Existential anxiety and time perception: an empirical examination of Heideggerian philosophical concepts towards clinical practice
Existential anxiety is an outstanding issue both in psychology and philosophy. It implies the mental rummage following the notion of existence, inexistence and related concepts. Martin Heidegger is a philosopher incorporating the meaning of existential anxiety and time perception in a unique compreh...
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| author | علیرضا فرنام سمیرا زینالی محمدعلی نظری پریناز وحیدوحدت معصومه زمانلو |
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| description | Existential anxiety is an outstanding issue both in psychology and philosophy. It implies the mental rummage following the notion of existence, inexistence and related concepts. Martin Heidegger is a philosopher incorporating the meaning of existential anxiety and time perception in a unique comprehensive view, suggesting that there is a relation between being, time and anxiety. To the best of our knowledge, no empirical study has assessed any association between time perception and existential anxiety. The current study aims at investigating the mentioned association. Eighty four students in Tabriz University of Medical Sciences voluntarily participated in this study and gave their written informed consent. Time perception was assessed by verbal and production tests. The score of existential anxiety was obtained by the Good & Good Existential Anxiety Questionnaire. Association of time perception and existential anxiety was analyzed statistically. Mean score of existential anxiety of subjects was 7.57±4.75 out of 32. Accuracy of time perception was significantly related to existential anxiety score (<em>P</em> = 0.034); in the manner that inaccurate time perceivers had higher existential anxiety scores. The results of this study are preliminary in line with the existential concepts presented by Heidegger; indicating that existential anxiety and time perception may have common roots. This understanding about existential anxiety suggests further explorations and deeper existential reasonings, as well as more efficient psychological and psychiatric clinical practice. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1e08b7af9f90494c98a0476be463fb202023-09-02T06:38:40ZengUniversity of Tabriz, Faculty of Literature and Forigen LanguagesJournal of Philosophical Investigations2251-79602423-44192019-10-01132823524510.22034/jpiut.2019.34561.23609195Existential anxiety and time perception: an empirical examination of Heideggerian philosophical concepts towards clinical practiceعلیرضا فرنام0سمیرا زینالی1محمدعلی نظری2پریناز وحیدوحدت3معصومه زمانلو4استاد روانپزشکی، مرکز تحقیقات روانپزشکی و علوم رفتاری، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی تبریز، تبریز، ایراندکترای پزشکی، گروه روانپزشکی، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی تبریز، تبریز، ایراندانشیار گروه علوم اعصاب، دانشکده فناوری های نوین پزشکی، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی ایران، تهران، ایراندکترای داروسازیف گروه علوم اعصاب، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی تبریز، تبریز، ایراندکترای اعصاب شناختی، کمیته پژوهشی خودآگاهی، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی تبریز، تبریز، ایرانExistential anxiety is an outstanding issue both in psychology and philosophy. It implies the mental rummage following the notion of existence, inexistence and related concepts. Martin Heidegger is a philosopher incorporating the meaning of existential anxiety and time perception in a unique comprehensive view, suggesting that there is a relation between being, time and anxiety. To the best of our knowledge, no empirical study has assessed any association between time perception and existential anxiety. The current study aims at investigating the mentioned association. Eighty four students in Tabriz University of Medical Sciences voluntarily participated in this study and gave their written informed consent. Time perception was assessed by verbal and production tests. The score of existential anxiety was obtained by the Good & Good Existential Anxiety Questionnaire. Association of time perception and existential anxiety was analyzed statistically. Mean score of existential anxiety of subjects was 7.57±4.75 out of 32. Accuracy of time perception was significantly related to existential anxiety score (<em>P</em> = 0.034); in the manner that inaccurate time perceivers had higher existential anxiety scores. The results of this study are preliminary in line with the existential concepts presented by Heidegger; indicating that existential anxiety and time perception may have common roots. This understanding about existential anxiety suggests further explorations and deeper existential reasonings, as well as more efficient psychological and psychiatric clinical practice.https://philosophy.tabrizu.ac.ir/article_9195_599478358e8b14596f4179079be1e885.pdfexistential philosophyspiritual anxietymartin heideggerdurationtime estimationtime accuracy |
| spellingShingle | علیرضا فرنام سمیرا زینالی محمدعلی نظری پریناز وحیدوحدت معصومه زمانلو Existential anxiety and time perception: an empirical examination of Heideggerian philosophical concepts towards clinical practice Journal of Philosophical Investigations existential philosophy spiritual anxiety martin heidegger duration time estimation time accuracy |
| title | Existential anxiety and time perception: an empirical examination of Heideggerian philosophical concepts towards clinical practice |
| title_full | Existential anxiety and time perception: an empirical examination of Heideggerian philosophical concepts towards clinical practice |
| title_fullStr | Existential anxiety and time perception: an empirical examination of Heideggerian philosophical concepts towards clinical practice |
| title_full_unstemmed | Existential anxiety and time perception: an empirical examination of Heideggerian philosophical concepts towards clinical practice |
| title_short | Existential anxiety and time perception: an empirical examination of Heideggerian philosophical concepts towards clinical practice |
| title_sort | existential anxiety and time perception an empirical examination of heideggerian philosophical concepts towards clinical practice |
| topic | existential philosophy spiritual anxiety martin heidegger duration time estimation time accuracy |
| url | https://philosophy.tabrizu.ac.ir/article_9195_599478358e8b14596f4179079be1e885.pdf |
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