Humanistic Therapy and how it is better than any of the other forms of therapy in Psychology.
Date Submitted: 09/09/2006 23:31:25
Category: / Social Sciences / Psychology
Length: 1 pages (364 words)
Category: / Social Sciences / Psychology
Length: 1 pages (364 words)
Bryan Polee
January 22, 2005
Humanistic Therapy
Though there are so many separate ways of treatment or therapy for psychological disorders, the humanistic form is the best. The purpose of humanistic therapy is to allow a person to make full use of his or her personal capabilities leading to self-actualization. Self-actualization requires the integration of all the components of one's unique personality (Steverin, 1996, pg.400). Unlike other forms of therapy, humanistic evolves mainly upon the therapists ability to …
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…and relationship skills (Steverin, 1996, pg.422). With this saying, unlike the other forms of therapy this form allows the client to be capable of staying in control of situations in their future life hurdles.
Steverin, Frank T. (1996) "Humanistic Psychology." In The Encyclopedia of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Psychoanalysis, New York: Henry Holt and Company.
Weiten, Wayne, (2002) Psychology, Themes and Variations (Briefer Version) 5th ed., Pacific Grove: Brooks
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