Dasein analysis

a method of existential psychotherapy emphasizing the need to recognize not only one’s being-in-the-world but also what one can become (see Dasein). Through examination of such concepts as intentionality and intuition, Dasein analysis attempts to help clients to accept themselves and realize their potential rather than adapt themselves to others’ expectations. [developed by Swiss psychiatrist Medard Boss (1903–1990)]

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January 18th 2025

consistent missing

in parapsychology experiments using Zener cards or similar targets, the phenomenon in which a participant’s “calls,” or guesses, are consistently wrong or significantly below chance expectations. Some people attribute such systematic failure to processing error or a conscious or nonconscious reluctance to confirm psychic ability. See also psi-missing.