Existential Psychotherapy

AcknowledgmentsIntroduction Chapter 1SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH INTO PSYCHOTHERAPY Medical Model and Contextual Model - A Dichotomous World The Efficacy of Psychotherapy Medical Model Contextual Model Scientific Research Data in Psychotherapy The Dodo Bird Verdict - Different Psychotherapies are Efficacious (Relative Efficacy) Common Factors in Psychotherapy Specific Ingredients (Relative Efficacy) The Inter-relation between Common Factors and Specific Factors Therapeutic Alliance and Real Relationship The Real Relationship Repair of ruptures in the therapeutic alliance Expectations, Agreement on Goals and Therapeutic TasksFeedback Systems in Psychotherapy Negative Therapeutic Outcomes and the Impacts of the TherapistDropouts Therapists' self-assessments: biased over-estimation Monitoring and Feedback Systems The Therapist FactorsVariability of Effectiveness among PsychotherapistsPersonal and Professional Qualities of Psychotherapists Clinical Expertise and Deliberate Practice Chapter 2 STATIC AND GENETIC PHENOMENOLOGY Static Phenomenology The static method Epoche Psychological-Phenomenological Reduction Descriptions Eidetic Analysis Genetic Phenomenology Inner Time-Consciousness Theory Manifestation of Subjectivity and Temporality Pre-Reflective Consciousness and Temporal Identity Experiential Selfhood Experiential Self-'Streaming' and 'Standing' Phenomenology of Passivity: The Depths of Facticity Active and Passive Self Passive "Unconscious" Geneses Affective Zero-Consciousness Phenomenology of Association, Intentional Motivations and Affective Allure Associative Reactivation and Passive Geneses The Person The Other Alterity in the Self: Temporality, Corporality and Reflexivity Temporality The Body Reflexivity Double Reduction and Intersubjectivity Chapter 3 EXISTENTIAL PSYCHOTHERAPY: THE GENETIC-PHENOMENOLOGICAL APPROACH Existential Psychotherapy: Theoretical Underpinnings Integration of the Principles of Scientific Effectiveness in Existential Psychotherapy Aims, Relational Stances and Therapeutic Techniques Case Conceptualization Process of Change Chapter 4 PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL CASE Vignette 1 Vignette 2 Vignette 3 Vignette 4 Clinical Case Conclusion Apendix