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The Anguish of Freedom: Using an Existential Approach With Arab Immigrants
Author(s) -
BASMA DAREEN,
GIBBONS MELINDA M.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
the journal of humanistic counseling
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.593
H-Index - 15
eISSN - 2161-1939
pISSN - 2159-0311
DOI - 10.1002/johc.12031
Subject(s) - anguish , alienation , existentialism , immigration , refugee , confusion , meaning (existential) , feeling , isolation (microbiology) , identity (music) , population , sociology , social psychology , psychology , psychoanalysis , political science , epistemology , aesthetics , philosophy , psychotherapist , demography , law , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
Influxes of Arab immigrants and refugees have contributed to the growth of the Arab American population. Migration can trigger feelings of alienation and isolation, identity confusion, and loss of meaning. This article uses an existential framework to explore this population's culture and pre‐ and postmigration stressors and to better conceptualize their needs.