from other children‚ but often the difference that is perceived as challenging and frustrating is often advantageous‚ novel and useful if handled in proper way. Autism is often classified by psychologists as a severe form of psychopathology that alters the cognitive ability of the patient. However‚ I find it very unconvincing to label autism as a form of pathology (or a disease) because more than a disease it is actually just a different way to see world. Many autistic people grow up to be remarkable
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What are the tenets of an existential-humanistic approach to counselling and how relevant is this counselling approach in the African cultural setting? Existential-Humanistic psychology looks at individuals as a whole person and living in a socially interconnected and holistic world. It focuses on helping the individual self-discover the healing process‚ leading eventually to improved self-esteem. High self-esteem has many positive social benefits: individual happiness (Shackelford‚ 2001)‚ academic
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contrast the existential and mindfulness approaches to understanding and working with fear and sadness. Which of these two approaches do you feel more drawn to and why? Existential Approach Introduction This essay focuses on Existential and Mindfulness approaches and how they work. To really understand both approaches‚ I will be talking about where they came from and what has developed since then‚ what has and how it has improved psychotherapy as a whole. Firstly‚ the Existential Therapy was first
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Autism Spectrum Disorder and Varying Treatment Approaches Autism spectrum disorders have become more prevalent within the past ten years. Now‚ this neurological disorder affects approximately 1 in every 68th child (CDC‚ 2014). Parents may feel responsible‚ but it is important to note that there is no determined cause of autism. It is presumed that unknown genetic factors play a role. With the increasing prevalence and unknown cause‚ educators and parents must know
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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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Analysis Humanistic and existential approaches have made a huge impact pertaining to behavior‚ changing the focus of psychological standpoints. It started off where the focus was centered on the cause of behaviors then altered to the individual itself. Both humanistic and existential approaches are centered on the present and future involving experiences rather than the experiences that have happened in the past causing the current mental state in individuals. The theoretical approach of humanistic and
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September 09‚ 2013 SY0541 Professor Lintag Critique Paper Existential Therapy What is the aim or the purpose of existential therapy? Does existential therapy helps us Filipinos to develop our self-esteem‚ self confidence and self-awareness or care to others? Why did I choose existential therapy among other therapy? According to Professor Lintag`s handout‚ the aim of existential therapy encourage clients to reflect on life‚ for them to recognize their range of alternatives
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In Jessica Knoll’s article Girls in the Gentlemen’s Club‚ I was able to identify a few appearances of existential there. According to Huckin and Pesante‚ “Existential-there constructions serve a number of useful purposes‚ such as asserting existence‚ presenting new information‚ introducing topics‚ and summarizing (376).” The article discusses the popularity of more females going to strip clubs. The author of the article used it twice in one sentence to assert existence. The sentence includes
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I have chosen to compare Existential Therapy and Person-Centered Therapy. I found that these styles of therapy were similar in a lot of ways but they are also individual in ways. Existential Therapy unlike some therapies was not established by one individual. This therapy was born of many schools of thought and philosophies (Corey‚ 2009). At a time when psychologists and psychiatrists were pondering how to help others overcome their obstacles‚ existential thought began to form. One of the
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Target Population Both forms of therapy have been shown to be effective especially with people in institutionalized settings. While existential therapy tries to help people find meaning in their lives and through this help them overcome a crisis‚ SFBT tries to provide brief therapy that will enable the client to deal with future problems (Corey‚ 2013). Considering the nature of the two therapies it becomes apparent why they would work well with populations such as people in institutionalised settings
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