PSYC36H3 Lecture 11: PSYC36 Lecture #11 – Experiential Therapies- Emotion-Focused Therapy and Interpersonal Therapy
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Lecture #11 experiential therapies: emotion-focused therapy and. Psychoanalysis which starts very long ago it"s very intense and is very much a difference of power. There was a whole school that reacted very negative to this experiential therapist (humanistic) The patient is the expert on themselves, and they know all about themselves: it is not pushed down and repressed. They are just trying to be people like everyone else. The therapist is just there for support. This is the most common therapy you"ll see today. Humanistic/experiential movement was a reaction to behaviorism and psychoanalysis: also a reaction to behaviorism this felt very cold, scientific and reductionist, behaviourism didn"t explain the richness of human existence. Took a more positive orientation towards human nature: these humanistic therapists lead by carl rogers, we just need to help people along their way. Supportive, safe, and respectful relationship: this is the primary treatment technique, this is how the therapy works, safe relationship.
