Does a Philosophical Grounding in an Existential Ontology Make for a Better Psychotherapist?

Philosophy, Psychiatry, and Psychology 22 (2):121-124 (2015)
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Let me begin by summarizing my understanding of some of Hersch’s main points. He proposes 1) that “the use of existential themes and concepts” and “an existential ontology provides a more suitable philosophical grounding for psychotherapeutic theories and practices”; and 2) that “an existential version of the mental status examination… can provide us with a more in-depth understanding of…an individual’s experiential world”. According to Hersch, an existential perspective directs our attention to the existential guilt and anxiety “present inherently in the human situation”. The former, “existential guilt,” “is a kind of..

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