Working with Emotions in Existential–Humanistic Psychotherapy
Date of Award
8-24-2024
Document Type
Doctoral Research Paper
Degree Name
Psy.D.
Organizational Unit
Graduate School of Professional Psychology
First Advisor
Noelle Lefforge
Second Advisor
Carrie Landin
Third Advisor
Louis Hoffman
Keywords
Emotion, Emotional processing, Existential humanistic (EH), Psychotherapy
Abstract
Emotion is a central focus of psychotherapy and successful emotional processing has repeatedly been associated with positive treatment outcomes and change across therapeutic modalities; however, the controversy surrounding the definition, understanding, and place of emotion is as long as the history of the field itself. Furthermore, there has historically been a lack of research surrounding specific change processes, therapeutic factors, and therapist and client characteristics that contribute to working with emotions. In this chapter, we begin with a brief generalist overview of emotion before detailing an existential-humanistic understanding of emotion. In considering research on emotion, we focus on qualitative and quantitative research that supports the existential-humanistic approach to emotion in psychotherapy. As the understanding, expression, and valuing of emotion is strongly influenced by culture, we next give consideration to multicultural perspectives before concluding with consideration of future research needs.
Copyright Date
5-23-2024
Copyright Statement / License for Reuse
All Rights Reserved.
Publication Statement
Copyright is held by the American Psychological Association. Permanently suppressed.
This dissertation was originally published as:
Varisco, B., & Hoffman, L. (in press). Working with emotions in existential humanistic psychotherapy. In L. Hoffman & V. Lac (Eds.), The evidence-based foundations of existential-humanistic psychotherapy. APA Books.
Rights Holder
American Psychological Association
Provenance
Received from author
File Format
application/pdf
Language
English (eng)
Extent
44 pgs
File Size
274 KB
Recommended Citation
Varisco, Brittany and Hoffman, Louis, "Working with Emotions in Existential–Humanistic Psychotherapy" (2024). Graduate School of Professional Psychology: Doctoral Papers and Masters Projects. 543.
https://digitalcommons.du.edu/capstone_masters/543