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This article reviews the life and work of Rollo May and his influence on the author’s development of applying existential therapy to treating traumatic stress. An examination of May’s worldview, theory, and therapeutic philosophy is presented. Considerable importance is placed on May’s theoretical foundations as they apply to treating combat veterans diagnosed with posttraumatic stress ...
Dec 24, 2008 · Abstract. This article reviews the life and work of Rollo May and his influence on the author’s development of applying existential therapy to treating traumatic stress. An examination of May’s worldview, theory, and therapeutic philosophy is presented. Considerable importance is placed on May’s theoretical foundations as they apply to ...
Abstract. This article examines the essential role that Rollo May ascribes to values in giving people ("the ethical animal") their "sense of being" or ontology. Values, he argues, result from a courageous process of commitment to self-chosen centers of valuation. This process requires self-consciousness, responsibility, confrontation with ...
May 19, 2013 · Below are four divisions called stages as described by May throughout the literature. Innocence: A Natural Normal Stage of Peace and Contentment. The analogy here is to the pre-egoic, pre-self-conscious stage of the infant. The innocent is premoral, i.e., is neither bad nor good. Like a wild animal who kills to eat, the innocent is only doing ...
Jun 22, 2009 · In this article, the author refers to Rollo May’s critical position in psychology regarding the need of comprehending human experiences before explaining them. The author also shows how this position helps clarify the existential foundations theorists can use to understand both dysfunctional experiences and the constructive and healthy ...
Apr 7, 2024 · Rollo May (1909-1994) introduced existentialism to American psychologists, and has remained the best known proponent of this approach in America. Trained in a fairly traditional format as a psychoanalyst, May considered the detachment with which psychoanalysts approached their patients as a violation of social ethics.
