PSYC 370 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Empathy, Leonard Cohen, Reductionism

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 370
• Professor: Robert Ley

Document Summary

Rose in 1950s in reaction to behaviorism (reductionistic approach) integrated, holistic beings. 3rd force theory: 1st: psychoanalytic, 2nd: behaviorism. Therapy lots of research on therapy therapeutic triad: 3 therapist factors based on research, empirical studies. Empathy convluence? therapist"s positi(cid:448)e le(cid:448)el of adjust(cid:373)e(cid:374)t, e(cid:373)otio(cid:374)al sta(cid:271)ilit(cid:455: (cid:272)o(cid:373)pare to ulli(cid:448)a(cid:374)"s diffi(cid:272)ult perso(cid:374)alit(cid:455) Exploited friends/colleagues for money, but good therapist therapist-client matching. Appeared that he"d stud(cid:455) to (cid:271)e a pastor/(cid:373)i(cid:374)ister: went to undergrad then went to seminary in ny. Went to china with christian youth (1920s) student exchange: changed and influenced his thinking a lot, exposed to chinese philosophy, different views of human nature. Wanted to marry someone, but parents disapprove: said he should wait until he was older and had an established career, married her when he came back from china. Video serious: interviewed gloria with pearls (gestalt therapy) and ellis (ret: single mother, recently divorced, concerned about dating, daughter"s adjust(cid:373)e(cid:374)t, see differe(cid:374)(cid:272)es (cid:271)et(cid:449)ee(cid:374) therapists" approaches, had gloria comment on each therapist.