Revelatory Anxiety and Dissociative Disorders: An Existential-Humanistic Approach

IF 1.3 4区 心理学 Q3 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Walker Chavatel
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This article argues that an existential-humanistic approach to anxiety provides crucial insight to certain dissociative disorders, namely, depersonalization/derealization disorder (DPR/DRZ). Although reports suggest that nearly 200,000 people in the United States experience DPR/DRZ episodes each day, DPR/DRZ has remained understudied and misunderstood by the psychiatric community. This article argues that an existential-humanistic approach to the disorder informed by the work of Sartre, Heidegger, and May allows DPR/DRZ sufferers to understand their dissociative episodes as ontological engagements with the human condition that provides a shared sense of being-in-the-world. As rates of anxiety disorders continue to reach unprecedented levels and treatment plans have become increasingly equated with medication, the second portion of this article argues that an existential-humanistic approach might produce better therapeutic results while allowing DPR/DRZ sufferers to generate meaning out of their anxiety. The argument extends outside of the therapeutic setting and suggests that existential modes of thinking can be employed by the broader public when dealing with everyday experiences of anxiety.
狂欢焦虑与分离障碍:一种存在的人本主义方法
本文认为,焦虑的存在-人本主义方法为某些解离性障碍,即人格解体/现实感丧失障碍(DPR/DRZ)提供了重要的见解。尽管报告显示,美国每天有近20万人经历DPR/DRZ发作,但DPR/DRZ仍未被精神学界充分研究和误解。本文认为,通过萨特、海德格尔和梅的作品,一种存在主义-人文主义的方法可以让DPR/DRZ患者理解他们的分离事件是与人类状况的本体论接触,提供了一种共同的存在感。随着焦虑症的发病率不断达到前所未有的水平,治疗计划越来越与药物等同,本文的第二部分认为,存在主义-人文主义的方法可能会产生更好的治疗效果,同时允许DPR/DRZ患者从焦虑中产生意义。该论点延伸到治疗环境之外,并表明存在主义思维模式可以被更广泛的公众在处理日常焦虑体验时使用。
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Journal of Humanistic Psychology
Journal of Humanistic Psychology PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY-
CiteScore
5.40
自引率
5.90%
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44
期刊介绍: The Journal of Humanistic Psychology is an interdisciplinary forum for contributions, controversies and diverse statements pertaining to humanistic psychology. It addresses personal growth, interpersonal encounters, social problems and philosophical issues. An international journal of human potential, self-actualization, the search for meaning and social change, the Journal of Humanistic Psychology was founded by Abraham Maslow and Anthony Sutich in 1961. It is the official journal of the Association for Humanistic Psychology.
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