12th Class Psychology Therapeutic approaches Question Bank Therapeutic Approches Counselling (Short)

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    Discuss main features of Humanistic-existential therapies.

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    The humanistic-existential therapy postulates that psychological distress arises from feeling of loneliness, alienation and an inability to find meaning and genuine fulfilment of life.
    Human beings are motivated by the desire for personal growth and self actualization and an innate need to grow emotionally.
    Society believes that free emotional expression can harm the social network. So emotional control is to be developed in the individual for once owned growth and for the healthy social network which leads to distinctive behaviour and negative emotions.
    The therapy creates a permissive, non-judgmental and accepting atmosphere in which the clients emotions can be freely expressed and the complexity, balance and integration in personality could be achieved.
    The fundamental assumption of this therapy is that the client has the freedom and responsibility to control his/her own behaviour. The therapist is merely a facilitator and guide. It is the client who is responsible for the success of therapy.
    The chief aim of the therapy is to expend the clients awareness.


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