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15-10-2019

How Can Stoic Philosophy Inspire Psychosocial Genetic Counseling Practice? An Introduction and Exploration

Auteurs: Christopher A. Crawford, Benjamin M. Helm

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Rational-Emotive & Cognitive-Behavior Therapy | Uitgave 2/2020

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Abstract

Stoicism is an ancient philosophical tradition with the goal of teaching individuals how to live virtuously and attain tranquility. Stoicism was built upon the concept of fate and the limits of an individual’s power to change their fate (i.e. external circumstances). Many Stoic practices aim to remind oneself of the limits of their power and to shift one’s attention and concern to phenomena in which they have control. The goal is to cultivate a rational, healthy internal locus of control. There is minimal exploration of philosophical traditions in the genetic counseling literature, and Stoic practices may lend themselves to psychosocial genetic counseling work. Themes and applications of Stoic philosophy are explored here, and these practices may aid patients in developing an internal locus of control. The theme of reorienting one’s perception of control over their diagnosis, health, or situation may have benefit in patient psychosocial adaptation. This work serves to introduce genetic counselors to therapeutic applications of Stoic philosophy which may aid advanced counseling practice. We hope to stimulate future exploration and discussion regarding this and similar approaches in clinical genetic counseling.
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This sentiment is later echoed in the “amor fati” of Friedrich Nietzsche, another of Albert Ellis’ inspirations in his formation of REBT (Ellis 1962; Nietzsche 2006).
 
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Metagegevens
Titel
How Can Stoic Philosophy Inspire Psychosocial Genetic Counseling Practice? An Introduction and Exploration
Auteurs
Christopher A. Crawford
Benjamin M. Helm
Publicatiedatum
15-10-2019
Uitgeverij
Springer US
Gepubliceerd in
Journal of Rational-Emotive & Cognitive-Behavior Therapy / Uitgave 2/2020
Print ISSN: 0894-9085
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-6563
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10942-019-00330-6