Concept information
Preferred term
Existentialism
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Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Entry terms
- Existential Psychology
Scope note
- Philosophy based on the analysis of the individual's existence in the world which holds that human existence cannot be completely described in scientific terms. Existentialism also stresses the freedom and responsibility of the individual as well as the uniqueness of religious and ethical experiences and the analysis of subjective phenomena such as anxiety, guilt, and suffering. (APA, Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms, 8th ed.)
History note
- EXISTENTIAL PSYCHOLOGY was see under EXISTENTIALISM 1974-78
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URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D005086
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