existential psychotherapy
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Existential psychotherapy is a form of therapy that focuses on helping individuals confront fundamental questions of existence—such as meaning, freedom, isolation, and mortality—to live more authentically and purposefully.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Existential Psychotherapy | 1 |
| existential psychotherapy canonical | 1 |
| existential therapy | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T348897 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: existential psychotherapy Context triple: [Viktor Frankl, influenced, existential psychotherapy]
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A.
Client-Centered Therapy
Client-Centered Therapy is a humanistic form of psychotherapy that emphasizes empathy, unconditional positive regard, and the client’s innate capacity for personal growth and self-directed change.
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cognitive behavioral therapy
Cognitive behavioral therapy is a structured, evidence-based form of psychotherapy that helps people identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to improve emotional well-being and functioning.
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C.
Counseling and Psychotherapy
Counseling and Psychotherapy is a foundational 1942 book by Carl Rogers that introduced his client-centered therapeutic approach and helped transform modern talk therapy.
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On Becoming a Person
"On Becoming a Person" is a seminal 1961 book by humanistic psychologist Carl Rogers that outlines his client-centered therapeutic approach and explores the process of personal growth and self-actualization.
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secular humanism
Secular humanism is a non-religious philosophical and ethical worldview that emphasizes reason, human dignity, and moral values derived from human experience rather than divine authority.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: existential psychotherapy Target entity description: Existential psychotherapy is a form of therapy that focuses on helping individuals confront fundamental questions of existence—such as meaning, freedom, isolation, and mortality—to live more authentically and purposefully.
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A.
Client-Centered Therapy
Client-Centered Therapy is a humanistic form of psychotherapy that emphasizes empathy, unconditional positive regard, and the client’s innate capacity for personal growth and self-directed change.
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B.
cognitive behavioral therapy
Cognitive behavioral therapy is a structured, evidence-based form of psychotherapy that helps people identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to improve emotional well-being and functioning.
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C.
Counseling and Psychotherapy
Counseling and Psychotherapy is a foundational 1942 book by Carl Rogers that introduced his client-centered therapeutic approach and helped transform modern talk therapy.
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D.
On Becoming a Person
"On Becoming a Person" is a seminal 1961 book by humanistic psychologist Carl Rogers that outlines his client-centered therapeutic approach and explores the process of personal growth and self-actualization.
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E.
secular humanism
Secular humanism is a non-religious philosophical and ethical worldview that emphasizes reason, human dignity, and moral values derived from human experience rather than divine authority.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
existential therapy
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humanistic therapy ⓘ psychotherapy approach ⓘ talk therapy ⓘ |
| addresses |
death anxiety
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existential anxiety ⓘ existential guilt ⓘ feelings of meaninglessness ⓘ freedom versus security conflicts ⓘ identity concerns ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
enhance sense of responsibility
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help clients find personal meaning ⓘ help clients live more authentically ⓘ increase self-awareness ⓘ reduce existential anxiety ⓘ |
| appliedTo |
anxiety disorders
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depression ⓘ grief and loss ⓘ life transitions ⓘ terminal illness ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Irvin D. Yalom
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Ludwig Binswanger ⓘ Medard Boss ⓘ Rollo May ⓘ Viktor Frankl ⓘ
surface form:
Viktor E. Frankl
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| basedOn | existential philosophy ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | symptom-focused therapies ⓘ |
| developedFrom | European existential philosophy ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
here-and-now awareness
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personal choice ⓘ subjective experience ⓘ therapeutic relationship ⓘ values clarification ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
authenticity
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existential isolation ⓘ meaning of life ⓘ mortality ⓘ personal freedom ⓘ responsibility ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Edmund Husserl
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Friedrich Nietzsche ⓘ Jean-Paul Sartre ⓘ Martin Buber ⓘ Martin Heidegger ⓘ Søren Kierkegaard ⓘ |
| setting |
clinical and counseling settings
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couples therapy ⓘ group therapy ⓘ individual therapy ⓘ |
| typicallyInvolves |
confrontation of existential concerns
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discussion of values and beliefs ⓘ exploration of life choices ⓘ reflection on past, present, and future ⓘ |
| usesConcept |
existential givens
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freedom and responsibility ⓘ isolation and connection ⓘ life and death ⓘ meaning and meaninglessness ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: existential psychotherapy Description of subject: Existential psychotherapy is a form of therapy that focuses on helping individuals confront fundamental questions of existence—such as meaning, freedom, isolation, and mortality—to live more authentically and purposefully.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Viktor Frankl
this entity surface form:
existential therapy
this entity surface form:
Existential Psychotherapy