Existential/Humanistic Therapies Flashcards

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Existential Therapy Theory

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Psychological dysfunction and MI are nonexistent in existential thinking. Any manifestation of being is simply an expression of how one chooses to live. Focus on choice and here and now.

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4 Themes of Existential Therapy

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Death, freedom, isolation, and meaninglessness. Therapist guides client through anxieties around these themes.

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Goal of existential therapy

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For client to comprehend his or her own being and works to know the meaning of life’s situations.

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Phenomenology

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The direct study of experiences taken at face value.

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Existential Guilt

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The consciousness a person has of evading commitment to make personal choices.

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Basic dimensions of the Human Condition

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  1. Capacity for self-awareness
  2. Tension between freedom and responsibility
  3. Creation of an identity and establishing meaningful relationships
  4. Search for meaning
  5. Accept anxiety as a condition of living
  6. The awareness of death and nonbeing
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Relationship of therapist to client in Existential Therapy

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Therapy is a journey taken by BOTH therapist and client, respect and faith in client’s potential to cope, sharing reactions with genuine concern and empathy.

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I-Thou Dialogue vs. I-It Dialogue

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I-Though =Human confirms the other person as being of unique value. Direct mutual relationship.
I-It = person uses others but does not value them for themselves. Focuses on self-fulfilling or self-serving.

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Humanistic Therapy Theory

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Growth and self-fulfillment are primary focus. Freedom of choice is key inc creating one’s experience.

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Humanistic Therapy Tx

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Genuine and nonjudgmental, empathy, OARS, therapist guides client to a place where their perceptions of self are more consistent with actual self.

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Multimodal Therapy (BASIC ID)

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Behavior, Affective, Sensation, Images, Cognitions, interpersonal relationships, drugs. Abnormal behavior results from an array of problems with BASIC Id.

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Gestalt Therapy

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Perls, Personal responsibility, unfinished business, and the here and now. Promotes direct experiencing. Empty chair technique, reversal technique, rehearsal exercise. Humans are faced with the anxiety of creating a never-secure identity in a world that lacks intrinsic meaning.

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Person-Centered Therapy

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Carl Rogers, counseling process determined by client rather than therapist. Self-acceptance is the basic construct of this approach. Self-actualization.

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Characteristics of a Person Progressing Toward Self-Actualization

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Openness to experience, self-trust, internal source of evaluation, willingness to grow

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Self-Actualization

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Process by which a person tends to grow spiritually and realize potential.

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Roger’s If/Then

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If a client believes the counselor’s genuineness, empathetic understanding, and unconditional positive regard, then the client will approach positive change and self-actualization.

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Unconditional Positive Regard

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Acceptance of and respect for the client’s individuality, stemming from trust in the client’s self-directing capacity for positive change.

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What is the therapists role in person-centered therapy?

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Counselor is helper, client is the other.

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Humanism

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Philosophical movement that emphasizes the worth of the individual and gives credit to the human spirit.

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3-Requirements for Person-Centered Therapy

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  1. Genuineness
  2. Unconditional Positive Regard
  3. Congruence
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Congruence

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Understanding of the client’s frame of reference, ability to deeply grasp the client’s subjective world and communicate it to the client.