Existential therapy
| Existential therapy | |
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| Term | Existential therapy |
| Short definition | existential therapy (EK-sih-STEN-shul THAYR-uh-pee) A form of psychotherapy that helps people move beyond the problems in their life related to larger problems related to the thinking about being human. Existential therapy focuses on helping people make healthy choices by taking responsibility for their own choices, recognizing both their potential and limitations, developing better ways of communicating, and searching for meaning and purpose in their lives. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
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existential therapy - (pronounced) (EK-sih-STEN-shul THAYR-uh-pee) A form of psychotherapy that helps people move beyond the problems in their life related to larger problems related to the thinking about being human. Existential therapy focuses on helping people make healthy choices by taking responsibility for their own choices, recognizing both their potential and limitations, developing better ways of communicating, and searching for meaning and purpose in their lives. It can be used to treat certain medical conditions such as anxiety, depression, substance use disorders, and post-traumatic stress disorder
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