Suppose a friend is considering visiting a humanistic-experiential psychotherapist. Briefly outline several themes of humanistic-experiential therapy you might describe when she asks you what you think this type of therapy might be like.
What will be an ideal response?
Ans: The response should mention an emphasis on human growth and the need for positive psychology, the idea that psychological health is more than just an absence of pathology, the importance of finding meaning in life, and a focus on both the external world and the individual’s subjective experience.
Learning Objective: 1.7 Describe the major present
You might also like to view...
Ringelmann's research in the 1880s demonstrated that
a. people exert less effort in simple group tasks than they would if working alone. b. the presence of other people improves performance on simple group tasks. c. groups tend to make more extreme decisions than individuals. d. individual performance is impaired by the distraction of an audience.
Of the following, which is NOT one of the potential consequences associated with caregiving for patients with major neurocognitive disorder?
a. Burnout b. Depression c. Contagion d. Elder abuse
During relationship conflicts, women are more likely than men to
a. use positive nonverbal messages. b. reject attempts at reconciliation. c. display strong positive emotions. d. avoid guilt manipulations and power plays.
Mescaline and psilocybin are both examples of:
a. synthetic hallucinogens b. naturally occurring opioid peptides c. naturally occurring hallucinogens d. synthetic stimulants