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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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 a person has done in their lives‚ they have room to grow and prove that no matter what
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Humanistic Theories Debate Stephanie Becker‚ Christy Healey‚ Veronica Kirk PSY/310 February 02‚ 2015 Dr. Andrews In the history of psychology‚ there are many debates about which psychologist‚ doctor‚ theorists or scientists’ theories were more important to the study. There are many contributors of great importance throughout history. Two contributors‚ Sigmund Feud and B. F. Skinner‚ two great minds‚ looked at many of the same issues in different styles. Sigmund Freud (1856-1939) was one of
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Psychodynamic Theory Part 1: Psychodynamic theory is a view that explains personality in the terms of unconscious and conscious forces‚ such as beliefs and unconscious desires. Sigmund Freud in the early 20th century proposed a psychodynamic theory according to which personality consists of the ID. The ID is responsible for instincts and pleasure-seeking. He also proposed the idea of the superego which attempts to obey the rules of society and parents. The superego is split into two parts‚ conscience
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is 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
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Contemporary Psychodynamic Theory In Clinical Social Work‚ is a collection of articles by some of the leading social workers in the country. The journal article as a whole is based on the changes in the psychodynamic approach of modern day and Sigmund Freud’s theories. After the nineteen sixties‚ professional thinking of the psychodynamic theory split‚ and the profession of social work found itself with two separate focuses. Those focuses were person or environment‚ whereas the psychodynamic theory focuses
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Psychodynamic theory is one of the most important tools for social workers to use in the clinical setting to promote clients change and resolve their presenting problem. The knowledge and skill of psychodynamic theory help the social worker to better understand the mind of their client above their conscious mind. The practitioner can educate and support their clients to recognize and resolve dysfunctions in the unconscious mind. This effort would make client improve their functioning and aware how
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The essential foundation behind humanistic/existential theories is that they address the facts of life‚ humankind’s natural the life stages‚ “existence‚ purpose‚ meaning‚ and reason for being” that every person at one time or the other will go through from birth until death (Barclay‚ 2016‚ p. 108). Humanistic/existential theories are truly unlike traditional theories of the past‚ subsequently‚ the emphasis is placed mainly on a person’s ability to take control of their life vs. allowing life circumstances
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Psychodynamic Theories Many psychologists have proposed theories that try to explain the origins of personality. One highly influential set of theories stems from the work of Austrian neurologist Sigmund Freud‚ who first proposed the theory of psychoanalysis. Collectively‚ these theories are known as psychodynamic theories. Although many different psychodynamic theories exist‚ they all emphasize unconscious motives and desires‚ as well as the importance of childhood experiences in shaping personality
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Humanistic Theory of Creativity: Definitely a theory I believe strongly in. I know for myself that if I am distracted by other things it becomes very difficult to be creative. If I am creative when I have other distractions the quality of my work definitely suffers. Most of the techniques we use in our creative process originate from this theory. Things like brainstorming‚ constructive critique sessions from our peers etc. all stem from the qualities this theory places its emphasis upon. In fact
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