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Encounter (psychology)
The term
"
encounter
", in the
context
of existential-humanism, has the
specific
meaning of an authentic,
meeting
between
individuals
.
Examples
Some uses of the concept of encountering:
Jacob
L. Moreno
Invitations
to an
Encounter
,
1914
Martin Buber
frequently uses this term and associated ideas.
Irvin Yalom
in his
book
"Existential Psychotherapy".
Carl Rogers
, in
encounter groups
and
person-centered psychotherapy
.
Jerzy
Grotowski's notion of a "poor theatre" – "The core of the
theatre
is an encounter".
R D Laing
contrasts
encounter with
collusion
in much of his
work
, especially
Self
and Others
.