PSYCH 2B03 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Existential Therapy, Humanistic Psychology, Construals
16 Jun 2013
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Chapter 13: experience, existence, and the meaning of life humanistic and. The goal of humanistic psychology is to overcome this paradox by acknowledging and addressing the ways in which the field of psychology is unique. Seek understanding of awareness, free will, happiness, and the many related aspects of the mind that are uniquely human and that give life meaning. Phenomenology: one"s conscious experience of the world, is more important than the world itself. Only place and time in which you exist is in your consciousness, right now. Past, future, other people and places are no more than ideas. Free will: you are here now and can choose what to think, feel, and do. Construal: your particular experience of the world forming the basis of how you live your life, including the goals you pursue and the obstacles and opportunities you perceive.
