Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 -- What is Existential Psychotherapy?; 2 -- Philosophical Background; 3 -- Existential Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis: a Comparison; 4 -- The Therapeutic Relationship; 5 -- Existential -phenomenological Dimensions of Groups; 6 -- Mind and Body; 7 -- Aspects of Anxiety and Guilt; 8 -- The Question of the Unconscious; 9 -- Dreams and Symptoms; 10 -- Being-in-the- World Sexually; 11 -- Withdrawal and Delusion; 12 -- Aims of Psychotherapy; Recommended Reading; Index.
Summary
'Existential Thought and Therapeutic Practice' introduces the history & ideas of existential phenomenology & psychotherapy compares them with their psychodynamic counterparts, & demonstrates their relevance to actual practice.