Humanistic Therapy

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The study in which the emphases are laid on the learning of the whole person is Humanism. The study of human behaviour through the eyes of the observer and the eyes of the person under consideration is known as humanistic. The basis of humanistic therapy is on a non judgemental approach, open ended questions are used to help the patient his/her thinking process, emotions and feelings. Moreover it’s the self awareness and self actualisation encouraged in the counselling process which let the client evolve from reacting to situations then to thoughtful actions. The process of self discovery is aided by the counsellor by his/her listening and responding skills. Keeping in mind the environmental influences and impacts the humanistic therapies give …show more content…

e.g. “Don’t feel”, “Don’t be”. On the other hand to counter the effect of injunctions parents give counter-injunctions e.g. “Be obedient”, “Be perfect”. Whatever injunction it is, it is observed that it depends on the child to accept or reject it, also no matter how powerful the messages be, they can be easily replaced. At this point TA therapy works, it brings awareness of these messages, client accepts them, and then client can work on the messages. Sometimes certain messages can impact us and we can make decisions in life related to that message, the awareness TA brings about can help the client rethink on the decisions earlier made to bring about change in their …show more content…

German word gestalt has wide variety of concepts; a shape, a pattern, a whole form and a configuration. It is a process by which people develop an awareness and perception of their environment at any given moment in time. The most significant principle is the here and now focus. Past and Future get their bearings continuously from the present and have to be related to it for meaning to occur. This does not deny the importance of the past or the future; it suggests that those aspects of time that exist of the past as nostalgia, regret, resentment or of the future as anticipation, expectations, hope and dread all exist in the present. Reality exists in the moment as a unique experience, obsession of the past or future destroys contact in the present. The focus is on the here and now of the client. How do you feel now? Why do you feel like this? Instead of discussing past events and then considering present situation, in gestalt it’s mostly the present feelings. The client is made aware of his/her thoughts, feelings and actions in the present and once that awareness is achieved the past is discussed and resolved in the here and

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