The meaning of anxiety in the existential-humanistic clinic: a reading based on Rollo May
The purpose of the present work is to think about the meaning of anxiety from an existential-humanist perspective. Hence, we will begin with Rollo May's (1909-1994) reflection on the oversimplification executed by current psychology, as well as the techniques developed to deal with the complexi...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2023 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Sociedade Brasileira de Psicopatologia Fenômeno-Estrutural (SBPFE) |
| Repositorio: | Psicopatologia Fenomenológica Contemporânea |
| Idioma: | portugués |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.rpfc.emnuvens.com.br:article/1127 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://www.revistapfc.com.br/rpfc/article/view/1127 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | O significado da ansiedade Rollo May Psicologia existencial-humanista Filosofia existencial The meaning of anxiety Existential-humanistic psychology Existential Philosophy |
| Sumario: | The purpose of the present work is to think about the meaning of anxiety from an existential-humanist perspective. Hence, we will begin with Rollo May's (1909-1994) reflection on the oversimplification executed by current psychology, as well as the techniques developed to deal with the complexity of the human experience. Thus, the work The meaning of anxiety (1950) written by the American psychologist will be crucial for thinking about anxiety in the existential-humanist clinic. In the mentioned work, May claims that anxiety is a threat to being. Anxiety being a threat to being, it can arise as a threat to some value, a threat of physical death, and psychological threat. Finally, following the author's thinking, we are being able to conclude that anxiety is always present in our experiences of self-realization and creativity. |
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