental life through which they can understand and influence their experiences. - life is a series of decisions they must make responsibly.
