Overview
Examines the implications of the philosophical free will debate on therapy and mental health
Explores whether it is possible to reconcile the theories of Freud and Rogers with regard to free will and responsibility
Suggests that free will and choice are crucial to integrative psychotherapy
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Responsibility
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This book investigates the role of free will and responsibility in mental well-being, psychotherapy, and personality theory. Mounting evidence suggests that a belief in free will is associated with positive outcomes for human mental health and behaviours, yet little is known about why the theme of freedom has such a significant impact. This book explores why and how different freedom-related concepts affect well-being and psychotherapy, such as autonomy, free will, negative freedom, the experience of freedom, blame, and responsibility.
Through the lens of the works of Freud and Rogers, the book tackles both theoretical and practical questions: How can different senses of responsibility affect mental health? What are the implications of a lack of free will for therapy? If we have no free will, can therapists continue to encourage their clients to take responsibility for their actions? Is it possible to reconcile different counselling schools concerning free will?
With an illuminating dive into both philosophy and psychotherapy, Beliavsky carefully analyses the implications of the philosophical free will debate on therapy and shows that some senses of freedom and responsibility are crucial to psychotherapy and mental health.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Dr. Vlad Beliavsky is a visiting lecturer at the University of Warwick, UK, and behavior change consultant. Among his research interests are personality, mind, personal growth, behavior change, psychotherapy, free will, and happiness.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Freedom, Responsibility, and Therapy
Authors: Vlad Beliavsky
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-41571-6
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-41570-9Published: 23 March 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-41573-0Published: 23 March 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-41571-6Published: 21 March 2020
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 243
Topics: Metaphysics, Ethics, Counselling and Interpersonal Skills, Personality and Social Psychology