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EXISTENTIAL PERSPECTIVES ON HUMAN ISSUES Also by Emmy van Deurzen: Existential Psychotherapy and Counselling in Practice Paradox and Passion in Psychotherapy Everyday Mysteries Existential Perspectives on Human Issues A Handbook for Therapeutic Practice edited by Emmy van Deurzen and Claire Arnold-Baker © Emmy van Deurzen and Claire Arnold-Baker 2005 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No paragraph of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, 90 Tottenham Court Road, London W1T 4LP. Any person who does any unauthorised act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. The authors have asserted their rights to be identified as the authors of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. First published 2005 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS and 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010 Companies and representatives throughout the world PALGRAVE MACMILLAN is the global academic imprint of the Palgrave Macmillan division of St. Martin’s Press, LLC and of Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. Macmillan® is a registered trademark in the United States, United Kingdom and other countries. Palgrave is a registered trademark in the European Union and other countries. ISBN 978-0-333-98699-8 hardback ISBN 978-0-333-98700-1 ISBN 978-0-230-21624-2 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-0-230-21624-2 This book is printed on paper suitable for recycling and made from fully managed and sustained forest sources. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. A catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress. 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05 This book is dedicated to all students, trainees and practitioners of existential psychotherapy and counselling I must search for being if I want to find my real self. But it is not till I fail in this search for intrinsic being that I begin to philosophize. Karl Jaspers Contents Preface x Notes on Contributors xii Introduction xviii Emmy van Deurzen and Claire Arnold-Baker PART I OVERVIEW 1 1 Philosophical Background 3 Emmy van Deurzen 2 Therapeutic Background 15 Mick Cooper PART II PHYSICAL DIMENSION 25 3 Introduction to the Physical Dimension 27 Emmy van Deurzen and Claire Arnold-Baker 4 Procreation 31 Claire Arnold-Baker and Miriam Donaghy 5 Human Development 39 Steve Kirby 6 The Body and Sexuality 48 Paul Smith-Pickard and Richard Swynnerton 7 Eating Problems 58 Kirk J. Schneider and Zoë Fitzgerald-Pool 8 An Existential Perspective on Addiction 67 Simon du Plock and Jonathan Fisher 9 Death 78 Mick Cooper and Martin Adams vii viii Contents PART III SOCIAL DIMENSION 87 10 Introduction to the Social Dimension 89 Emmy van Deurzen and Claire Arnold-Baker 11 Language 93 Michael Harding 12 Dialogue and Communication 100 Lucia Moja-Strasser 13 Emotions 110 Emmy van Deurzen 14 Relationships 121 Digby Tantam and Emmy van Deurzen 15 Families 133 Naomi and Anthony Stadlen 16 Groups 143 Digby Tantam PART IV PERSONAL DIMENSION 155 17 Introduction to the Personal Dimension 157 Emmy van Deurzen and Claire Arnold-Baker 18 The Self 160 Emmy van Deurzen and Claire Arnold-Baker 19 Authenticity and Inauthenticity 171 John Pollard 20 Anxiety and Engagement 180 Nick Kirkland-Handley and Diana Mitchell 21 Depression and Apathy 189 Claire Arnold-Baker 22 Bereavement and Loss 197 Greg Madison 23 Dreams 207 Sarah Young Contents ix PART V SPIRITUAL DIMENSION 215 24 Introduction to the Spiritual Dimension 217 Emmy van Deurzen and Claire Arnold-Baker 25 Interpretation: Explanation or Understanding? 221 Hans W. Cohn 26 Time and Purpose 227 Karen Weixel-Dixon and Freddie Strasser 27 Values and Beliefs 236 Bo Jacobsen 28 Political and Ideological Issues 245 Martin Milton 29 Meaning and Transformation 253 Myrtle Heery and James F. T. Bugental 30 A New Ideology 265 Emmy van Deurzen Conclusion: Therapeutic Work on Four Dimensions 277 Emmy van Deurzen Bibliography 303 Index 320
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