Existential Empathy: The Challenge of ‘Being’ in Therapy and Counseling
Religions, 2022 Although probably all psychotherapists and counselors care for the lives of their clients, not every therapist is invested in helping their clients make sense of their existence.
Siebrecht Vanhooren
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Existential Issues in Old Age as Narrated by Older People—An Interview Study from Norway
Religions, 2022 Background: Research about the importance of existential issues and individuals’ responses to them in old age is growing. This study aimed to explore older Norwegians’ thoughts and experiences related to existential issues and whether or not they wanted ...
Åsta Marie Olafsson, Linda Rykkje
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The value of home-based advance care planning in addressing existential concerns among older Norwegian patients with cancer and their relatives: A narrative ethnographic study. [PDF]
Palliat Care Soc PractBackground: The importance of holistic and person-centered palliative care is widely recognized, but the existential dimensions remain less focused. There is a need for more knowledge about the existential content in advance care planning (ACP) and the ...
Festvåg LE +3 more
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Finding an existential place to rest: enabling well-being in young adults
International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health & Well-Being, 2022 What enables well-being when experiencing existential concerns as a young adult is an under-explored area of research. In order to address young adults’ existential concerns and provide caring support that builds their resilience to meet life challenges,
Maria Lundvall +4 more
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Suffering a Healthy Life—On the Existential Dimension of Health
Frontiers in Psychology, 2022 This paper examines the existential context of physical and mental health. Hans Georg Gadamer and The World Health Organization’s conceptualizations are discussed, and current medicalized and idealized views on health are critically examined.
Per-Einar Binder
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A Glance at the Existential Concerns of Azādārān-e Bayal through the Existential Psychology Approach [PDF]
Matn/Pizhūhī-i Adabī, 2018 Among Iranian novelists, Gholam Hossein Saedi has managed, as a writer and a psychiatrist, to portray the manifestations of anxiety rooted in existential concerns (life and death, loneliness, and freedom and emptiness) in realistic and believable ...
Masoomeh Mahmoodi
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BMJ Open, 2021 Introduction At the end of life, patients with advanced cancer and their informal caregivers may confront multiple existential concerns. Despite the strong potential to alleviate existential distress through psychosocial interventions, existential ...
Sigrun Vehling +4 more
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Diaconia, 2023 Earlier studies indicate that moving into a nursing home raises a variety of existential concerns for older adults. Yet less is known about how nursing home chaplains experience caring for these individuals.
Suvi-Maria Saarelainen +5 more
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The protective role of Wisdom in Suicidal behavior: evidence from Indian adults. [PDF]
BMC PsycholBackground Current understanding of suicidal behavior remains largely medicalized, with existential factors underexplored despite their relevance. Growing evidence highlights wisdom’s role in addressing existential concerns and enhancing well-being.
Dewangan RL +4 more
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The relationship between existential concerns, incompleteness, and insight with dimensions of obsessive-compulsive disorder in female students [PDF]
Journal of Research in PsychopathologyThis study aimed to investigate the relationship between existential concerns, incompleteness, and insight with dimensions of obsessive-compulsive disorder in female students.
Mobina Rezaei +2 more
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