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Existential Model and Behavioral Deviations

Existential Model

The existential model focuses on the person’s experience in the here and now, with much less attention to the person’s past than in other theoretical models.

Principles of nursing according to this model are: clients are encouraged to participate in a meaningful experience to learn themselves and get feed back from others, such as through therapeutic group activities. Therapists working to expand clients' awareness of self-criticism through the feed back, suggestions or reward & punishment.

View of Behavioral Deviations

Existentialist theorist believe that behavioral deviations result when the individual is out of touch with the self or the environment. This alienation is caused by self-imposed restrictions. The individual is not free to choose from among all alternative behaviors. Deviant behavior frequently is a way of avoiding more socially acceptable or more responsible behavior.

The person who is self-alienated feels helpless, sad, and lonely. Self-criticism and lack of self-awareness prevent participation in authentic, rewarding relationships with other. Theoretically, the person has many choices in terms of behavior. However, existentialist believe that people tend to avoid being real and instead give in to the demands of others.

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