Existential/Humanistic Therapies Flashcards
Existential Therapy Theory
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.
4 Themes of Existential Therapy
Death, freedom, isolation, and meaninglessness. Therapist guides client through anxieties around these themes.
Goal of existential therapy
For client to comprehend his or her own being and works to know the meaning of life’s situations.
Phenomenology
The direct study of experiences taken at face value.
Existential Guilt
The consciousness a person has of evading commitment to make personal choices.
Basic dimensions of the Human Condition
- Capacity for self-awareness
- Tension between freedom and responsibility
- Creation of an identity and establishing meaningful relationships
- Search for meaning
- Accept anxiety as a condition of living
- The awareness of death and nonbeing
Relationship of therapist to client in Existential Therapy
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.
I-Thou Dialogue vs. I-It Dialogue
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.
Humanistic Therapy Theory
Growth and self-fulfillment are primary focus. Freedom of choice is key inc creating one’s experience.
Humanistic Therapy Tx
Genuine and nonjudgmental, empathy, OARS, therapist guides client to a place where their perceptions of self are more consistent with actual self.
Multimodal Therapy (BASIC ID)
Behavior, Affective, Sensation, Images, Cognitions, interpersonal relationships, drugs. Abnormal behavior results from an array of problems with BASIC Id.
Gestalt Therapy
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.
Person-Centered Therapy
Carl Rogers, counseling process determined by client rather than therapist. Self-acceptance is the basic construct of this approach. Self-actualization.
Characteristics of a Person Progressing Toward Self-Actualization
Openness to experience, self-trust, internal source of evaluation, willingness to grow
Self-Actualization
Process by which a person tends to grow spiritually and realize potential.