Humanistic Perspective and Addiction There are several theories of addiction. All of them are imperfect. All are partial explanations. It is for this reason that it is important to be aware of and question addiction theories. One contemporary psychoanalytical view of substance abuse is that it is a defense against anxiety (Thombs D 2006). Addicts often abuse alcohol and other substances to guard against anxiety and other painful feelings like shame‚ guilt‚ loneliness and depression. Psychological
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weaknesses of biological and humanistic theories? With which do you agree more? The biological and humanistic theories both have strengths and weaknesses. Focusing on nature versus nurture‚ the biological theory suggests that all behavior stems from genetics and is not a product of our surroundings or environment. Thus‚ it ignores individual effects and differences people experience such as how our bodies react to different stimuli like stress and anxiety. The humanistic theory focuses on the individual
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Humanistic and Existential Personality Theories Carmen Jimenez‚ Christin Ferebee‚ Allina Johnson‚ and Christopher Bilbrey PSY/405 August 25‚ 2014 Dr. Seeley Humanistic and Existential Personality Theories Humanistic and existential personality theories are a combination of philosophical doctrine moving towards the psychological realm. The intellects that formed humanistic and existential personality theories are Abraham Maslow‚ Carl Rogers‚ and Rollo May. Theorists first of their
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Of course‚ humanistic psychology was really organized defined in the 20th century. The main contributor‚ Abraham Maslow‚ and several others pushed this movement. Among Maslow was also Carl Rogers and Rollo May. Carl Rogers was the main contributor to applied humanistic theories in clinical settings. His early studies focused on human growth and personal enlightenment. He defined five criteria for clinical sessions under the humanistic approach: emotional contact between the two persons (client and
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when a person goes through life with many ups and downs‚ however when you are going through these changes‚ you have to have the ability to know how to handle stressful situations. When dealing with humanistic personality‚ this would allow the people to have the freedom to choose their behavior. Humanistic Holistic Theory is a theory that emphasizes on engaging the person as a whole and focusing on the future rather than the pass (Brill & Levine‚ 2005‚ p. 58). This theory let you know that whatever
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Humanistic Theories of Learning: I. Introduction Humanism‚ a paradigm that emerged in the 1960s‚ focuses on the human freedom‚ dignity‚ and potential. A central assumption of humanism is that people act with intentionality and values. Humanism would concentrate upon the development of the child ’s self-concept. If the child feels good about him or herself then that is a positive start. Feeling good about oneself would involve an understanding of ones ’ strengths and weaknesses‚ and a
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The humanistic subject Rhetoric as techne-ways of seeing Todays goals: understand these concepts Meta- communication in context of class readings The humanistic subject (in Michael franti’s words‚ what it means to be a human bein ya’ll) Rhetoric as techne Different way of seeing or of pating attention How this class fits into your education Meta0communication in context of class readings D.I.E Distinguishing between observing and concluding Using textual evidence to get us on the same
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Ricardo Sanchez-Fernandez General Psychology 101 Phyllis Castillo-McMahon November 2‚ 2016 The Humanistic Perspective The Humanistic Perspective was influenced greatly by the outstanding work of Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow. Humanistic Perspective points out the role of motivation on thoughts and behavior. Also the Humanistic Perspective believe that people search for creativity‚ value‚ and meaning. The main idea of this perspective is that people have goals in life that they want to meet because
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These two theories have created debates between psychologists for many years. Hans j. Eysenck‚ Ph.D.‚ D.Sc.‚ is one of the world ’s most cited psychologists. He is a professor at the Institute of Psychiatry of the University of London‚ where he started the discipline of clinical psychology in Great Britain. He is a pioneer in the use of behavior therapy as well as research in personality theory and measurements. The biological theory has to do with his findings that individual differences in personality
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piece of work is purely my understanding of humanistic theory‚ how I perceive it‚ and how I believe its teachings (so far) has made me the person that I am today. Looking at the first point “What it means to be human?” Each and every one of us would probably come up with different concepts and ideas of what the answer could be. What we have to remember is that we are specifically looking at the concepts and theory according to the humanistic approach in counselling. As human beings we all have
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