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This introductory text discusses all the main contemporary theories of existential psychology and includes illustrative case examples. Practical implications for clinical work are considered, and comparisons with other approaches such as humanistic psychotherapy are made throughout.

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Contents


About the author

Preface

Chapter 1: What is existential psychology?

Chapter 2: Happiness and suffering

Chapter 3: Love and aloneness

Chapter 4: Adversity and success: The role of crisis for human development

Chapter 5: Death anxiety and life commitment

Chapter 6: Free choice and the obligations of your life reality

Chapter 7: To find the meaning of life in a chaotic world

Appendix A: Existential writers and their major works

Appendix B: Existential therapy and counselling

Bibliography

Index

Invitation to Existential Psychology

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      Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc
      Published 18 January 2008
      ISBN-13 9780470028988
      978-0470028988
      ISBN-10 047002898X
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      Psychotherapy

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This introductory text discusses all the main contemporary theories of existential psychology and includes illustrative case examples. Practical implications for clinical work are considered, and comparisons with other approaches such as humanistic psychotherapy are made throughout.

      Table of Contents
      Contents


      About the author

      Preface

      Chapter 1: What is existential psychology?

      Chapter 2: Happiness and suffering

      Chapter 3: Love and aloneness

      Chapter 4: Adversity and success: The role of crisis for human development

      Chapter 5: Death anxiety and life commitment

      Chapter 6: Free choice and the obligations of your life reality

      Chapter 7: To find the meaning of life in a chaotic world

      Appendix A: Existential writers and their major works

      Appendix B: Existential therapy and counselling

      Bibliography

      Index

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