Existence: A New Dimension In Psychiatry And Psychology by Henri F. Ellenberger, Ernest Angel
A New Dimension In Psychiatry And Psychology
A concise introduction to applying existential philosophy to mental health, arguing that psychiatric and psychological problems are best understood through patients’ lived experience and existential concerns—freedom and responsibility, anxiety and guilt, death, meaning, and alienation—rather than solely by symptom lists or conditioning. The book contrasts existential approaches with reductionist biological and behaviorist models, outlines how phenomenological assessment and therapy can help people reclaim an authentic sense of self and purpose, and illustrates these ideas with clinical observations and theoretical discussion aimed at expanding the conceptual tools available to clinicians and theorists.
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