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Rogers believed that each of us lives in a constantly changing private world, which he called the experiential field. Everyone exists at the center of their own experiential field, and that field can only be fully understood from the perspective of the individual. This concept has a number of important implications.
- Chris Allen
- 2020
APPENDIX A. EXISTENTIAL WRITERS AND THEIR MAJOR WORKS. This list comprises pioneering existential psychologists and psychiatrists as well as some of the most influential existential philosophers and other existential thinkers, primarily from this century; focusing on the existential-psychological aspects of their thinking.
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Aug 31, 2021 · The two main approaches included: 1) archetypal analysis, based on Jung’s (1969, 1971, 1980 ), Pearson’s (2012) and Pearson and Marr’s (2002, 2007) theories on archetypes and 2) TMT, based on the existentialist work of Becker (1973 ), to uncover the meaning of life and death across Frankl’s lifespan.
Nov 17, 2023 · Or to put it in existential terms that expand on interpersonal attachment theory: Can the child develop ontological security, a sense of “at-homeness” in its own being, as Laing would say, as ...
- Self-Esteem
- Humility
- Neuroticism
- Perfectionism
- Self-Control
- Need For Closure
- Attachment Style
Self-esteem plays a central role in TMT. According to this model, self-esteem serves to protect the individual from the anxiety-provoking existential concerns at the heart of human existence (Greenberg et al. 1986). That is, self-esteem shields people from the terror induced by the awareness of our own inevitable death and decay. The aspirations, c...
Although much research suggests that self-esteem is a crucial resource in coping with existential threats and reminders of the fragility of life, some studies have highlighted the problems with such a self-centered defense mechanism. Behaviors linked to self-esteem that may result from death priming have included reduced prosocial behavior, heighte...
The personality dimension of neuroticism has been of particular interest to existential research. Neuroticism is characterized by a predisposition to feelings such as fear, anxiety, depression, and moodiness (Barlow et al. 2014). Given this tendency towards negative emotions, it is not surprising that existential concerns may be especially potent t...
Numerous studies have linked neuroticism to perfectionism. In fact, perfectionism has become known as a transdiagnostic construct that may partially mediate a range of neurotic conditions including obsessive compulsive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder and the eating disorders (see further, Shafran et al. 2010). Indeed, an overlap between Beck...
Self-control, defined as the ability to suppress one’s emotions, impulses, and personally desirable behaviors, also appears to be a key tool for managing anxiety about mortality. The personality domains of conscientiousness and agreeableness both have been shown to be conceptually linked to self-control (Ahadi and Rothbart 1994; Rothbart et al. 200...
Need for closure is another personality variable that has been the subject of existential research. Need for closure has been conceptualized as a stable dimension of individual differences involving a desire for quick and definite knowledge and a reluctance to accept new information which may undermine this (Kruglanski and Webster 1996). In additio...
Individual differences in attachment style have been shown to influence the effects of reminders of death. The attachment system is an important inner resource in the face of stress, leading people to seek proximity with others who can minimize distress, such as a parent or partner. Attachment styles represent enduring patterns of relational behavi...
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Placing Existential Psychology in Context: Height Psychology Goes Deeper Than Depth Psychology The two theorists highlighted in this chapter were truly extraordinary individuals. Both Viktor Frankl (who coined the term “height psychology”) and Rollo May were well immersed in existential thought and its application to psychology when they ...
Oct 25, 2018 · For example, Otto Rank was one of the first theorists to propose an existential perspective to understand human behavior by arguing for the existence of both life and death fears in human development and in persons’ relations with others (see Rank 1936, cited under Close Relationships).
