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Phenomenology in Action in Psychotherapy

On Pure Psychology and its Applications in Psychotherapy and Mental Health Care

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Authors:
  1. Ian Rory Owen

    1. Leeds and York Partnerships NHS Foundation Trust, Leeds, United Kingdom

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  • Presents compelling, concrete examples of how Husserl’s concepts apply
  • Condenses key aspects of Husserl’s thinking in relation to the theory and practice of psychotherapy in general
  • Explores Psychological reasoning prior to actual practice, connecting academic philosophy of consciousness and mental health
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Contributions to Phenomenology (CTPH, volume 79)

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Introduction: The Naturalistic Attitude Cannot Grasp Meaning for Consciousness

    • Ian Rory Owen
    Pages 1-14

  3. Defining Phenomenology and Pure Psychology

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 15-16
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    2. Phenomenology and Meaning for Consciousness

      • Ian Rory Owen
      Pages 17-31

    3. Two Interpretative Positions in Phenomenology

      • Ian Rory Owen
      Pages 33-49

    4. The Reflective Method of the Pure Psychology of Consciousness

      • Ian Rory Owen
      Pages 51-67

    5. Concluding on the Ideals of the Things Themselves

      • Ian Rory Owen
      Pages 69-88

  4. The Findings on Meaning for Consciousness

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 89-89
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    2. Concluding on Biopsychosocial Essences

      • Ian Rory Owen
      Pages 91-111

    3. The Being of Consciousness

      • Ian Rory Owen
      Pages 113-141

    4. The Pure Psychology of Meaning

      • Ian Rory Owen
      Pages 143-160

    5. Consciousness in Its Habitat of Other Consciousness

      • Ian Rory Owen
      Pages 161-187

  5. Applying Pure Psychology to Psychotherapy and Mental Health Care

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 189-191
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    2. Formulations of Intentionality

      • Ian Rory Owen
      Pages 193-211

    3. On Meta-Representation: The Theoretical and Practical Consequences of Intentionality

      • Ian Rory Owen
      Pages 213-224

    4. Two Telling Examples About Belief and Time

      • Ian Rory Owen
      Pages 225-240

    5. A Formulation of the Ego and its Context

      • Ian Rory Owen
      Pages 241-261

    6. Formulating Syndromes

      • Ian Rory Owen
      Pages 263-285

    7. On Being Unable to Control Variables in Intersubjectivity

      • Ian Rory Owen
      Pages 287-310

    8. Conclusion

      • Ian Rory Owen
      Pages 311-315
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About this book

This book takes Edmund Husserl’s phenomenology and applies it to help psychotherapy practitioners formulate complex psychological problems. The reader will learn about Husserl’s system of understanding and its concepts that can point to first-person lived experience, and about the work of Husserl scholars who have developed a way to be precise about the experiences that clients have. Through exploring the connection between academic philosophy of consciousness and mental health, themes of biopsychosocial treatment planning, psychopathology of personality and psychological disorders, and the treatment of complex psychological problems all emerge. The author shows that Husserlian phenomenology can be used in the design of interventions for each client in a process called formulation. Once the intentionality of consciousness of an individual is understood, by asking simple questions, it becomes possible to define problematic experiences. This is a means of creating informed consent for treatment and it also makes it clear to clients what is happening for them, so helping them understand themselves and how they see the world. We also see how Husserl’s phenomenology is a vehicle for psychotherapists to present their knowledge about the research literature of what has been found to be effective care. This volume applies the concepts and practices of phenomenology in a concrete way, relating them to the practice of therapy and showing the value of a qualitative approach to understanding mental processes and the nature of human beings as motivated by values, meanings and other conscious experiences. This is a readable text in simple language that condenses key aspects of Husserl’s thinking in relation to the theory and practice of psychotherapy, and it is suitable for philosophers and practitioners of psychology, psychiatry, and the psychotherapies, including psychoanalysis.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Leeds and York Partnerships NHS Foundation Trust, Leeds, United Kingdom

    Ian Rory Owen

About the author

Ian Rory Owen is a practising psychotherapist within the British National Health Service who works with complex psychological problems and the so-called disorders of personality. He first met the work of Freud and Husserl in January 1990. Since then he has kept a keen interest in both with my preference going to Husserl. His style of practice is a general one. He has no allegiance to any specific school of practice. Please see his website for details of his bibliography. Specifically 72 peer reviewed papers, 3 self-published books, and other peer reviewed publications in a wide selection of paper and electronic journals.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Phenomenology in Action in Psychotherapy

  • Book Subtitle: On Pure Psychology and its Applications in Psychotherapy and Mental Health Care

  • Authors: Ian Rory Owen

  • Series Title: Contributions to Phenomenology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-13605-9

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Philosophy and Religion (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-13604-2Published: 20 April 2015

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-38349-1Published: 09 October 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-13605-9Published: 08 April 2015

  • Series ISSN: 0923-9545

  • Series E-ISSN: 2215-1915

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 342

  • Number of Illustrations: 20 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Phenomenology, Psychoanalysis, Psychotherapy and Counseling

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