Irvin D. Yalom

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Peoples Friendship University of Russia
Educational program - of psychological
counseling
Irvin D. Yalom
Prepared by : Saveleva A.
ФПСмв-01-22 Group
Checked by: Goncharova V.V.

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Irvin David Yalom (born June 13, 1931) is an
American existential psychiatrist who is emeritus professor
of psychiatry at Stanford University, as well as author of both fiction
and nonfiction.

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Concept
• His writing on existential psychology centers on what he refers to as the
four "givens" of the human condition: isolation, meaninglessness,
mortality and freedom, and discusses ways in which the human person can
respond to these concerns either in a functional or dysfunctional fashion.

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• In 1970, Yalom published The Theory and Practice of Group
Psychotherapy, speaking about the research literature around group
psychotherapy and the social psychology of small group behavior. This
work explores how individuals function in a group context, and how
members of group therapy gain from his participation group.