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(redirected from Existential despair)

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(in Existentialist philosophy) the dread caused by man's awareness that his future is not determined but must be freely chosen


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It proved extremely useful to present the patients with an extensive list of psychosocial triggers: stress caused by demand overload; life uncertainties; distress caused by identity struggles or value conflict; and existential despair, such as unresolved grief, death, dying, guilt, and lack of meaning in life.
Gaining a sense of control over their brain injury is central to healing existential despair.
 
 
 
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