Course: Introduction to the Phenomenological-Existential Approach in Psychotherapy and Psychopathology

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Course title Introduction to the Phenomenological-Existential Approach in Psychotherapy and Psychopathology
Course code PCH/BIPEA
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction English
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Cakirpaloglu Panajotis, prof. PhDr. DrSc.
Course content
The course presents the phenomenological-existential approach in psychologyparticularly in psychotherapy and psychopathologyas an alternative to traditional positivist perspectives. Key authors discussed will include: Ludwig Binswanger, Ronald D. Laing, Rollo May, George E. Atwood, Robert Stolorow, and Giovanni Stanghellini. The phenomenological perspective will be explored through diverse understandings of psychotic experience, including critical reflection on questions such as whether psychosis is really as "crazy" as it is often portrayed within the healthcare system. A central focus will be intersubjectivity, especially the relationship between psychologist or therapist and patient or client. Additional themes addressed within the phenomenological-existential framework will include phenomenology, subjective experience, existence, anxiety, authenticity, and dialogue.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Group work
Learning outcomes
The aim of this course is to introduce students to selected topics from the phenomenological-existential tradition in psychotherapy and psychopathology.
Students will become familiar with selected topics from the phenomenological-existential tradition in psychotherapy and psychopathology.
Prerequisites
The course has no prerequisites.

Assessment methods and criteria
Mark

Attendance: a maximum of two absences is allowed to accommodate for personal emergencies. In case of absence, the student should be prepared for the next lesson regardless. Reading the required texts and being prepared for discussion. Active participation in class.
Recommended literature
  • Binswanger, L. Being?in?the?world: Selected papers of Ludwig Binswager. New?York. 1963.
  • Jendrulková, E., & Cakirpaloglu, P. Fenomenologie v psychologii a psychopatologii. Praha. 2022.
  • Laing, R. D. The divided self: An existential study in sanity and madness. Harmondsworth. 1971.
  • May, R. Love and will. 1969.
  • May, R. Psychology and the human dilemma. New York. 1967.
  • Stanghellini, G., Broome, M., Fernández, A. V., & Fuchs, T. (Eds.). The Oxford handbook of phenomenological psychopathology. Oxford. 2019.
  • Stanghellini, G. Lost in Dialogue: Anthropology, psychopathology, and care. Oxford. 2017.
  • Stolorow, R. D., & Atwood, G. E. The power of phenomenology: Psychoanalytic and philosophical perspectives. New York. 2019.


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