PSY343H5 Lecture Notes - Behaviorism, Gestalt Psychology, Introjection
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Indigenous academics have re-conceptualized maslow"s triangular needs: formed this more circular, more interdependent, contextualizing the individual in their community. Person-centered therapy: broad overview of approach, theory of personality, theory of psychopathology, goals of therapy, therapy procedures & process. What are the main reasons people have low self-esteem: person-centered therapy is good at addressing self-esteem issues, mainly trying to answer the question: what are the reasons people experience low self-esteem? . Increase of self-esteem: change locus of evaluation, no longer external, to internal locus of evaluation, care more about what they think of themselves, less on what others think of them. Pros & cons: pros, effective for improving self-esteem, promoted egalitarian view of men & women inside & outside of therapy, focus on client"s experiences is generally culturally-sensitive. Gestalt therapy: broad overview of approach, theory of personality, theory of psychopathology, goals of therapy, therapy procedures and process.
