TIP OF THE DAY The BEST choice, given in order of correctness, when a
number of correct choices are given is: 1. The answer is correct and
applies to all aspects of the question. 2. The answer is correct and
applies to only a portion of the question. 3. The answer is correct but
applies only to one example of the question.
INFORMATION FOR TODAY:
FRANKL (EXISTENTIAL LOGOTHERAPY) Defined as the study of actual
experiences taken at face value, phenomenology is the basis of
existential therapy. The goal of existential therapy is progress toward
understanding the meaning in life, and that search for meaning provides
motivation for living. People are seen as having freedom to make
decisions and therefore as responsible for those decisions. Logotherapy
means healing through meaning. In this therapy three important words
are mitwelt, umwelt, and eigenwelt. Humor and paradox are also
important.
Obviously Viktor Frankl, founder of existential logotherapy, believed
that what a person does with his life is more important than genetics.
Rollo May and Irving Yalom are other leaders in the movement.
Definitions 1. Mitwelt refers to one's relationship with other people.
2. Umwelt refers to one's relationship with the environment. 3.
Eigenwelt refers to one's relationship with himself. Literally the
German word means self-world.
Basic Dimensions of the Human Condition 1. Capacity for self-awareness
2. Responsible freedom 3. Ability to discover one's identity and
establish meaningful relationships with others 4. Search for meaning,
purpose, values, and goals 5. Anxiety (normal) is part of life and can
promote growth. 6. Awareness of death
Goals of Existential Therapy 1. Increase the client's awareness and
understanding of events 2. Formulate goals and purpose 3. Accept freedom
and responsibility for actions 4. Accept normal anxiety
Techniques of Existential Therapy As a reaction against both
psychoanalysis and behaviorism, the existential approach is basically an
experimental one. Because the therapy has no set techniques,
existential therapists employ a wide variety of methods, depending upon
the needs of the client. In fact, techniques are secondary in the
therapeutic process since subjective understanding of the client is
primary. The therapist's authenticity and the relationship built
between client and therapist are vital components of therapy. In
working with a culturally diverse client population, the existential
approach is limited by the focus on personal responsibility rather than
on social conditions.
According to the existential view, anxiety is a part of the human
condition, and humans are both free and responsible. Ultimate aloneness
is also a factor. A central theme running through the works of Viktor
Frankl is the will to meaning. According to Jean-Paul Sartre,
existential philosopher, existential guilt is the consciousness of
evading commitment to make personal choices.
QUESTION OF THE DAY: According to recent studies of IQ testing, standard
scores usually correlate with: (a) Financial stability. (b) Vocational
success. (c) Academic achievement. (d) Social ability.
C
It's in there,
Linton
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