Introduction to the science of existential psychology

Existential psychotherapy is not a specific technical approach that offers a new set of therapeutic rules, but rather a new orientation that raises profound questions about the nature of the human being, about the fundamental experiences such as anxiety, despair, sadness, loneliness, isolation, and disorganization, and it centrally addresses the problem of creativity and the problem of love. Existential philosophers are preoccupied with the individual and with concrete human existence, and they see that man is free and responsible for everything he does. They are also concerned with the essence of human existence in life; who are we? And what should we do? This book discusses how psychotherapists adopt this existential philosophy as a method of psychotherapy, which focuses on concepts related to the human being, not on the techniques of therapy. They see that psychological ailments arise from the conflict between the individual and the four givens of existence: death, freedom, loneliness, and meaninglessness, according to the individual's engagement with them and his reaction to them.