scholarly journals “Growing from an Invisible Wound” A Humanistic-Existential Approach to PTSD

10.5772/64290 ◽  
2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mélanie Vachon ◽  
Prudence C. Bessette ◽  
Christine Goyette
Keyword(s):  
Existential Approach

An Existential Approach to Dementia

2019 ◽  
pp. 129-137
Author(s):  
Richard Cheston ◽  
Gary Christopher
Keyword(s):  
Existential Approach

scholarly journals THE NATURE OF SYMPTOMS: FLUCTUATION OR RESPONSIBILITY AND FREEDOM INTERNALLY OF CHOICE

2019 ◽  
pp. 45-47
Author(s):  
Svitlana Kalishchuk
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Health ◽  
System Modeling ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Main Task ◽  
Existential Approach ◽  
Therapeutic Concepts ◽  
Psychological Assistance ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Symptom Formation

The paper raises the issue of exacerbation of psychological problems caused by the political and economic environment, which creates a general social tension and becomes a background that exacerbates the existential problems of the individual. That's why author emphasizes on a particular need for the development of therapeutic direction and a detailed and well-grounded development of therapeutic concepts. It creates ways of an effective solve of current problems of psychological health and well-being of the person. The article explained the conceptual provisions of the establishment, operation and therapeutic work with the symptom. The main characteristics, structure and overall symptom phenomenological expanse from the standpoint of the existential approach of the theory of system solutions and system modeling. Psychological functions of a symptom are considered. Issues of operationalization of a symptom and definition of conceptual provisions of its formation are solved . Basic rules of interpretation of a symptom and interpretation of the concept are described in terms of several approaches. The conceptual provisions of symptom formation that allow to include it in psycho-corrective methods are considered in detail. The methods of the existential-systemic technological approach for providing psychological assistance to the client are analyzed and empirically tested, providing dynamic changes in the content of the "picture of the world" of clients in the cognitive and ontological plans. According to the empirical study, psychosomatic, emotional and behavioral symptoms were presented. It has been shown that symptoms with different specificities have unchanging constituents and functions. It also has been shown that applying an existential approach helps the symptomatic client to produce a new, better reality that will take into account the actual needs and aspirations of the subject. Thus, the main task, which is directed and work with the symptom – is the person's approach to himself/herself, greater sensitivity to his own real existential aspirations.

Pollyanna Syndrome in Psychotherapy-or Pseudotherapy. Counseling, Consoling or Counterfeiting?

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (S1) ◽  
pp. s777-s778
Author(s):  
B. Latecki
Keyword(s):  
The Other ◽  
Existential Approach ◽  
Ancient Times ◽  
Meaning And Purpose ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Competing Interest ◽  
Taking Responsibility

Pollyanna syndrome, the name being taken from a book of the same title, means “an excessively or blindly optimistic person.” The occurrence and danger of such attitudes in psychotherapy is discussed. Such attitudes may occur both in patients and their therapists. Either of them may say “things will not be so bad...” attempting to console not him/himself but the other party. The main aim of psychotherapy is to facilitate taking responsibility and decisions. But there are also other aims, identical to those attributed to philosophy in ancient times, namely, “to treat the soul” or, clinically speaking, to provide consolation. This is usually achieved by attributing meaning and purpose to suffering and set-backs. In the paper, I discuss how the therapist could avoid the trap of being and coercing the patient to be “optimistic, positive, and strong” when the situation does not necessarily warrant such an attitude. Philosophy may be of help here. One may apply theodicy, that is, the philosophical attempt to explain and justify the evil existing in God's world. Another possibility is Ericksonian approach of utilization, paradoxical intervention, using metaphors and hypnotic techniques in order to let the patient come up with his own, intimate resources facilitating recovery. Logotherapy, which is an existential approach is recommended, either as such or as a part of REBT. In short, the difference between an ineffective and an effective approach is the difference between being optimistic and being realistic.Disclosure of interestThe author has not supplied his/her declaration of competing interest.

The uninterrupted life is not worth living: On religious education and the public sphere

2019 ◽  
Vol 71 (2) ◽  
pp. 173-185 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gert Biesta ◽  
Patricia Hannam
Keyword(s):  
Public Sphere ◽  
Religious Education ◽  
Worth Living ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
The Public ◽  
Existential Approach ◽  
The World ◽  
The Public Sphere ◽  
The Relationship

AbstractIn this paper we explore the relationship between religious education and the public sphere, suggesting that religious education, if it takes its educational remit seriously, has to be orientated towards the public sphere where human beings exist together in and with the world. Rather than seeing religion as propositional belief, we argue for an existential approach that focuses on the question as to what it means to exist religiously. We offer educational and theological arguments for our position and, along both lines, seek to (re)connect religion and religious education to the idea of democracy.

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