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
Gestalt therapy is an experiential and humanistic form of therapy that embraces awareness, freedom and self-direction. Gestalt therapy focus on the “here and now” and allow clients to be more self-aware and to accept their feelings in order to ease distress. Gestalt theory maintains that wellness encompasses taking responsibility for one’s self and being connected to others.
This approach emphasizes the importance of the potential of humans and sought to make up for the missing component of conscious in the psychodynamic approach. The humanistic approach oriented psychologist has the belief that human behavior is guided by intent and the individual’s set of values (Association, 2014). Those who subscribe to this orientation believe there are both an unconscious and a conscious element to determining behavior. The unconscious element is considered to be the individual’s application of learned norms and experience, while the conscious element is applied by making deliberate choices and decisions. A humanistic oriented practitioner will use differing types of therapy such as client-centered therapy, Gestalt therapy, or existential therapy (American Psychological, 2015). Client-centered therapy or person-centered therapy was developed by Carl Rogers and places the client as the leader of the therapy. This approach allows for the growth and better understanding of self within the individual, as they solve their own problems, while the therapist is there to provide empathetic support (Australian, 2010). Gestalt therapy focuses on the responsibility of the individual for their current situation and considers relationships, environment, and social experiences occurring, and influencing behavior (Polster & Polster, 2010). This process consists of the practitioner acting as a guide and offer advise in helping the client to deal with their current issue. Existential therapy consists of allowing an individual the ability to live with their issues within their own existence (Price, 2011). This means a therapist uses this type of therapy to assist clients with understanding what the present problem is and learning to deal with the consequences of that issue in their every day life. With
Gestalt therapy and cognitive therapy have different views on what constitutes individual variability and health, and different views on therapeutic methodology. Cognitive therapy are aiming at modifying thoughts and behavior in order to make these more adaptive and self supporting. Gestalt therapy is aiming a creating, expanding and focusing awareness on the here and now (Corey,
Gestalt therapy emphasizes awareness of self and others in relationships (Sharf, 2012, 245). It also focuses on one’s current situation and ability to take responsibility for it (Sharf, 2012, 252). I really liked learning about this therapy, because I feel like it can be utilized at my workplace, a prison setting. Inmate patients we receive have a very hard time accepting responsibility for how they got to us, and in jail, in the first place. They also struggle immensely with building relationships and maintaining relationships both in prison and outside of it.
The rapport and friendship built throughout this movie is vital to the success of the therapy exhibited here. This is a great example of Gestalt therapeutic approach and helps to identify most of the techniques incorporated. The techniques and ways of gently confronting but pushing a client all the way through are very beneficial to each viewer of this film.
The main goal (though this theory is not as goal-oriented as some other theories) of this theory is to expand a client’s awareness of their here and now. The attempt is to get the client to become more aware of what they are thinking, feeling, and doing. A big saying that is often said when thinking of gestalt therapy is that people are always
Gestalt therapy is existential, phenomenological, and process-based approach created on the premise that individuals must be understood in the context of their ongoing relationship with the environment. Awareness, choice and responsibility are the cornerstone of practice (Corey, 2013).
Gestalt therapy is a type of therapy used to deepen our awareness of ourselves. According to O’Connor and Braverman, (2009) “Gestalt" implies wholeness. “Gestalt therapy is a process-oriented, experiential therapy that is concerned with the integrated functioning of all aspects of the person: senses, body, emotions and intellect.”
Gestalt and TA concept have been widely recognized for their role in psychotherapy. In this context, they provide the therapist with a framework which can be used to help their patients overcome mental problems and issues. As result, personal growth and development is likely to be attained. Their significance is illuminated by the fact that both of them encourage the patient’s ‘here and now’ awareness, which is fundamental in personal development (Brenner 2000).
Mental disorders are dismissed by people today because they are internal. When a person has a cold they cough, when a person has sunburn they turn red or peel, but when a person has a mental disorder they… and that’s where the debate begins. Do mental disorders truly exist? What are the causes? As a result of mental disorders some people exhibit a change in behavior or do things outside of what is status quo. That leads me to my topic - the psychoanalytic approach vs. the humanistic approach. One supports and provides reasoning for mental disorders and specific behavior, while the other states that behavior is based off of personal decisions. Although both the psychoanalytic and the humanistic approaches are well developed theories it is conclusive that the psychoanalytic approach is more useful and instrumental in treating mental disorders.
The humanistic approach has been used in the area of therapeutic counselling for over five decades. Even with the existence of various other forms of counselling, the humanistic methodology has proved to be exceedingly successful.
Gestalt will help Maria with her resentments and traumatic experiences. This therapy is an existential and processed based approach. Clients need to have awareness of their experience at this current moment. Gestalt therapy helps people experience growth and healing through interpersonal and insight contact. Also, this therapy focuses on the here and now the clients present. They are expected to do their own working in noticing their feelings, sensations and interpreting. Gestalt also looks at the unresolved business of the client’s
The most concise way to characterize Gestalt psychology is to say that it deals with wholes and its given data are what have been called phenomena. It is because of their strong phenomenological orientation, which explains that wholes are experienced by conscious man and not in parts. For example, in perceiving a melody one gets a melodic form, not a string or a note, a unitary whole that is something more important than the total list of its parts. This is the way experience comes to man, organizing it into significant structured form.
Gestalt therapy is a positive and humanistic therapy. It helps both clients and therapists to become responsible for their own experiences and to experiment with new ways of behaving and thinking. It also helps clients to become more genuine, open to transition or make change. On the other hand, gestalt therapy is flexible in many techniques and may be applied to different therapeutic issues such as anxiety, family problem, violent and so on. Gestalt therapy also incorporates all aspects of client’s life that integrate client’s self and self-image into a unified whole (Degeneffe, C. E., & Lynch, R. T., 2015).
During therapy the importance of subjective experiences, the existence of the ability of personal growth and the importance of goal-directed meanings in life are emphasised (Frankl, 1959). Furthermore, the importance of the proper circumstances for the growth of self-concept (Rogers, 1959), the necessity of self-actualization and recognition of one's potential, accentuation of joy as part of life and authenticity are stimulated (Cave, 1999). The client is motivated to make one's own decisions without the intervention of the therapy leader. Focus is placed on present rather than on past and the therapist is more like an active listener. Roger's therapy was argued (Truax, 1996) that it is a simple form of behaviour therapy as it is using positive reinforcement. The humanistic therapy also incorporates other used techniques, such the already discussed Roger's person-centered therapy, Berne's (1964) transactional analysis, Perl's (1969) gestalt therapy, conjoint therapy, milieu therapy (Jones, 1953). These approaches are most useful with specific individuals, not with patients with particular disorders. Patients do acquire benefits from humanistic therapy approaches, however difficulty arises from the point of view whether science can adequately measure what the therapist finds meaningful about the changes they perceive during therapy (Yalom, 1980). The