| Abstract: | This article briefly reviews the narrative and humanistic/existential approaches to conceptualizing self. In it, the author explores the possibility of a theoretical integration of these 2 positions on the basis of E. T. Gendlin's (1962, 1968, 1981, 1996, 1997) work on experiencing and its role in the development of meaning, particularly as it relates to the distinction between the I and the Me used in narrative theory. The implications of this integration for (a) development of the landscape of consciousness and particularly of the idea of I as narrator/agent and (b) the potential value of examining the manner of making choices in narrative treatment are examined. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) |
