Person centered Flashcards
Humanistic psychology is known as the __ __
third force
Roots of person centered is
existential philosophy
Theist are associated with ___ and atheists with
Kierkegaard
NIetzche
Also influenced by
Adler, Rousseaus, Heidegger
The major difference between existentialism and humanism
humanism assumes people are good
existentialist think that people are neither good nor bad, human nature has no inherent quality
Existentialists and humanist place priority on
the meaning of life and purpose within life
Malsow who started as behaviorist , legitimised ___ ___
humanistic psychology
Humanism’s formal tenants
subjective reality
individual study more revealing than the study of group norms
animal research not reflecting human nature
research should seek to expand and enrich the human experience
Maslow’s hierarchy
self actualization self esteem belonging safety physiological
Other important figures in humanism
Maslow
Buhler
Jourard
Non directive therapy
focused on the behavior of the therapist
Client centered focused
on the processes that occurred in the client, particularly in relation to changes in the self-concept of the client
Person centered
can be seen as an attempt to
consolidate the theory by
-integrating the earlier ideas about the contribution of the counsellor with the later thinking about the processes in the client to arrive at a model of the therapeutic relationship
integrate previous ideas about contribution of counsellor with the processes -> arrive at model of therapeutic relationship
Most widely used approaches in humanistic psychology are the __ and _ _
gestalt
person centered
The basic concepts
the person human nature (nomothetic level and idiographic) Organismic value process Congruence Self-actualizing tendency concept of experiencing
Personhood may be limited or denied by 2
Institutional structures
Oppressive cultural and social practices
Personhood is
ethical claim as human beings inherently deserve dignity and respect without qualification
Nomothetic level
Humans are deeply the same and tend to respond tin similar ways in particular situations
the primary two needs are
need for self-actualization
need of positive regard (being loved and valued)
Organismic valuing process
our innate ability to know what is important and right to us and what is essential for a fulfilling life
Self concept
those attributes or areas of experience about which the person can say “I am . . . .”
over reliances on external evaluation is equiavalent to
continued exposure to conditions of worth
Each person carried a universal ___ and would have a bodily sense of what was __ or ___
Morality
right or wrong
A major aim of this approach is to
Enable the person to move in the direction of their self-defined ideals
Psychological maladjustment develops thru
the internalisation of conditions of worth
The 2 main therapeutic principles
we need to create an authentic relationship with clients (genuineness, empathy, UPR)
It is helpful to work with clients in a way that enable them to become more aware of their moment to moment or here and now experiencing
This approach encourages people to accept and act on their own __ ___ ____
personal internal evaluations
When clients perceive unconditional positive regards and empathic understanding in a relationship with a congruent therapist, positive changes accrue in __, ___, ____.
self-concept, experiencing (move from a rigid way of viewing the world to one with greater flexibility and openness), locus of evaluation,
There is strong support for ___ ___ and ____ ___
empathic understanding and positive regard
evidence for congruence are
ambiguous
Client perceived empathy predicted outcome better than
observer or therapist rated empathy
Focusing oriented therapy was previously known as
experiential therapy
founder of focusing-oriented therapy
eugene gendlin
gendlin believed that bodily felt sensing is the sources of a
profound complexity of experience
EFT suggest that difficulties arise from
Dysregulation and avoidance of affect
Goal of EFT
bring blocked experiences to surface through identifying emotional triggers, two chair work and therapists coaching
