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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As seen in this week’s reading‚ the field of psychology is entwined with other fields of work. The two most common areas mental health professionals find themselves in is the legislative and judicial branches of law (Comer‚ 2011). Yet‚ no matter where these professionals may work‚ there are certain ethical rules they must be aware of‚ and act accordingly. If not‚ their career could potentially be damaged. While psychologists are able to provide guidance through self-help books and other media‚
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Carl Rogers (1902-1987) was a humanistic psychologist agreed with most of what Maslow believed‚ but added that for a person to "grow"‚ they need an environment that provides them with genuinness (openness and self-disclosure)‚ acceptance (being seen with unconditional positive regard)‚ and empathy (being listened to and understood). Without these‚ relationships and healthy personalities will not develop as they should‚ much like a tree will not grow without sunlight and water. Rogers believed that
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Adlerian therapy is a humanistic‚ goal oriented‚ psychoeducational model which focuses on an individual’s success‚ connectedness with others‚ and contributions to society. The good life according to Adler would be achieved when the individual felt significant and like he or she belonged. Only then would the individual reach optimal human development. Adlerian theory portends it is human nature to act in a connected and cooperative way when one feels encouraged‚ which leads to feelings of being
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Personality Theory Andrea Simpson HHS 310 H & HS Culture: The Helping Relationship Instructor: Patricia Knight June 18‚ 2012 Personality Theory The theory that I chose‚ that best suits my personality‚ is the Humanistic Holistic Theory. This theory emphasizes “on engaging the whole person and focusing on the future rather than the past” (Brill & Levine‚ 2005‚ p.58). This theory best suits my personality‚ because it shows that a person can change. A person’s personality is not based
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Personality Theories – Ch. 12 Assigned Readings: pg. 20‚ “Social Psychology & Cross-Cultural Psychology”; 383‚ “Revealing Who We Really Are”; pg. 398‚ “Murray’s Personological Approach”; pg. 407‚ “Can Personality Change”; pgs. 414 – 415‚ “The Type A/ Type B Behavior Pattern” I. Personality (pgs. 384) - an individual’s unique and relatively _______________ patterns of behavior‚ thoughts‚ and emotions; consistent behavioral traits; general style of interacting with the world A. Urich
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Personality Assessment and Theories Michelle R Brown BEH 225 March 08‚2013 Kahrna Washington Personality Assessment and Theories When we speak of what personality theory relates to which assessment‚ we should first discuss each theory‚ to understand it. The psychodynamic theory focus on the unconscious thought‚ feelings‚ motives‚ and conflicts. This can result from issues that have happened during one’s very early childhood. Projective test and personal interviews are used to try and find
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Reaction Paper on The IT Crowd ’s episode "Are we Not Men" Thoughts on the Humanistic and Cognitive view of Personality of Roy and Moss There will come a time in our lives wherein we will evaluate ourselves and will try to reach our maximum potential. Carl Rogers believed that humans have one basic motive‚ that is the tendency to self-actualize - i.e. to fulfill one ’s potential and achieve the highest level of ’human-beingness ’ we can (McLeod). In the IT Crowd’s episode‚ “Are we not Men?”
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the theory mentions that the mental apparatus can be divided into conscious‚ unconscious‚ and Pre-Conscious. Then the Topographic theory was then replaced with the structure theory‚ this theory states the mental state consists of the id‚ ego‚ and super ego. The id exists at the beginning of birth which is the basic natural instincts. The ego develops as someone ages consisting between urges and the external world‚ and is based on the “reality principle”. The super-ego is related with ego and has
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CJ102 Criminology Unit Five Midterm Project The Rational Choice theory approach has been used by social and political scientists to put some type of meaning of why humans behave in a certain way. In recent years‚ rational choice theory has been widely used in other disciplines such as sociology‚ political science‚ and anthropology. It has gained influence in politics and sociology over the past thirty years. This choice theory stressed the role of knowledgeable self interest in the decision making
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