Chapter 13 Flashcards
Client-centered Therapy
A psychotherapy developed by Carl Rogers that emphasized the importance of the client’s perceptions of his or her experience and recognizes an inherent human tendency toward developing one’s capacities. This therapy orientation seeks to facilitate the client’s growth potential.
Congruence
One of the three therapist characteristics considered essential for client-centered work (also referred to as genuineness). Refers to the honest expression by the therapist of the behaviors, feelings, and attitudes that have been stimulated by the client
De-reflection
A technique described by Frankl in which the client is instructed to ignore a trouble-some behavior or symptom in order to divert his or her attention to more constructive thoughts of activities.
Emotion-Focused Therapy
A psychotherapy that intergrates the client-centered and Gestalt psychotherapy traditions, At the heart of EFT is the theoretical proposition that emotions are fundamentally adaptive and that emotions give our life experience its value, meaning, and direction.
Empathy
One of the three therapist characteristics considered essential for client-centered work. Refers to sensitivity to the needs, feelings, and circumstances of clients so that they feel understood
Existential Psychology
An orientation to psychology that views people as engaged in a search for meaning
Gestalt Games
“games” developed by Gestaltists to emphasize the “rules” of Gestalt therapy. OFten, these games may involves making prescribed verbalization or engaging in various role-plays
Growth Potential
A capacity for competence that all individuals possess, The goal of client-centered therapy is to release this capacity
Humanism
An approach to psychology that views individuals as unified, whole, and unique beings who exercise free choice and strive to develop their inner potentials
Logotherapy
“the therapy of meaning” a widely known form of existential therapy developed by Victor Frankl that encourages the client (a) to find meaning in what appears to be a callous, uncaring, and meaningless world and (b) to develop a sense of responsibility for his or her life.
Moral Precepts
In gestal therapy, rules for patient to live by (e.g. live now, epress directly, reject all “shoulds” and “oughts” that are not your own, take complete responsibility for your actions)
Paradoxical Intention
A technique described by Fankl in which the client is told to consciously attempt to perform the very behavior or response that is the object of anxiety or concern. The paradox is that the person will usually be unable to do what he or she fears doing when he or she tries to do it intentionally.
Person-centered Approach
the client-centered approach when it is applied to problems or situations outside of the therapy room (e.g., volunteer training, the training of medical professionals.)
Phenomenal Self
The part of the phenomenal field that the person experiences as “me” According to phenomenological theory, humans have a basic urge to preserve and enhance the phenomenal self.
Phenomenology
a philosophical/theoretical approach that asserts that an individual’s behavior is completely determined by his or her phenomenal field, or everything that is experienced by the person at any give point in time.
