contrast the existential and mindfulness approaches to understanding and working with fear and sadness. Which of these two approaches do you feel more drawn to and why? Existential Approach Introduction This essay focuses on Existential and Mindfulness approaches and how they work. To really understand both approaches‚ I will be talking about where they came from and what has developed since then‚ what has and how it has improved psychotherapy as a whole. Firstly‚ the Existential Therapy was first
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enters therapy with the expectation of finding meaning in and understanding of how to overcome their emotional distress‚ interpersonal conflicts and the pain they may be experiencing. Different approaches to therapy may angle this task differently‚ for example‚ changing self-defeating thinking patterns in cognitive behaviour therapy or interpreting historical mal-adaptive patterns as in transactional therapy. The two approaches I have chosen for the purpose of this assignment are Existential Therapy
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The existential and mindfulness approach will both be compared and contrasted. In order to carry out this task‚ the essay will point out how each approach understands fear and sadness and what actions they take in dealing with such a problem. This will be conducted by firstly‚ presenting existential counselling/psychotherapy‚ identifying the key aspects of the approach and how it has been developed through the use of existential philosophy. The essay will then point out how Existential counselling/psychotherapy
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I believe that encouragement and positivity are important goals for therapy. It is important to offer the client encouragement so that they can develop (Corey p477‚ 2013). Adlerian theory has 3 goal outcomes which are building friendships‚ establishing intimacy‚ and contributing to society. I believe this is important because building friendships gives the client someone they can trust and depend on to be there for them. Establishing intimacy is important because it can give the client a sense of
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Target Population Both forms of therapy have been shown to be effective especially with people in institutionalized settings. While existential therapy tries to help people find meaning in their lives and through this help them overcome a crisis‚ SFBT tries to provide brief therapy that will enable the client to deal with future problems (Corey‚ 2013). Considering the nature of the two therapies it becomes apparent why they would work well with populations such as people in institutionalised settings
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Existential Therapy Existential therapy helps people who has uncertainties‚ anxiety depression‚ grieve and depression. Problems can distract a person life and essential of living. Sometimes it is hard to become stable possessing core cognitions‚ cognitive distortions thoughts and feeling on how a person views the world and themselves‚ which points out low self-esteem. Cognitive distortions are mainly negative thoughts of self‚ guiltiness that leads to uncertainties emotions and actions
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Nine Inch Nails‚ is one that has an existential undertone which allows the song to showcase it morose nature and its emotional importance to the narrator. “Hurt” does not simply contain the common ideas of existentialism but rather demonstrates an existential crisis of which the narrator experiences. An existential crisis occurs when an individual is struggling to identify who he is and what is the reason for his presence in life. Evidence in “Hurt” of an existential crisis is that the narrator shows
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Chapter 5 EXISTENTIAL THEORY AND THERAPY [A]ctually‚ I have been told in Australia‚ a boomerang only comes back to the hunter when it has missed its target‚ the prey. Well‚ man also only returns to himself‚ to being concerned with his self‚ after he has missed his mission‚ has failed to find meaning in life. —Viktor Frankl‚ Psychotherapy and Existentialism: Selected Papers on Logotherapy (1967‚ p. 9) Some forms of counseling and psychotherapy‚ such as Freud’s psychoanalysis‚ evolved primarily
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quintessential of the existential givens. It is meaning that can make life worth living to an individual. The end of freedom‚ death‚ and isolation all point to meaning. Ultimate meaning is what assist in the surpassing of the existential issues of the other givens‚ including meaninglessness itself. This type of meaning necessitates relationship with others or a higher power. When one lives with no meaning‚ goals‚ or values they become more vulnerable to
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Psychoanalysis‚ Adlerian and Existential Therapies Liam Farrell Cpm 501‚ Union Institute and University Dr. Scott Rice 3/22/14 Psychoanalytic‚ Adlerian and Existential approaches are three modalities of therapy worthy of discussion in terms of their similarities and differences. While the latter two owe much to the work of Dr. Freud in terms of germination‚ their development stands in large part as a reaction to the beliefs and practices that had come to dominate
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