Whilst each and every theoretical Psychology approach fills me with great fascination, I feel that I am mainly drawn to the Humanistic approach.
The humanistic approach arose mainly during the 1950’s, as a consequence to the the limitations of Sigmund Freud’s psychoanalytic theory and B.F. Skinner’s behaviourism, hoping not to reject these perspectives but to unify them as an alternate to mechanistic, deterministic theories. It emphasises the study of a person as a whole integrating both subjective and objective parts of a person, allowing the observer to really empathise with what the person is going through and have a deeper understanding of their behaviour whilst other approaches are purely objective.
Carl Rogers’ (1902-1987), form of psychotherapy opened to Psychologists and his contribution to the development of therapy, provided by non-medically qualified therapists, was one of the most important influences in the humanistic approach. Rogers campaign has been the evolution of a counselling profession who’s practitioners are drawn from a wide range of disciplines. Counselling skills are used in a variety of settings throughout education, the health …show more content…
By speaking to a trained therapist who’s empathy skills are greatly encouraging, I feel as if I have been able to really open up and dig deep within my emotions, to unravel hidden traumas that I was unaware they had existed and compare my thoughts and feelings, as well as actions to a more objective view, allowing myself to gain a further understanding about how and why I react in certain ways. If my therapy sessions were more subjective, I feel as if I would feel more hostile towards the sessions as it’s our own perception of external reality that shapes us a a person and every person has their own perspective towards
The humanistic approach arose mainly during the 1950’s, as a consequence to the the limitations of Sigmund Freud’s psychoanalytic theory and B.F. Skinner’s behaviourism, hoping not to reject these perspectives but to unify them as an alternate to mechanistic, deterministic theories. It emphasises the study of a person as a whole integrating both subjective and objective parts of a person, allowing the observer to really empathise with what the person is going through and have a deeper understanding of their behaviour whilst other approaches are purely objective.
Carl Rogers’ (1902-1987), form of psychotherapy opened to Psychologists and his contribution to the development of therapy, provided by non-medically qualified therapists, was one of the most important influences in the humanistic approach. Rogers campaign has been the evolution of a counselling profession who’s practitioners are drawn from a wide range of disciplines. Counselling skills are used in a variety of settings throughout education, the health …show more content…
By speaking to a trained therapist who’s empathy skills are greatly encouraging, I feel as if I have been able to really open up and dig deep within my emotions, to unravel hidden traumas that I was unaware they had existed and compare my thoughts and feelings, as well as actions to a more objective view, allowing myself to gain a further understanding about how and why I react in certain ways. If my therapy sessions were more subjective, I feel as if I would feel more hostile towards the sessions as it’s our own perception of external reality that shapes us a a person and every person has their own perspective towards