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Counseling Psychology and Psychotherapy
2018. Vol. 26, no. 4, 132–150
https://doi.org/10.17759/cpp.2018260409
ISSN: 2075-3470 / 2311-9446 (online)

Existential Analysis of Freedom. on the Practical and Psychotherapeutic Substantiation of Personal Freedom (Part 1)

 
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Abstract

Freedom is the central theme in existential-oriented psychotherapy. At the beginning of the article, we show the importance of freedom for psychotherapy in general and described it as the central influencing element in existential-analytical sessions. Then the understanding of freedom in the anthropology of V. Frankl is described: freedom as a specific expression of the spiritual in man, which manifests itself in the will and in the search for meaning. The further development of existential analysis leads to the fact that will is comprehended broader than just in connection with the meaning — it is more closely related to conditioning, emotionality, the concept of self and the context. Freedom is understood as a process that is always carried out anew, it is conditioned by certain prerequisites and occurs in several stages through a dialogical exchange. Thus, freedom is expressed in the form of will as the intentionality of the whole person, and not only as a manifestation of his/her spirituality. This aspiration focuses on opportunities (not on the ideals or on the desired) and reaches a culmination in the act of consent.

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Keywords: psychotherapy, existential analysis, freedom, Person, will

Journal rubric: Workshop and Methods

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OpenAlex trends: Mental Health and Psychiatry, Paranormal Experiences and Beliefs, Free Will and Agency

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Mental Health and Psychiatry

This cluster of papers explores philosophical perspectives on health, psychiatric disorders, and the DSM, with a focus on phenomenology, self-experience in schizophrenia spectrum disorders, embodiment, and person-centered medicine. It delves into redefining health, examining anomalous self-experience, and understanding the temporal structure of consciousness in psychiatric conditions.

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Paranormal Experiences and Beliefs

This cluster of papers explores near-death experiences, paranormal beliefs, consciousness, superstition, spirituality, and their intersection with neuroscience and psychology. It delves into topics such as the incidence, features, and correlates of near-death experiences, the effects of stress and desire for control on superstitious behavior, the role of lunar cycles in human sleep and seizure occurrence, and the psychological implications of end-of-life experiences. The cluster also investigates the relationship between religious beliefs, education, thinking styles, and paranormal phenomena.

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Free Will and Agency

This cluster of papers explores the neural correlates and abnormalities related to the sense of agency, voluntary action, conscious awareness, and decision making, with a focus on conditions such as schizophrenia. It also delves into the philosophical implications of free will and moral responsibility in the context of motor cognition and predictive processes.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.17759/cpp.2018260409

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For citation: Langle, A. (2018). Existential Analysis of Freedom. on the Practical and Psychotherapeutic Substantiation of Personal Freedom (Part 1). Counseling Psychology and Psychotherapy, 26(4), 132–150. (In Russ.). https://doi.org/10.17759/cpp.2018260409

© Langle A., 2018

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

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Information About the Authors

Alfred Langle, Doctor of Medicine, Austrian psychotherapist, clinical psychologist, professor of medicine and philosophy, president, Internationale Gesellschaft fur Logotherapie und Existenzanalyse (GLE International), General secretary of International Federation of Psychotherapy (IFP). Co-editor of the journal "Existenzanalyse"., Vienna, Austria, e-mail: alfried.laengle@existenzanalyse.org

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