“Gestalt Therapy” is a phenomenological-existential therapy founded by Frederick (Fritz) and Laura Perls in the 1940s. It teaches therapists and patients the phenomenological method of awareness‚ in which perceiving‚ feeling‚ and acting are distinguished from interpreting and reshuffling pre-existing attitudes. Explanations and interpretations are considered less reliable than what is directly perceived and felt. Patients and therapists in Gestalt therapy dialogue‚ that is‚ communicate their phenomenological
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For its time‚ narrative therapy was considered radical and unlike past therapies used. The major contributors‚ Michael White and David Epston‚ put aside the main idea and view of the preceding and dominate psychological theories and focused on the person’s story. Both White and Epston were influenced by French post-structural philosopher Michel Foucault. His ideas were largely based on existentialism‚ which gave worth to a person’s own experience. Narrative therapy became a tool to help people
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In the Humanistic therapy approach psychopathology is attributed to a block in reaching self-actualization or being the best you can aim for. In Cindy’s case multiple things are blocking the way to her becoming her best self. She has dealt with a childhood that caused her to be unable to interact with her family in a comfortable way and has affected her belief in herself to achieve higher than she has currently gotten. An example of this is when she mentions that she was academically successful but
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Why Equine Assisted Therapy? Amy DeLuzio Columbia International University “The horse acts as the teacher and unlocks the client. The animal facilitates emotional breakthroughs‚ and the effect‚ therapists report‚ can be magical” (Hayley Sumner). Definition and Explanation of the Topic and Interest: Equine Assisted Therapy (EAT)‚ specifically‚ Equine Assisted Psychotherapy/Learning is a type of therapy that is primarily solution-focused and client-centered. The heart of Equine Assisted Psychotherapy/Learning
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the internal structure of a family and of its wider context‚ much like a family tree. A genogram broadly follows the conventions of a genetic chart. Usually at least three generations of a family are recorded‚ each generation occupying a separate horizontal level on the chart A genogram is relevant to family assessment for many reasons as it allows for information to be summarised and viewed in a simple manner; it also provides a method for gaining insight into family development and functioning
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Name Instructor’s name Class February 25th‚ 2013 Families Are Not Dangerous Barbara Ehrenreich in her article titled Are Families Dangerous?‚ tries to argue that the family institution is the root cause of much violence in the world. Ehrenreich brings up many infamous cases of murder and violence‚ ones that the general public knows about due to the seemingly endless media coverage covering these violent acts‚ in essence glorifying the individuals charged and accused of their heinous crimes
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Introduction After reviewing the theories‚ I have chosen Family System theory to discuss how various factors may impact at different stages in the family lifecycle in a Singapore context. “Family systems theory grew out of the general systems theory‚ a conceptual framework developed in the 1960s by Ludwig von Bertalanffy (1968)‚ and family therapists applied these ideas to marriage and family as a system.” (Olson‚ 2003‚ p.71). He proposed that a system is characterized by the interactions of its
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Family strategies cannot begin without the well being of the primary caregiver. The primary caregiver has to be strong mentally in order to lead the family in the right direction. The correlation between mothers having autistic children and psychological distress is increased because their s a low level of informal support. Mothers are at risk of themselves experiencing high levels of psychological distress‚ and that levels of reported distress are associated with high levels of child behavior problems
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The Dysfunctional Family In a family with one rebellious child‚ the other children have to "walk on egg shells" to avoid the wrath of their parents. Going beyond mere disagreement‚ an intense schism between family members regarding religion or ideology Lack of empathy‚ understanding‚ and sensitivity towards certain family members‚ while expressing extreme empathy towards one or more members (or even pets) who have real or perceived "special needs". In other words‚ one family member continuously
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The Theme of Family in the Oresteia and the Medea Understanding Greek tragedy depends upon tracing the growth of characters and themes within the plays and how they help to highlight the greater significance of the work. A prominent theme discussed by the tragedians is that of family and is dominant in both the Oresteia and the Medea. The Oresteia centers on concepts of what family is and how obligations within a family transcend personal desires and dictate the life of individuals. The Medea on
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