Action in the Present: Towards the Application of Levinasian Approaches to Fatigue in Cognitive-Behavioural Environments
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https://doi.org/10.65828/59f58m11Keywords:
Fatigue, Levinas, CBTAbstract
This paper explores a transdiagnostic and ontological analysis of fatigue. Drawing on the early work of Emmanuel Levinas (2001 [1947]), this paper proposes an alternative frame for existential psychotherapists who are located within cognitive-behavioural oriented services, and working with clients who experience fatigue.
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