With all therapeutic modalities‚ there are limitations; the humanistic approach is no different. One criticism is that while the empathic‚ non judgemental‚ congruent approach provides a very open forum for the client it does not require the therapist to have any knowledge or expertise on the actual issue being presented‚ relying on the client to come up with the solutions. To a large extent I agree with this. I think a basic understanding of the background and forces at play should be expected otherwise
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THE HUMANISTIC APPROACH HUMANISM is a school of thought that believes human beings are different from other species and possess capacities not found in animals. Humanists give primacy to the study of human needs and interests. They also believe that it is necessary to study the person as a whole‚ especially as an individual grows and develops over the lifespan. The study of the self‚ motivation and goal settings are also areas of special interest. The origin of humanistic psychology can be traced
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Schultz and Schultz (2013) concurs Abraham Maslow’s humanistic approach based on his needs-hierarchy theory and Albert Bandura’s cognitive-behavioral approach on his modeling theory have advanced the ideas to explain the human personality. Maslow’s ultimate goal was "each person is born with the same set of instinctive needs that enable us to grow‚ develop‚ and fulfill our potential (p. 243)." He believed both environmental and psychological factors are needed to be present within the development
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Should terminally ill patients have the right to die? Euthanasia refers to ending a life in order to relieve pain and suffering. Terminal illness means any illness which ends in death and there is no possibility of recovery. So is it fair for terminally ill patients to suffer pain for longer than they need? And should they have the right to end their own life? People are usually eager to avoid death because they value being alive‚ because they have many things they wish to do‚ and experiences
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Sean Boswell; Fast and Furious: Tokyo Drift The humanistic perspective focuses on the positive image of what it means to be human. Human nature is viewed as the basic goodness and respect for human kind‚ and humanistic theorists directly focus on methods that allow fulfilment of the human potential. Abraham Maslow proposed that an individual is motivated by a hierarchy of needs. Basic needs must be met before higher ones can be satisfied. According to Maslow‚ there are 7 needs that the human must
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Someone Who Inspires Me Have you ever known someone that has made a great impact on your life or is of great importance to you? Has that someone been there through all the good and the bad situations in your life? I am so proud to say that I can answer “yes” to all those questions. The special person that I can say inspires me the most is my father. He loves me through even the roughest of storms in my life and his. When my dad has had a rough day he still comes home happy just for my family
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Humanistic Psychology states that in order to understand a person‚ you must understand his or her personal view of reality or an individual’s meaning of their life. This approach places great focus on a person’s phenomenology‚ or lived conscious experience of the world such as what they hear‚ feel‚ see and think. These perceptions and experiences of one moving through the world is thought to be more important than the world itself. This grounds the center of an individual and according to Funder
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Do Terminally Ill Patients Have A Choice In Ending Their Life? Carol Kimmel Axia College of University of Phoenix Under what conditions if any is euthanasia morally justified? Do individuals have the right to die or be kept mechanically alive by machines? Do doctors have a moral obligation to use every possible medical procedure to keep terminal patients alive or can they let the patient die with dignity? Dying has become a problem and to answer these questions without having any legal issues
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Humanistic and Existential Personality Theories Paper By Maria Gabriel‚ Shandrell Conner‚ Christina Rhoden‚ Britny Holt and Tannis PSY 405 / University of Phoenix Instructor Angela Snelling April 20‚ 2015 Introduction This paper will analyze how humanistic and existential theories affect individual personalities and it will also aim to explain how humanistic and existential theories influence interpersonal relationships. The theorists and their theories presented in this paper will aid in
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An Existential vs. Christian Approach to Education The industrial era’s "factory model of education" is widely criticized by proponents of a more modern approach to schooling. There has been a shift‚ albeit a slow one‚ from vocational training that resulted in students who only had the skills to operate and develop machinery to "school choice" and the concept of choosing one’s educational path. The modern approach to education is existential in the way that it emphasizes individual freedom‚
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