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Thanatos-Eros, Being-Non Being: Psychoanalytic - Existential Connection, Ryan D. Miller
Thanatos-Eros, Being-Non Being: Psychoanalytic - Existential Connection, Ryan D. Miller
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This Thesis examines and shows the relationship between Sigmund Freud's Death Instinct and Life Instinct Theories and their relation to the Existential concepts of Being and Non- Being. These intertheoretical concepts were interpreted in order for practitioners of Psychotherapy to be better acquainted with both concepts; so they may be better used in the mental health professions. A discussion of the two concepts as seen in Existential Psychotherapy and Freudian Psychoanalytic thought was presented and expanded upon and the relationship between the two was explained.
The Sickness Unto Death: Søren Kierkegaard's Categories Of Despair, Michael A. Harsh
The Sickness Unto Death: Søren Kierkegaard's Categories Of Despair, Michael A. Harsh
Student Work
This dissertation examines and explicates S0ren Kierkegaard's categories of despair as found in The Sickness Unto Death, in order to clarify his psychological framework and make his analysis more accessible to practitioners of psychotherapy. In so doing, this dissertation deciphers Kierkegaard's theory in depth and presents and critiques the views of other theorists who have referenced Kierkegaard's categories of despair. The dissertation concludes with a discussion of the role and limitations of a therapist who operates using Kierkegaard's schema.