The Psychodynamic Approach

A holistic approach When I was a young girl I always wanted to help people. Whenever I would get an opportunity to help my mom or my grandma I would not hesitate to jump right in and assist with whatever it was they needed help with. I remember the first time someone asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up and I replied “I want to be a nurse like my mom”. As I entered my teenage years, I was introduced to holistic healing by my stepmom whom had an affinity for anything that was related to the natural world. I learned about how food and the elements in nature can be used to heal our bodies which fascinated me because I was accustomed to the modern medical approach where you were given pills for every ailment you had. It was around that
As modern life began to move faster, health care placed importance on the practitioner rather than science. Modern stress became a coined term with the idea that your mental life can have a negative impact on your physical health (History, Web., 2018). The progressive era of healthcare (1890-1920), launched the psychoanalytical thought which shifted in how to treat psychosomatic disorders and the mind-body connection. It was during this time that the relevance of the mind-body connection started to garner more
There are four approaches that are commonly associated within the integrative psychotherapy modality which are Humanistic, Transpersonal, Existential and Psychodynamic. The humanistic component based on a hopeful constructive view of an individual’s current present moment and how the past shaped what is happening now, encouraging self-awareness to explore feelings. (Rogers, C., Maslow, A.). Transpersonal component complements the study of mind, body and spirit along with consciousness and human transformations and allows a person to view their inner capabilities. This integrates the spiritual, social emotional, intellectual, physical and creative being into one and addresses it as such. (Wilbur, K., Maslow,