Existential‐Phenomenological Therapy Illustration

Deurzen, Emmy van; Arnold-Baker, Claire

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“…The roots of existential therapy emanate out of philosophical thought (Schneider & Krug, 2010) and as such it does not adhere to a specified set of techniques. The underlying principles of existential therapeutic work are to facilitate clients to become more open to their own experience, in all its antithetical existence (Langdridge, 2013;van Deurzen, 2017). One of the most beneficial aspects of the existential approach to psychotherapy is its concern with the subjective experience of life, as well as to how the individual relates to the external world.…”

Section: Practice Implicationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Being Resolute in Being a Voluntarily Childless Woman Living in Ireland: A Hermeneutic Phenomenological Study

O’Keeffe

Glover

2023

The Family Journal

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Almost one-fifth of women living in Ireland remain childless. While this trend reflects changing views towards mothering and womanhood, inquiry to date has predominantly concerned itself with the “why” of choosing to be childless, leading to a dearth of research on the lived experience of this phenomenon. The aim of this research study was to address this imbalance and to explore the lived experience of women living in Ireland who choose to be childless. To do this, a hermeneutic phenomenological research approach was taken. The evocative lived experiences of 15 voluntarily childless women living in Ireland were borrowed. Data analysis identified the common yet divergent human experiences of being fearful, being decisive, being judged, and being free. The original findings of this study consider fear as a positive factor in influencing the decision-making process around procreation for the participants of this study. While voluntarily childless women are often portrayed as wishing to avoid responsibility, the participants in this study experienced a sense of moral responsibility as well as freedom and self-expansion in choosing to forego motherhood. Consideration is also given to how best to respond psychotherapeutically to women who choose to be childless.

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Section: Practice Implicationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Heidegger's philosophy is principally interested with illuminating the meaning of being. Correspondingly, Existential Therapy and PCT prioritize the depth of human experiencing and endeavor to bring to awareness, the meanings which clients attach to their ever-changing existences (Glover & Philbin, 2017;van Deurzen, 2017).…”

Section: Practice Implicationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Being Resolute in Being a Voluntarily Childless Woman Living in Ireland: A Hermeneutic Phenomenological Study

O’Keeffe

Glover

2023

The Family Journal

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“…Nye sundhedsmål med et salutogenetisk udgangspunkt, som beror på eksistensfilosofiske forståelser ses for eksempel i anvendelsen af "the Flourish Index" (Santini et al, 2021;Stripp et al, 2022) og i det danske initiativ "ABC for mental sundhed" (Koushede, 2015;Nielsen et al, 2021). Eksistentielle aspekter af livet er paradoksalt nok på samme tid forskellige fra biologiske, psykologiske og sociale aspekter af livet og dog sammenflettet med og påvirket af dem (van Deurzen, 2013). Eksistentielle aspekter af livet omfatter hele kontinuummet af overordnede opfattelser, betydning og praksisser af for eksempel mening og formål med livet, som kan stamme fra sekulaere, religiøse eller spirituelle kilder (la Cour et al, 2012;la Cour & Hvidt, 2010).…”

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Eksistentielle og åndelige aspekter som en nødvendig del af et salutogenetisk perspektiv i svangreomsorgen i Danmark

