PSY343H5 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Gestalt Therapy, Psychoanalytic Theory, Behaviorism
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Lecture four | person-centered therapy & gestalt therapy. What is humanism: the humanistic approach was developed in response to behaviorism & psychoanalytic theory, humanistic approach focuses on, how healthy people develop, emphasises the idea that people have a drive to better themselves. What is maslow"s hierarchy of needs: developed to show what motivates human behavior, physiological lower tier, safety, love/belonging, esteem, self-actualization highest tier, reach self-actualization once all the tiers needs are met. What is person-centered therapy: person-centered therapy is used to address self-esteem issues, mainly, this therapy tries to answer the question: what are the reasons people experience low self-esteem? . In contrast, to the psychoanalytic approach where freud proposes that the therapist has all the answers, and must propose them to the client: the client can improve without being taught anything specific from their therapist. What are the goals of person-centered therapy: main goal = increase congruence; increase the consistency between one"s self-concept.
