心理咨询与治疗的理论及实践CHAPTER6 XISTENTIAL THERAPY.pptVIP

Theory and Practice of Counseling and Psychotherapy Psych422 Chapter6: Existential Therapy Questions? What key concepts do you know in terms of existential therapy? What is the meaning or purpose of your life? What do you want from life? Where is the source of meaning for you in life? How do you work through a sense of “no self” and feeling alone? What are the possible reasons that people tend to blame others for their problems? What is the positive motivation of being anxious? If you only have 30 days left, what’s your feelings? What will you do? Question What key concepts do you know in terms of existential therapy? Existential Therapy A Philosophical/Intellectual Approach to Therapy View of Human Nature The capacity for self-awareness The tension between freedom responsibility The creation of an identity establishing meaningful relationships The search for meaning, purpose, and values of life Accepting anxiety as a condition of living The awareness of death and nonbeing The Capacity for Self-Awareness We can reflect and make choices because we are capable of self-awareness. Expanding our awareness in realizing that: We are finite - time is limited We have the potential, the choice, to act or not to act Meaning is not automatic - we must seek it We are subject to loneliness, meaninglessness, emptiness, guilt, and isolation Question What are the possible reasons that people tend to blame others for their problems? Freedom and Responsibility We are free to choose among alternatives We are responsible for our lives, for our action, and for our failure to take action. Blaming others for their problems--- Recognize how they allowed others to decide for them and the price they pay Encourage them to consider the alternative options Striving for Identity Identity is “the courage to be” We must trust ourselves to search within and find our own answers Our great fear is that we will discover that there is no core, no self Struggling with our identity: Challeng