Existential Therapy and Its Potential Applications Lorraine G. Daddario La Salle University Author Note [Include any grant/funding information and a complete correspondence address.] Abstract As a philosophically based model‚ existential therapy offers a fresh humanistic approach to psychotherapy‚ focusing on the overarching themes of human existence: inevitable death‚ freedom and its corresponding responsibility‚ existential isolation‚ and finding meaning in life. Through a genuine and authentic
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My clinical experience with the community mental health population shaped and reinforced my theoretical orientation. Through completing staffings‚ intake assessments‚ group and individual therapy‚ I observed one primary theme that resonated with Person-Centered Therapy (PCT). Specifically‚ many of these individuals lacked support‚ as they were often homeless‚ their family’s were difficult to contact‚ their case managers were often unavailable‚ and obtaining and transportation to get to their clinics
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PERSON CENTRED THERAPY AND FEMINIST THERAPY In looking at comparing person centred therapy with feminist perspectives I first thought that they were quite similar. However‚ with further research I discovered that in fact they are quite different approaches to therapy. In this essay I will compare and contrast both of these approaches to therapy. I will pay particular attention to key concepts‚ therapeutic goals‚ theory of change‚ the therapeutic relationship and situations where the therapies
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Person-Centered Therapy is known as the Carl Rogers the father of the humanistic movement in psychotherapy. His core theme in therapy is non-judgmental listening & acceptance of the client‚ better known as unconditional positive regard. His therapeutic approach is known as the Person-Centered Therapy‚ which is based on the concepts of humanistic psychology & shares many of the concepts of Existentialism. Both concepts share the idea that the client can make positive & constructive choices. His approach
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Question 1: How is Person-Centered therapy effective in creating therapeutic alliance? According to Bordin (1979)‚ therapeutic alliance was referred as the degree to which the therapist and client are committed in collaborative and purposeful work. Bordin further elaborated therapeutic alliance into three components - bonds‚ goals and tasks. Bond was known as the interaction and connectedness between therapist and client. It suggested the therapist’s interpersonal attitudes and approach and the
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helping session between student who is Felisia‚ as helpee and helper‚ Lim Zhi Yi‚ as helper at University Malaysia Sarawak. From the conversation between them‚ we applied two types of theories which are Person Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behaviour Theory. Person Centered Therapy The Person-Centered Approach created from the work of the analyst Dr. Carl Rogers (1902 – 1987). Amid that time (1940s – 1960s)‚ he propelled a way to deal with psychotherapy and directing that was considered to a great degree
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Psychoanalysis‚ Adlerian and Existential Therapies Liam Farrell Cpm 501‚ Union Institute and University Dr. Scott Rice 3/22/14 Psychoanalytic‚ Adlerian and Existential approaches are three modalities of therapy worthy of discussion in terms of their similarities and differences. While the latter two owe much to the work of Dr. Freud in terms of germination‚ their development stands in large part as a reaction to the beliefs and practices that had come to dominate
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Empathy and Counseling For this paper I will be discussing the steps of empathy and what it means to be empathetic to patients and people. I watched a short video by Carl Rogers called “Person Centered Therapy” in this video there was a lot of incite as to how a professional is supposed to interact not only to his/her patients but to the people around them. I will be reviewing a few peer reviewed articles regarding empathy and be discussing my thoughts on them‚ in addition to this I took
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This brief report will discuss an interview in which existential therapy is used with an individual who is leaving prison and re-joining the general population. There were various positive behavioural factors exhibited by the interviewer. The interviewer seemed to be listening intently‚ and asking for elaboration on questions. With many of the answers he received‚ the interviewer asked what it meant to the client. He acknowledged that the client would be facing challenges as he re-joined society
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Carl Rogers was a humanistic psychotherapist who developed the concept of client-centered psychotherapy. He was a brilliant and remarkable person who uses a scientific method of integrating client-centered into psychotherapy. His client-centered approached was to treat the client with respect‚ have unconditional acceptance and empathic understanding. Also‚ his theory was to restore people to full function along with maintaining and enhancing themselves. However‚ it is extraordinary how a therapist
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