Ps331 Basic Counseling Exam I Table 1.1 Therapy Models

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Contemp. Counseling Models

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Psychodynamic Approaches
Experiential and Relationship-Oriented Therapies
Cognitive Behavioral Approaches
Systems and Postmodern Approaches

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Psychodynamic Approaches

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Psychoanalytic
Adlerian

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Experiential & Relationship-Oriented T

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Existential (therapy...)
Person-centered
Gestalt

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Cognitive Behavioral appRoaches

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Reality (therapy...)
Behavior
COGNITIVE behavior
RATIONAL EMOTIVE behavior

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Systems & Postmodern appRoaches

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Feminist (therapy...)
Postmodern (approaches)
Family systems (T)

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Psychoanalytic T

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Theory: Events thru 6 y/o determines personality development later.
Human Nature philosophy.
Psychotherapy method: UNCONSCIOUS factors MOTIVATE behavior.
Sigmund Freud Founded.

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Adlerian T

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Key Figure: Following Adler, Rudolf Dreikurs is credited with popularizing this approach in the United States. This is a growth model that stresses assuming responsibility, creating one’s own destiny, and finding meaning and goals to create a purposeful life. Founder: Alfred Adler.
Key concepts are used in most other current therapies.

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Existential T

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Reacting against the tendency to view therapy as a system of well-defined techniques,
Model Stresses Building Therapy on the
Basic Conditions of Human existence:
Choice, Freedom and Responsibility
to shape one’s life
and self-determination.
Person-To-Person, Therapeutic Relationship, Quality Focused.
Key figures: Viktor Frankl, Rollo May, and Irvin Yalom.

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Person-centered T

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Based on a subjective view of human experiencing, it
places faith in and gives responsibility to the client in dealing with problems and concerns.
Founder: Carl Rogers. Key figure: Natalie Rogers.
nondirective Reaction Against Psychoanalysis.

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Gestalt therapy

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Experiential therapy stressing awareness and integration.
Grew as a reaction against analytic therapy.
Integrates the functioning of body & mind.
Founders: Fritz and Laura Perls.
Key figures: Miriam and Erving Polster.