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What is the primary focus of the Jungian approach?
What is the primary focus of the Jungian approach?
- Finding the true self using art, myth, and other tools (correct)
- Fostering relationships and bonds
- Emphasizing self-awareness and choice
- Analyzing cognitive distortions and thoughts
According to attachment theory, what is the primary need of children?
According to attachment theory, what is the primary need of children?
- To understand their unconscious mind
- To forge bonds with caregivers (correct)
- To develop self-awareness and choice
- To learn cognitive distortions and thoughts
What is the primary goal of a humanistic therapist?
What is the primary goal of a humanistic therapist?
- To help people access their unconscious mind
- To free people from disabling assumptions and attitudes (correct)
- To foster relationships and bonds
- To analyze cognitive distortions and thoughts
Which of the following therapies focuses on understanding the anxiety and distress that children experience when separated from their primary caregivers?
Which of the following therapies focuses on understanding the anxiety and distress that children experience when separated from their primary caregivers?
What is the common belief shared by humanistic and existential approaches?
What is the common belief shared by humanistic and existential approaches?
What is the primary focus of the humanistic perspective?
What is the primary focus of the humanistic perspective?
Which of the following therapists would focus on helping people access their unconscious mind?
Which of the following therapists would focus on helping people access their unconscious mind?
What is the primary goal of a humanistic therapist in terms of relationships?
What is the primary goal of a humanistic therapist in terms of relationships?
What is the focus of attachment theory in terms of relationships?
What is the focus of attachment theory in terms of relationships?
Who is credited with developing attachment theory?
Who is credited with developing attachment theory?
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Study Notes
Person-Centred Therapy
- Developed by Carl Rogers in the 1940s
- Emphasizes reflective listening, empathy, and acceptance
- Humanistic belief: clients are inherently driven towards growth and self-actualization
- Therapist provides a non-judgmental environment for honest self-exploration
- Client knows themselves best, and viable solutions come from them
Gestalt Therapy
- Developed by Fritz Perls and Laura Perls in the 1940s and 1950s
- Focuses on the present moment and understanding what is happening in the client's life
- Emphasizes the whole entity: body, mind, and emotions
- Views people as a whole, best understood through their own eyes
Behavioural Therapies
- Umbrella term for therapies that treat mental health disorders
- Based on the idea that all behaviours are learned and can be changed
- Includes Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT)
Solution-Focused Brief Therapy
- Developed by Steve de Shazer and Insoo Kim Berg in the late 1970s
- Focuses on solutions rather than problems
- Goal-directed, short-term, and evidence-based
- Incorporates positive psychology principles and practices
Narrative Therapy
- Developed by Michael White and David Epston in the 1980s
- Collaborative and non-pathologizing approach
- Centres people as experts of their own lives
- Mainstream modality in many contexts around the world
Jungian Approach
- Emphasizes finding the true self
- Uses art, myth, and other tools to access feelings, thoughts, and beliefs
- Involves delving into the unconscious mind
Attachment Theory
- Focuses on relationships and bonds between people
- Suggests that people are born with a need to forge bonds with caregivers
- Early bonds may influence attachments throughout life
- Developed by British psychologist John Bowlby
Existential and Humanistic Therapies
- Share a belief in people's capacity for self-awareness and choice
- Humanistic perspective: views human nature as basically good
- Focuses on helping people free themselves from disabling assumptions and attitudes
- Emphasizes growth and self-actualization
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