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    obvious dissimilarity in the way these two treatment are conducted‚ the main difference between the two is that psychotropic drugs are much more efficient in the short term and don’t actually produce a cure since they only help control symptoms; contrarily‚ psychotherapy might take months or even years to show results‚ but it can provide a stable cure. Psychotherapy consists of a sequence of verbal interactions between a therapist and a client‚ which can help diagnose and treat mental and emotional

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    Unit 18: Humanistic and Psychodynamic Abraham Harold Maslow- Humanistic Approach Humanistic is the psychology study of how the human works as a whole. This studies the uniqueness of the person through their behaviour. Rather than just observing the humans behaviour‚ humanistic psychologists try to study the humans behaviour first person rather than just observing. Meaning they try to understand the situation and the emotional feelings the person is going through for them to have that specific

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    The Comparison between Psychodynamic and Humanistic Theory There are very distinct differences between Psychodynamic and Humanistic Counselling but both ultimately offer the help and guidance to discover why we act the way we do and why we make certain choices in our lives. Throughout this essay‚ I will endeavour to explain those major differences and you will see that despite these completely different methods of therapy‚ depending on what the problem maybe‚ they can both work very effectively

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    contrast the Psychodynamic and Humanistic approaches to understanding personality. People engage in topics of personality on a daily basis. It is how we engage with others‚ behave towards them and how we assert judgement. Personality theorists attempt to explain these connections through theory‚ observation and testing. Particular influential theories of personality are psychodynamic and humanistic theory. I will seek to analyse the prime divergences that separate these approaches from one another

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    Running head: HumanisticPsychodynamic and Structuralism James Price AIU PSY206 06 February‚ 2009 HumanisticPsychodynamic and Structuralism I am going to discuss Humanistic theory‚ Psychodynamic theory and Structuralism. I will attempt to compare and contrast these three theories. The humanistic theory was headed by two psychologists‚ Abraham Maslow and Carl Rogers (Humanistic Theory‚ 2002). Their goal was to understand the personality and to improve the overall happiness of their patients

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    A reflection on two approaches Both psychodynamic and Focusing-oriented therapies regard trauma as a painful and challenging experience. They understand trauma as something that can alter a person’s sense of self. They both acknowledge the survivor’s attempts to avoid the pain. Also‚ both approaches note that there is an adaptive aspect to the survivor’s responses (as they attempt to avoid the pain) (see Mackay‚ 2002; Vantarakis‚ 2014). These approaches aim to help the clients to integrate their

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    Carl Rogers‚ and Clark Moustakas‚ who were interested in founding a professional association dedicated to a psychology focused on these features of human capital demanded by post-industrial society. The humanistic psychology perspective is summarized by five core principles or postulates of humanistic psychology first articulated in an article written

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    Introduction Humanistic therapy is a multi-faceted perspective that embraces a diverse collection of practical approaches: existential‚ constructivist‚ and transpersonal. The existential approach emphasises freedom‚ experiential reflection‚ and responsibility; the constructivist approach focuses on personal and social constructions of psychological growth processes; and transpersonal approach emphasises spiritual and transcendent dimensions of psychological wellness. Despite its multifarious perspective

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    The similarities and differences between client-centered and psychodynamic therapies are: Client-centered therapy: An approach to counseling where the client determines the general direction of therapy‚ while the therapist seeks to increase the client’s insightful self-understanding through informal simplified questions. The client is the focal point of the sessions‚ the therapist takes a "back seat" to learn about the person‚ and watch as the client moves toward the achievement of their full

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    Counseling Approaches Lizbeth Tini Grand Canyon University : PCN-435 April 14‚ 2013 Counseling Approaches This paper is going to define and explain the differences in two specific counseling approaches used by counselors in today’s profession. The main focus of this paper is going to be the contrast between Brief Interventions and Solution-focused counseling techniques determining which is most effective or could it be using both would get

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