existentialism

A philosophical approach to therapy that focuses on the human condition.

Which is not a theme of existential counseling?

• freedom and responsibility

• Anxiety

• Death

• Meaninglessness

• happiness and self-efficacy

Which key figure is this in existentialism?

Grandfather of Existentialism Danish philosopher and Christian theologian

Particularly concerned with angst-a - a Danish and german word whose meaning lies between the English words: dread and anxiety

Emphasized the importance of subjective experience and personal choice

Which key figure is this in existentialism?

He pegged the word phenomenology

Which key figure is this in existentialism?

His book “Being and Time” explored what it means to be, introducing the concept of Dasein (being-in-the-world) - clients lived experience in their world

Which key figure is this in existentialism?

Emphasized radical freedom, responsibility, and the concept of " existence precedes essence " “Our values are what we choose” - his view was that at every moment, by our actions, we are chossing who we are being

a Danish and german word whose meaning lies between the English words: dread and anxiety

Focused on concepts like the will to power, individuality, and the creation of values in a meaningless world

study of objects as they are experienced in the consciousness of individuals

The concept of __________ (being-in-the-wrold) - clients lived experience in their world.