Identify The Key Features Of Three Major Therapeutic Model
Kelly Wellens
Unit Y
2.1 - Identify the key features of at least three major therapeutic models.
Person-Centred Therapy
1. What do you understand by the term actualising tendency?
I understand that the term actualising tendency means that a person has a potential to grow, if we have had the right environment to grow. If we received enough unconditional acceptance and love throughout our childhood through our peers, parents, teachers, friends etc then this has given us the right environment to fully achieve our wishes, goals and desires in life. When a person did so, self actualization took place.
Carl Rogers (1959) believed that humans have one basic motive, that is the tendency to self-actualize - i.e. to fulfil one 's potential and achieve the highest level of 'human-beingness ' we can. Like a flower that will grow to its full potential if the conditions are right, but which is constrained by its environment, so people will flourish and reach their potential if their environment is good enough.
2. What do you understand by the terms introjects and conditions of worth?
We receive message from other people like parents, teachers, friends, peers etc about who we should be whether they be good, bad or negative. A person believes that these are true and believe that this is their true identity and self …show more content…
An infant may find enjoyment playing with a soft round ball and the adult may find enjoyment golfing or holidaying on a cruise. Whether we are a young age of 2 years old or 50 years old throughout life he or she plays or can be playful or thinks playfully and joyously. It is just like the newborn baby that responds with love and affection when its needs are met, and angry rebellion when they aren 't. They use words want and mine; they also use gestures and postures that are energetic and loose. The Free child acts out loudly and freely and can also express facially by twinkling
Unit Y
2.1 - Identify the key features of at least three major therapeutic models.
Person-Centred Therapy
1. What do you understand by the term actualising tendency?
I understand that the term actualising tendency means that a person has a potential to grow, if we have had the right environment to grow. If we received enough unconditional acceptance and love throughout our childhood through our peers, parents, teachers, friends etc then this has given us the right environment to fully achieve our wishes, goals and desires in life. When a person did so, self actualization took place.
Carl Rogers (1959) believed that humans have one basic motive, that is the tendency to self-actualize - i.e. to fulfil one 's potential and achieve the highest level of 'human-beingness ' we can. Like a flower that will grow to its full potential if the conditions are right, but which is constrained by its environment, so people will flourish and reach their potential if their environment is good enough.
2. What do you understand by the terms introjects and conditions of worth?
We receive message from other people like parents, teachers, friends, peers etc about who we should be whether they be good, bad or negative. A person believes that these are true and believe that this is their true identity and self …show more content…
An infant may find enjoyment playing with a soft round ball and the adult may find enjoyment golfing or holidaying on a cruise. Whether we are a young age of 2 years old or 50 years old throughout life he or she plays or can be playful or thinks playfully and joyously. It is just like the newborn baby that responds with love and affection when its needs are met, and angry rebellion when they aren 't. They use words want and mine; they also use gestures and postures that are energetic and loose. The Free child acts out loudly and freely and can also express facially by twinkling