The benefits of existentialist psychology
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JD is a 26-year-old Hispanic male with quadriplegia who has been refereed to treatment by his primary care physician. Anxiety and depression appear to be the most prominent issues facing the client at the present time; however, the client both denies suicidal and homicidal ideation and is oriented to time and place. In an effort to help JD address his current mental health needs, this investigation considers how existential therapy may assist this client. Through a careful consideration of the basic tenets of this therapeutic intervention, it will be possible to conceptualize the client and formulate and rationalize a treatment plan utilizing existential psychotherapy.Existential Psychotherapy
In order to begin this investigation, it is first helpful to consider the basic contextual framework of existential psychotherapy. Yalom (1980) in his examination of existential therapy notes that this type of therapy is a dynamic psychotherapy. Critical to this definition is an understanding of what “dynamic” means. In order to effectively define existential psychotherapy, Yalom goes on to note that the term dynamic “has a specific technical use that involves the concept of ‘force’” (p. 6). Specifically, Yalom argues that Freud’s understanding of force provide the most pertinent understanding of dynamic: “a model that posits that there are forces in conflict within the individual, and that thought, emotion, and behavior, both adaptive and psychopathological, are the resultant of these conflicting forces” (p. 6).
In order to begin this investigation, it is first helpful to consider the basic contextual framework of existential psychotherapy. Yalom (1980) in his examination of existential therapy notes that this type of therapy is a dynamic psychotherapy. Critical to this definition is an understanding of what “dynamic” means. In order to effectively define existential psychotherapy, Yalom goes on to note that the term dynamic “has a specific technical use that involves the concept of ‘force’” (p. 6). Specifically, Yalom argues that Freud’s understanding of force provide the most pertinent understanding of dynamic: “a model that posits that there are forces in conflict within the individual, and that thought, emotion, and behavior, both adaptive and psychopathological, are the resultant of these conflicting forces” (p. 6).
Table of Contents
- Introduction.
- Existential Psychotherapy.
- Awareness of Ultimate Concern ' Anxiety ' Defense Mechanism.
- The Capacity for Self-Awareness.
- Freedom and Responsibility.
- Striving for Identity and Relationships with Others.
- Anxiety as a Condition of Living.
- Existential Therapy for JD
- The Issue of Death.
- Existential Loneliness.
- Overview of Treatment for the Client.
- Conclusion
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