Humanistic Therapy Case Study

In the Humanistic therapy approach psychopathology is attributed to a block in reaching self-actualization or being the best you can aim for. In Cindy’s case multiple things are blocking the way to her becoming her best self. She has dealt with a childhood that caused her to be unable to interact with her family in a comfortable way and has affected her belief in herself to achieve higher than she has currently gotten. An example of this is when she mentions that she was academically successful but was plagued by insecurities and low self-esteem related to her weight and is when she first began disordered eating. If you were told from an early age that you and your body are not good enough, it would be pretty difficult to have enough courage and will to achieve what you want in life. Later on Cindy mentions that she thought about going to law school, but realized that this was only to please her father and not herself.