What this meant to Rollo was a release of unconscious pressures that they weren’t aware of. Freedom was considered a staple factor in humanistic psychology, even though the concept of freedom is perceived differently depending on the situation. For example, if someone is privileged, freedom seems to be taken for granted or assumed to be a right. However, in the opposite situation, freedom is something to be fought for because of the pressures and restrictions placed upon an individual or society. This concept goes hand in hand with multiculturalism because of the individual’s sociopolitical culture, which has a direct impact on their personal life (Hoffman, Hoffman-Clare, Jackson, 2015).
Because humanistic psychology drew upon aspects of gestalt, there was also a type of therapy based on the theory, correctly named “Gestalt Therapy”. Frederick Fritz Perls was a German who brought gestalt therapy to the United States. Gestalt therapy was similar to humanistic-styled clinical psychotherapy, centered around personal responsibility and the present moment, which could essentially lead to self-actualization (Moss,