Prinds

2023

TFSS

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Dårligt mentalt helbred er en stigende sundhedstrussel både globalt og i Danmark. Dette gælder ikke mindst for unge mennesker – den gruppe i befolkningen som i de kommende år vil få børn og blive forældre. I relation til fødsel og forældreskab har den eksisterende forskning ofte fokus på, hvordan vi kan forbedre den mentale sundhed ved at undgå mentale sygdomme, som for eksempel angst og depression. Men fødsel og forældreskab indebærer både erfaringer af sårbarhed, afmagt, glæde og styrke. I denne artikel diskuterer vi derfor, hvordan en salutogenetisk tilgang til mental sundhed i forbindelse med fødsel og forældreskab kan bidrage til en bedre forståelse for denne livsomvæltende overgang. Med udgangspunkt i Aron Antonovskys begreb Sense of Coherence (på dansk Oplevelse af Sammenhæng), fokuserer vi særligt på det element, han selv benævner motivationskomponenten, nemlig meningsfuldhed. Vi diskuterer imidlertid meningsfuldhed i nyere salutogenetiske forståelser, som inkluderer tanker fra eksistenspsykologi og eksistensfilosofi. Vi eksemplificerer ved at vise, hvordan det at spørge udforskende ind til livsdilemmaer og livsvilkår kan afstedkomme nye perspektiver på livet hos mødre og fædre, og være hjælpsomt i forhold til at begribe egne forestillinger om meningsfuldhed. Helt overordnet argumenterer vi endvidere for, at det at udforske og stille forskningsspørgsmål, som peger frem mod stærkere salutogenetiske tilgange, specifikt med fokus på begrebet meningsfuldhed og de indlejrede eksistentielle aspekter af livet, vil kunne føre til ny viden om, hvordan man kan fremme god mental sundhed i svangreomsorgen i Danmark.

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“…The Society was created as a platform for existential therapists, who sought to increase the visibility, scope, and aims of their clinical work through the creation of a professional journal, Existential Analysis . According to van Deurzen (2010, p. 225), one of the founders of the SEA in 1988, the society and its corresponding journal represented an overarching organization for the approach, and provided existential practitioners with a home and a forum for exchanging views.…”

Section: Existential Analysismentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Van Deurzen notes that it was Laing who encouraged her in setting up the society, and had promised to give a talk on his method of doing therapy, although he died in 1989 before he was able to do so. Van Deurzen (2010) was the founding chair and many others contributed much to the success of the society, including the subsequent chairs, Ernesto Spinelli, Mike Harding, Paul Smith-Pickard, and Paul McGinley. Today, van Deurzen practices as an existential psychotherapist, counseling psychologist, and philosopher.…”

Section: Existential Analysismentioning

confidence: 99%

The silence of Laing and its echo in Szasz’s essay on antipsychiatry

Rivera

2022

Int J Soc Psychiatry

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Background: As has been evaluated in a previous paper, Thomas S. Szasz redoubled his attacks against R. D. Laing in a series of articles which were published in The New Review (TNR) during the 1970s. Laing, however, consciously decided not reply to Szasz, a task taken up instead by Leon Redler on behalf of the Philadelphia Association (PA). Aims/objective: The main purpose of this paper is to shed light on the motives which led to Laing to decline to take part in TNR debate. Secondly, I evaluate the impact this had on the writing of Szasz in his widely read book, Antipsychiatry. Quackery squared, published in 2009. Methods: In order to gain a balanced perspective of the issues involved, I review all oral and written sources which I have been able to locate, including correspondence with mental health professionals who met Laing and Szasz in person. Results and conclusions: My conclusion is that Laing and members of PA would have preferred for Szasz to meet Laing in person to discuss antipsychiatry. However, Szasz opted not to see Laing personally when he traveled to London, whilst Laing decided not to reply to Szasz’s harsh criticisms either in public or in print. As a result, the debate on antipsychiatry was brought to an unsatisfactory close, only to be reopened by Szasz in his book on antipsychiatry, published long after Laing’s death (1989), and hence requiring others to respond in his memory.

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Existential‐Phenomenological Therapy Illustration

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Being Resolute in Being a Voluntarily Childless Woman Living in Ireland: A Hermeneutic Phenomenological Study

Being Resolute in Being a Voluntarily Childless Woman Living in Ireland: A Hermeneutic Phenomenological Study

Eksistentielle og åndelige aspekter som en nødvendig del af et salutogenetisk perspektiv i svangreomsorgen i Danmark

The silence of Laing and its echo in Szasz’s essay on antipsychiatry

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