This refers to an African's perceptions of his or her world. In African psychotherapy, it is believed that Africans have a tragic sense of life (Madu et al. 1996). This means that in Africa there is a firm belief in the existence and operation of the power of unforeseen circumstances or unpredictable life events in influencing people's destiny in the world. In this perspective, human beings have limited agency rather than complete control of what happens to them in this world.
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Madu, S. N., Baguma, P. K., & Pritz, A. (Eds.). (1996). Psychotherapy in Africa: First investigations. Vienna: World Council for Psychotherapy.
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Nwoye, A. (2013). African Worldview. In: Runehov, A.L.C., Oviedo, L. (eds) Encyclopedia of Sciences and Religions. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-8265-8_200328
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