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From Climate Anxiety to Climate Action: An Existential Perspective on Climate Change Concerns Within Psychotherapy
Journal of Humanistic Psychology ( IF 1.874 ) Pub Date : 2021-02-10 , DOI: 10.1177/0022167821993243
Magdalena Budziszewska 1 , Sofia Elisabet Jonsson 1
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With the growing body of knowledge climate change stands out as one of the most important contemporary problems. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change confirms the urgent necessity to reduce greenhouse gases emission, as the window to address the problem is becoming narrow. Rising temperatures and bushfires, melting glaciers and droughts make the acceleration of climate change evident, and citizens around the globe are increasingly worried about the magnitude of the problem. In this article, we propose an existential perspective on climate change-related concerns. Although environmental worries are legitimate, they sometimes cause severe anxiety and distress so aggravated as to be discussed within the framework of psychotherapy. In the course of this research, we examine the experiences of 10 Swedish psychotherapy clients addressing their climate concerns within treatment. We engage them into in-depth conversations about the experience of climate anxiety and inquire about the individual pathways toward recovery. Moreover, we propose the existential perspective as a tool to understand such experiences. We aim to address all existential concerns, as described in Ernesto Spinelli’s themes of existence framework: death anxiety, spatiality, temporality, meaning, relatedness, authenticity, freedom, and responsibility. All of the above are present in participants’ reports of climate anxiety. In conclusion, we emphasize the value of introducing existential perspective to practitioners working with clients experiencing climate distress.



中文翻译:

从气候焦虑到气候行动:心理治疗中有关气候变化问题的存在视角

随着知识的增长,气候变化已成为当今最重要的问题之一。政府间气候变化专门委员会确认了减少温室气体排放的紧迫必要性,因为解决这一问题的窗口正在缩小。不断上升的温度和丛林大火,冰川融化和干旱使气候变化的加剧变得明显,并且全球各地的公民越来越担心这一问题的严重性。在本文中,我们提出了一种与气候变化相关问题的存在性观点。尽管对环境的担忧是合理的,但它们有时会引起严重的焦虑和困扰,其加剧之势已在心理疗法的框架内进行了讨论。在这项研究过程中,我们研究了10位瑞典心理治疗客户在治疗过程中解决气候问题的经验。我们让他们就气候焦虑的经历进行深入的对话,并询问恢复的个人途径。此外,我们提出了存在视角作为理解这些经验的工具。正如Ernesto Spinelli的生存框架主题所述,我们旨在解决所有存在的问题:死亡焦虑,空间性,时间性,含义,关联性,真实性,自由和责任感。以上所有内容都出现在参与者的气候焦虑报告中。总之,我们强调向存在气候困境的客户的从业者介绍存在视角的价值。我们让他们就气候焦虑的经历进行深入的对话,并询问恢复的个人途径。此外,我们提出了存在视角作为理解这种经验的工具。正如Ernesto Spinelli的生存框架主题所述,我们旨在解决所有存在的问题:死亡焦虑,空间性,时间性,含义,关联性,真实性,自由和责任感。以上所有内容都出现在参与者的气候焦虑报告中。总之,我们强调向存在气候困境的客户的从业者介绍存在视角的价值。我们让他们就气候焦虑的经历进行深入的对话,并询问恢复的个人途径。此外,我们提出了存在视角作为理解这种经验的工具。正如Ernesto Spinelli的生存框架主题所述,我们旨在解决所有存在的问题:死亡焦虑,空间性,时间性,含义,关联性,真实性,自由和责任感。以上所有内容都出现在参与者的气候焦虑报告中。总之,我们强调向存在气候困境的客户的从业者介绍存在视角的价值。正如Ernesto Spinelli的生存框架主题所述,我们旨在解决所有存在的问题:死亡焦虑,空间性,时间性,含义,关联性,真实性,自由和责任感。以上所有内容都出现在参与者的气候焦虑报告中。总之,我们强调向存在气候困境的客户的从业者介绍存在视角的价值。正如Ernesto Spinelli的生存框架主题所述,我们旨在解决所有存在的问题:死亡焦虑,空间性,时间性,含义,关联性,真实性,自由和责任感。以上所有内容都出现在参与者的气候焦虑报告中。总之,我们强调向存在气候困境的客户的从业者介绍存在视角的价值。

更新日期:2021-02-11
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